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- Title
The Grocery Store Food Environment in Northern Greenland and Its Implications for the Health of Reproductive Age Women.
- Authors
Watson, Zoe A.; Shanks, Carmen Byker; Miles, Mary P.; Rink, Elizabeth
- Abstract
The population of Greenland is diminishing and environmental and social shifts implicate food availability and the health of reproductive age women. There is little knowledge of the grocery store food environment in Greenland. To address this gap and provide baseline information the present study measured food availability in five grocery stores in northern Greenland. As well, 15 interviews were conducted with reproductive age women, three grocery store managers were interviewed and one interview was conducted with a food distribution manager. Results show few fresh fruits and vegetables are available in grocery stores and in some stores no fresh foods are available. In Kullorsuaq, the primary location for this study, the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores score in spring 2016 was (3/30) and the Freedman Grocery Store Survey Score was (11/49). Interview results highlight a need to increase communication within the food system and to tailor food distribution policies to the Arctic context with longer term planning protocols for food distribution. These findings can be used to inform future food store environment research in Greenland and for informing policies that improve healthful food availability in grocery stores in northern Greenland.
- Subjects
ARCTIC regions; GREENLAND; INTERVIEWING; NUTRITION policy; SHOPPING; SURVEYS; REPRODUCTIVE health
- Publication
Journal of Community Health, 2018, Vol 43, Issue 1, p175
- ISSN
0094-5145
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10900-017-0400-1