Understanding the Grocery Store Environment in A Michigan Urban Setting: A Case Study in A Bangladeshi Community. Issue 5 (3rd September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ford, Olivia; Rainville, Alice Jo; Bessire, Rachel; Yang, Xining; Wu, Tsu-Yin
• Is Part Of: Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition. Volume 17:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 706
• Page End: 717
• Publication Date: 2022-09-03
• Subjects: Asian Americans -- poverty -- fruits and vegetables -- community health -- geographic information systems -- NEMS-CS; Nutrition -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Hunger -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Food supply -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2021.2002749
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1932-0248

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The Banglatown area of Hamtramck, Michigan is home to Bangladeshi Americans (26% of the population) and has a 49.1% poverty rate. There are no supermarkets in Hamtramck; however, there are many small food stores. The NEMS-CS tool was used to assess 21 food stores. Of the stores surveyed, 33% of offered 3 or more fruits and vegetables. Thirty-six percent offered brown rice and almost half offered dried legumes. Stores scored poorly on all three categories included in the NEMS-CS score: availability, quality, price. Results of the study contribute to the knowledge base about healthy food availability in urban Bangladeshi communities.