Perceptions of SNAP and Stocking Standards: A Qualitative Study of California Small Food Store Owners and Managers
| Autor: | Irene H. Yen, Julia A. Wolfson, June M. Tester, Anthony Meza, Barbara A. Laraia, Cindy W. Leung |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult poverty media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention Community-based participatory research lcsh:TX341-641 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program California Article Food Supply urban health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Stocking Perception food insecurity National Policy Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Small Business Marketing Qualitative Research media_common community-based participatory research nutrition policy 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics Poverty Consumer Behavior Middle Aged Attitude Business Food Assistance lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply Food Science Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 752, p 752 (2021) Nutrients Volume 13 Issue 3 |
| ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
| Popis: | The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is critical to alleviating food insecurity, but low diet quality among program participants is a concern. Nutrition-related interventions have focused on SNAP-authorized food retailers, but the perspectives of small food store owners and managers have not been represented in national policy discussions. This study aimed to explore the opinions of store owners/managers of SNAP-authorized small food stores about their overall perceptions of the program and the stricter stocking standards previously proposed in 2016. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 33 small food store owners and managers in San Francisco and Oakland, California in 2016. Interviews were analyzed for thematic content using the general inductive approach. Four themes emerged from owners/managers’ discussion of their overall perceptions of SNAP: the beneficial impact of SNAP on their business, how SNAP enables them to connect with the broader community, the importance of SNAP in preventing hunger, and the nutrition-related struggles that SNAP participants face. Store owners/managers had a generally favorable response towards the proposed stricter stocking standards. Additional themes discussed pertained to the concern about whether stocking changes would lead SNAP participants to purchase more healthful food and some logistical challenges related to sourcing and storing perishable foods. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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