Promoting Healthy Eating in Detroit
PI - Edith Kieffer
University of Michigan
The principal goal and expected outcome of this multi-level community-based participatory project is to develop and sustain supportive community environments and policies aimed at increasing access to, and use of, healthy foods by residents of eastside and southwest Detroit. The primary participants in the interventions are state, regional, community and neighborhood organizations who will engage in Promoting Healthy Eating in Detroit (PHED) activities designed to influence their policies and practices in ways that increase the supply of, and demand for healthy foods. PHED aims to: 1) engage a Steering Committee (SC) comprised of organization leaders and community members in planning, implementing and evaluating PHED activities that build on community assets and are appropriate to the cultural and linguistic needs of African American and Latino community residents; 2) increase the supply of healthy food at the community level by: developing and sustaining weekly neighborhood mini-markets that sell fresh produce at wholesale prices; increasing the number of stores and restaurants that offer healthy foods; increasing the number of community organizations that implement healthy food policies for community events; and promoting access to, and use of, farmers markets by community residents; and 3) increase demand for healthy foods at the community-level by: conducting healthy food demonstrations and establishing healthy eating support groups in community organization and other neighborhood sites; and disseminating culturally and linguistically tailored healthy eating educational materials, and healthy food access information through community channels. PHED is evaluated in accordance with community-based participatory research principles, including SC involvement in all aspects of the evaluation design and implementation. A case study design, employing project documentation, participant observation, key informant interviews and group discussions will be employed to address both process and outcome evaluation questions across project aims.
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