Associations between Food Policy Councils and Policies that Support Healthy Food Access: A National Survey of Community Policy Supports

Nutrients

Larissa Calancie¹  Amy Lowry Warnock²  StephenJ. Onufrak²  Anne Palmer³  KatherineT. Reddy⁴  SamanthaJ. Lange⁵ 

[1] ChildObesity180, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA;Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA;Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA;McKing Consulting Corporation, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA;Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Research Participation Program, Oak Ridge, TN 37870, USA;

关键词: food policy council;    local government;    healthy food access;    policy;    municipality;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu13020683

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Food policy councils (FPCs) are one form of community coalition that aims to address challenges to local food systems and enhance availability, accessibility, and affordability of healthy foods for local residents. We used data from the 2014 National Survey of Community-Based Policy and Environmental Supports for Healthy Eating and Active Living, a nationally representative survey of US municipalities (n = 2029), to examine the prevalence of FPCs and cross-sectional associations between FPCs and four types of supports for healthy food access (approaches to help food stores, practices to support farmers markets, transportation-related supports, and community planning documents). Overall, 7.7% of municipalities reported having a local or regional FPC. FPCs were more commonly reported among larger municipalities with ≥50,000 people (29.2%, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 21.6, 36.8) and western region municipalities (13.2%, 95% CI: 9.6, 16.8). After multivariable adjustment, municipalities with FPCs had significantly higher odds of having all four types of supports, compared to those without FPCs (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) range: 2.4–3.4). Among municipalities with FPCs (n = 156), 41% reported having a local government employee or elected official as a member, and 46% had a designated health or public health representative. Although FPCs were uncommon, municipalities that reported having a local or regional FPC were more likely to report having supports for healthy food access for their residents.

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