{"product_id":"book-hr9u","title":"Comparing the Food Environment in Rural and Urban Areas of Selected Nevada Regions","description":"\u003cp\u003eNational and county level examination of urban and rural food environments has taken\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplace, but primary validation of venue existence and in-venue data are lacking. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eliterature show disparities in access to healthy foods through low density of large\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrocers\/supermarkets, low variety and quality of produce and higher prices for a healthy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediet in rural versus urban geographies. Rural areas are of unique concern due to poor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehealth indicators such as higher obesity rates, higher diabetes rates, lower incomes and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elower educations than urban residents. The goal of this study was to explore differences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the community and consumer level food environments between two Nevada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egeographies. Evidence was sought to test the hypotheses of venue density, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eavailability and quality of produce, and the price difference between standard and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehealthy items between rural and urban Nevada geographies. A cross-sectional study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etook place through direct quantitative and descriptive data collection in two rural Nevada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecounties and two urban census tracts in Las Vegas, NV. A Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhitney and a Bonferroni correction were performed on the quantitative store audit data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto compare produce availability and quality scores, and the price differences between\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estandard and healthy items between geographies. Primary data show a greater percapita density of grocery and convenience venues in the rural area than the urban. A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egreater percapita density of fast-food venues was found in the urban sample area. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evariety and quality of produce in the rural grocer venues were lower than the urban\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esupermarkets. No significant or functional price difference was found between the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estandard and healthier versions of select items within commonly purchased food groups,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetween rural and urban geographies\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49409115357488,"sku":"BDhr9u","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hr9u-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773190317","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hr9u","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}