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Nutritional Environment Measures Survey

Store patterns of availability and price of food and beverage products across a rural region of Newfoundland and Labrador

Mah C, Taylor N. Store patterns of availability and price of food and beverage products across a rural region of Newfoundland and Labrador. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2020, 111:247–256.

Ethnic Restaurant Nutrition Environments and Cardiovascular Health: Examining Hispanic Caribbean Restaurants in New York City.

Fuster M, Pouget ER, Handley MA, Ray K, Elbel B, Sakowitz EN, Halvey K, Huang T. Ethnic Restaurant Nutrition Environments and Cardiovascular Health: Examining Hispanic Caribbean Restaurants in New York City. Ethn Dis, 2020 Sep 24;30(4):583-592.

Reliability of an Audit Tool to Measure Healthy Food Availability in Food Outlets across Baltimore City

Misiaszek C, Kvit A, Burns C, Harding J, Buczynski A, Freishtat H, Bassarab K, Bilal U, Palmer A. Reliability of an Audit Tool to Measure Healthy Food Availability in Food Outlets across Baltimore City. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2020, 15:5, 628-642.

Measurement of Nutrition Environments in Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores, and Restaurants in the Lower Mississippi Delta

Thomson JL, Goodman MH, Landry AS. Measurement of Nutrition Environments in Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores, and Restaurants in the Lower Mississippi Delta. Prev Chronic Dis 2020;17:190293.

Appraisal of short and long versions of the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (NEMS-S and NEMS-R) in Australia

Carins JE, Rundle-Thiele S, Storr RJ. Appraisal of short and long versions of the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (NEMS-S and NEMS-R) in Australia. Public Health Nutr. 2019;22(3):564-570.

Assessing Support for Advantaged and Disadvantaged Groups: A Comparison of Urban Food Environments

Storr R, Carins J, Rundle-Thiele S. Assessing Support for Advantaged and Disadvantaged Groups: A Comparison of Urban Food Environments. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(7).

Food availability and food access in rural agricultural communities: use of mixed methods.

Ko LK, Enzler C, Perry CK, Rodriguez E, Mariscal N, Linde S, Duggan C. Food availability and food access in rural agricultural communities: use of mixed methods. BMC Public Health. 2018;18(1):634.

You Can’t Find Healthy Food in the Bush: Poor Accessibility, Availability and Adequacy of Food in Rural Australia

Whelan J, Millar L, Bell C, Russell C, Grainger F, Allender S, Love P. You Can’t Find Healthy Food in the Bush: Poor Accessibility, Availability and Adequacy of Food in Rural Australia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;15(10).

Assessment of a University Campus Food Environment, California, 2015

Tseng, M., DeGreef, K., Fishler, M., Gipson, R., Koyano, K., Neill, D. (2016). Assessment of a University Campus Food Environment, California, 2015. Preventing Chronic Disease, 13(E).

Population cardiovascular health and urban environments: the Heart Healthy Hoods exploratory study in Madrid, Spain

Bilal, U., Diéz, J., Alfayate, S., Gullón, P., Del Cura, I., Escobar, F., Sandín, M., Franco, M. (2016) Population cardiovascular health and urban environments: the Heart Healthy Hoods exploratory study in Madrid, Spain. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 16:104.

Sodium in Store and Restaurant Food Environments — Guam, 2015

Jackson, SL., VanFrank, B., Lundeen, E., Uncangco, A., Alam, L., Coleman King, S., Cogswell, M. (2016). Sodium in Store and Restaurant Food Environments — Guam, 2015. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 65 (20): 510-513.

 

Walkable home neighbourhood food environment and children’s overweight and obesity: Proximity, density or price?

Le H, Engler-Stringer R, Muhajarine N. Walkable home neighbourhood food environment and children’s overweight and obesity: Proximity, density or price? Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2016;107(S1):eS42-eS47.

Assessment of a University Campus Food Environment, California, 2015

Tseng M, DeGreef K, Fishler M, Gipson R, Koyano K, Neill DB. Assessment of a University Campus Food Environment, California, 2015. Prev Chronic Dis. 2016;13:E18.

Evaluating the use of in-store measures in retail food stores and restaurants in Brazil

Duran AC, Lock K, Latorre Mdo R, Jaime PC. Evaluating the use of in-store measures in retail food stores and restaurants in Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2015;49.

Healthful Food Availability in Stores and Restaurants — American Samoa, 2014

Lee-Kwan,S.H, Gayathri Kumar, G., Ayscue, P., Santos, M., McGuire, L., Blanck, H.,  Nua, M.T. (2015) Healthful Food Availability in Stores and Restaurants — American Samoa, 2014. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 20, 2015 / 64(10); 276-278.

 

Reduced-Item Food Audits Based on the Nutrition Environment Measures Surveys

Partington, S., Menzies, T., Colburn, T., Saelens, B., & Glanz, K. (2015) Reduced-Item Food Audits Based on the Nutrition Environment Measures Surveys. American Journal Preventive Medicine, 49(4):e23–e33.   Click here to see supplemental materials including the reduced NEMS audit tool.

Fighting to eat healthfully: Measurements of the military food environment

Carins J, Rundle-Thiele S. Fighting to eat healthfully: Measurements of the military food environment. Journal of Social Marketing. 2014;4(3):223-239. 

Comparing Nutrition Environments in Bodegas and Fast-Food Restaurants.

Neckerman KM, Lovasi L, Yousefzadeh P, Sheehan D, Milinkovic K, Baecker A, Bader MDM, Weiss C, Lovasi GS, Rundle A. Comparing Nutrition Environments in Bodegas and Fast-Food Restaurants. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2014;114(4):595-602.

Optimizing data collection for public health decisions: a data mining approach

Partington SN, Papakroni V, Menzies T. Optimizing data collection for public health decisions: a data mining approach. BMC Public Health. 2014;14(1):593.

Assessing the Food Environment of a Rural Community: Baseline Findings from the Heart of New Ulm Project

Pereira, R.F., Sidebottom, A.C., Boucher, J.L., Lindberg, R., Fliszar, R. (2014) Assessing the Food Environment of a Rural Community: Baseline Findings from the Heart of New Ulm Project. Preventing Chronic Disease, 11:130291. https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0291.htm

Evaluation of the Food Store Environment on and Near the Campus of 15 Post-Secondary Institutions

Horacek TM, Erdman MB, Reznar ME, Olfert M, Brown-Esters ON, Kattelmann KK, Kidd T, Koenings M, Phillips B, Quick V, Shelnutt KP, White AA. (2013) Evaluation of the Food Store Environment on and Near the Campus of 15 Post-Secondary Institutions. American Journal of Health Promotion,27(4):e81-e90.

 

From neighborhood design and food options to residents’ weight status

Cerin, E., Frank, L., Sallis, J., Saelens, B., Conway, T., Chapman, J., Glanz, K. (2011). From neighborhood design and food options to residents’ weight status. Appetite, 56:693–703.

Training and Dissemination of the Nutrition Environment Measures Surveys (NEMS)

Honeycutt S, Davis E, Clawson M, Glanz K. (2010). Training and Dissemination of the Nutrition Environment Measures Surveys (NEMS). Preventing Chronic Disease, 7(6).

 

NEMS is funded with support from the National Institutes of Health, the United States Agricultural Department, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Georgia Cancer Coalition, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Center for Health Behavior Research at the University of Pennsylvania.

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