Food access narratives as told by consumers and retailers engaging in a COVID-19-stricken urban food system: A brief report

Emma C. Lewis, Penny Pei, Joel Gittelsohn

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Abstract

Small food retail (“corner”) stores in many underserved urban settings face challenges to stocking healthy, affordable foods. The food supply chain is considered one of the most important sectors of the economy and has suffered recent negative impacts due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, from farm to consumer. As part of the larger Baltimore Urban food Distribution (BUD) Study, we examine corner store owner and consumer perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on navigating an urban food environment using a brief, reflective, semi-structured oral interview framed as “storytelling.” Open-ended responses are documented, transcribed, and analyzed for key themes. Presently, we discuss initial key findings in hopes of helping to ensure sufficient value added for corner store owners and consumers who will interact with the BUD mobile application as part of a full-scale trial being implemented in Baltimore, Maryland.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalJournal of Public Health Research
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2023

Keywords

  • Corner store
  • COVID-19
  • food system
  • mHealth
  • storytelling
  • urban

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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