Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts
Biographic Data
| ID | 7253152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephanie B Jilcott |
| FAMILY NAME | Pitts |
| SIGNATURE | PITTS S B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Carolina University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Participation in cost-offset community-supported agriculture by low-income households in the USA is associated with community characteristics and operational practices
Objective: Subsidised or cost-offset community-supported agriculture (CO-CSA) connects farms directly to low-income households and can improve fruit and vegetable intake. This analysis identifies factors associated with participation in CO-CSA. Design: Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK) provided a half-price, summer CO-CSA plus healthy eating classes to low-income households with children. Community characteristics (population, socio-demogr…
Associations between shopping patterns, dietary behaviours and geographic information system-assessed store accessibility among small food store customers
Objective: To examine associations between geographic information systems (GIS)-assessed accessibility to small food stores, shopping patterns and dietary behaviours among small food store customers. Design: Residential addresses and customer shopping patterns (frequency of shopping, and previous purchase of fruits and vegetables) were gathered through customer intercept surveys. Addresses were geocoded, and GIS-assessed distance and driving time…
Qualitative perspectives of the North Carolina healthy food small retailer program among customers in participating stores located in food deserts
Findings can inform future healthy corner store initiatives in terms of framing a rationale for funding or policies by focusing on increased food access among vulnerable populations
Perceived barriers and facilitators to participating in the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program
Objective: The North Carolina Legislature appropriated funds in 2016–2019 for the Healthy Food Small Retailer Program (HFSRP), providing small retailers located in food deserts with equipment to stock nutrient-dense foods and beverages. The study aimed to: (1) examine factors facilitating and constraining implementation of, and participation in, the HFSRP from the perspective of storeowners and (2) measure and evaluate the impact and effectivenes…
Perceptions of nutrition education classes offered in conjunction with a community-supported agriculture intervention among low-income families
Objective: To examine participants’ experiences with nutrition education classes that were implemented with and designed to complement a cost-offset community-supported agriculture (CSA) programme. Design: Qualitative analysis of data from twenty-eight focus groups with ninety-six participants enrolled in Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK). Transcribed data were coded and analysed by a priori and emergent themes. Setting: Rural and micropol…
Comparison of food and beverage products’ availability, variety, price and quality in German and US supermarkets
Objective: To assess availability, variety, price and quality of different food products in a convenience sample of supermarkets in Germany and the USA. Design: Cross-sectional study using an adapted version of the Bridging the Gap Food Store Observation Form. Setting: Information on availability, quality, price and variety of selected food products in eight German and seven US supermarkets (discount and full service) was obtained and compared by…
Online grocery shopping
Objectives (i) To determine the current state of online grocery shopping, including individuals’ motivations for shopping for groceries online and types of foods purchased; and (ii) to identify the potential promise and pitfalls that online grocery shopping may offer in relation to food and beverage purchases. Design PubMed, ABI/INFORM and Google Scholar were searched to identify published research. Setting To be included, studies must have been …
The perceived influence of cost-offset community-supported agriculture on food access among low-income families
Objective To examine perspectives on food access among low-income families participating in a cost-offset community-supported agriculture (CO-CSA) programme. Design Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK) is a multicentre randomized intervention trial assessing the effect of CO-CSA on dietary intake and quality among children from low-income families. Focus groups were conducted at the end of the first CO-CSA season. Participants were interviewe…
A possible dose–response association between distance to farmers’ markets and roadside produce stands, frequency of shopping, fruit and vegetable consumption, and body mass index among customers in th…
More work should be done to understand factors within farmers' markets that encourage fruit and vegetable purchases
Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK)
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02770196 . Registered 5 April 2016
Farmers’ market shopping and dietary behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants
Objective Because farmers’ markets include a variety of fruits and vegetables, shopping at farmers’ markets would likely improve diet quality among low-income consumers, as well as promote sustainable direct farm-to-consumer business models. However, not much is known about how to promote farmers’ market shopping among low-income consumers. Therefore, the purpose of the present paper was to examine barriers to and facilitators of shopping at farm…
Developing an agenda for research about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities
This collaborative, trans-disciplinary, participatory process, created a map to guide and prioritize research about polices to improve healthy, affordable food access in rural communities
Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and activity space measures for food environment research
“ Fault‐line of an Earthquake ”
Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality and disparately affects rural, low‐income and minority individuals. Thus, to inform effective interventions and policies to increase screening rates and thus ameliorate CRC disparities, this study's purpose was to examine barriers and facilitators to CRC screening among low‐income, rural eastern North Carolina residents. Methods: We conducted 4 focus group discussions in Octo…
Associations between access to farmers’ markets and supermarkets, shopping patterns, fruit and vegetable consumption and health indicators among women of reproductive age in eastern North Carolina, US…
Objective We examined associations between access to food venues (farmers’ markets and supermarkets), shopping patterns, fruit and vegetable consumption and health indicators among women of reproductive age in eastern North Carolina, USA. Design Access to food venues was measured using a Geographic Information System incorporating distance, seasonality and business hours, to quantify access to farmers’ markets. Produce consumption was assessed by…
A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community
To complete a formative evaluation to identify community-level assets and barriers to healthy lifestyle choices, we conducted qualitative interviews, community audits, and secondary data analyses. We solicited local leaders' perspectives regarding winnability of obesity prevention policy options. Participants noted that many resources were available, yet a barrier was high cost. There were more parks per capita in low-income areas, but they were …
Associations between Body Mass Index, Shopping Behaviors, Amenity Density, and Characteristics of the Neighborhood Food Environment among Female Adult Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) …
We examined associations between body mass index (BMI) and the food environment among adult female Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants (N = 197) in eastern North Carolina. Food venue proximity to residential addresses was calculated using a geographic information system. Walk Score was used as a measure of amenity density. Correlation and linear regression analyses were used to examine associations between BMI and distan…
Associations between Body Mass Index, Shopping Behaviors, Amenity Density, and Characteristics of the Neighborhood Food Environment among Female Adult Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) …
We examined associations between body mass index (BMI) and the food environment among adult female Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants (N = 197) in eastern North Carolina. Food venue proximity to residential addresses was calculated using a geographic information system. Walk Score was used as a measure of amenity density. Correlation and linear regression analyses were used to examine associations between BMI and distan…
“ Fault‐line of an Earthquake ”
Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality and disparately affects rural, low‐income and minority individuals. Thus, to inform effective interventions and policies to increase screening rates and thus ameliorate CRC disparities, this study's purpose was to examine barriers and facilitators to CRC screening among low‐income, rural eastern North Carolina residents. Methods: We conducted 4 focus group discussions in Octo…
Associations between access to farmers’ markets and supermarkets, shopping patterns, fruit and vegetable consumption and health indicators among women of reproductive age in eastern North Carolina, US…
Objective We examined associations between access to food venues (farmers’ markets and supermarkets), shopping patterns, fruit and vegetable consumption and health indicators among women of reproductive age in eastern North Carolina, USA. Design Access to food venues was measured using a Geographic Information System incorporating distance, seasonality and business hours, to quantify access to farmers’ markets. Produce consumption was assessed by…
A Community Assessment to Inform a Multilevel Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Risk Disparities in a Rural Community
To complete a formative evaluation to identify community-level assets and barriers to healthy lifestyle choices, we conducted qualitative interviews, community audits, and secondary data analyses. We solicited local leaders' perspectives regarding winnability of obesity prevention policy options. Participants noted that many resources were available, yet a barrier was high cost. There were more parks per capita in low-income areas, but they were …
Developing an agenda for research about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities
This collaborative, trans-disciplinary, participatory process, created a map to guide and prioritize research about polices to improve healthy, affordable food access in rural communities
Conceptualizing and comparing neighborhood and activity space measures for food environment research
Farmers’ market shopping and dietary behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants
Objective Because farmers’ markets include a variety of fruits and vegetables, shopping at farmers’ markets would likely improve diet quality among low-income consumers, as well as promote sustainable direct farm-to-consumer business models. However, not much is known about how to promote farmers’ market shopping among low-income consumers. Therefore, the purpose of the present paper was to examine barriers to and facilitators of shopping at farm…
A possible dose–response association between distance to farmers’ markets and roadside produce stands, frequency of shopping, fruit and vegetable consumption, and body mass index among customers in th…
More work should be done to understand factors within farmers' markets that encourage fruit and vegetable purchases
Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK)
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02770196 . Registered 5 April 2016
Online grocery shopping
Objectives (i) To determine the current state of online grocery shopping, including individuals’ motivations for shopping for groceries online and types of foods purchased; and (ii) to identify the potential promise and pitfalls that online grocery shopping may offer in relation to food and beverage purchases. Design PubMed, ABI/INFORM and Google Scholar were searched to identify published research. Setting To be included, studies must have been …
The perceived influence of cost-offset community-supported agriculture on food access among low-income families
Objective To examine perspectives on food access among low-income families participating in a cost-offset community-supported agriculture (CO-CSA) programme. Design Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK) is a multicentre randomized intervention trial assessing the effect of CO-CSA on dietary intake and quality among children from low-income families. Focus groups were conducted at the end of the first CO-CSA season. Participants were interviewe…
Comparison of food and beverage products’ availability, variety, price and quality in German and US supermarkets
Objective: To assess availability, variety, price and quality of different food products in a convenience sample of supermarkets in Germany and the USA. Design: Cross-sectional study using an adapted version of the Bridging the Gap Food Store Observation Form. Setting: Information on availability, quality, price and variety of selected food products in eight German and seven US supermarkets (discount and full service) was obtained and compared by…
Qualitative perspectives of the North Carolina healthy food small retailer program among customers in participating stores located in food deserts
Findings can inform future healthy corner store initiatives in terms of framing a rationale for funding or policies by focusing on increased food access among vulnerable populations
Perceived barriers and facilitators to participating in the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program
Objective: The North Carolina Legislature appropriated funds in 2016–2019 for the Healthy Food Small Retailer Program (HFSRP), providing small retailers located in food deserts with equipment to stock nutrient-dense foods and beverages. The study aimed to: (1) examine factors facilitating and constraining implementation of, and participation in, the HFSRP from the perspective of storeowners and (2) measure and evaluate the impact and effectivenes…
Perceptions of nutrition education classes offered in conjunction with a community-supported agriculture intervention among low-income families
Objective: To examine participants’ experiences with nutrition education classes that were implemented with and designed to complement a cost-offset community-supported agriculture (CSA) programme. Design: Qualitative analysis of data from twenty-eight focus groups with ninety-six participants enrolled in Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK). Transcribed data were coded and analysed by a priori and emergent themes. Setting: Rural and micropol…
Participation in cost-offset community-supported agriculture by low-income households in the USA is associated with community characteristics and operational practices
Objective: Subsidised or cost-offset community-supported agriculture (CO-CSA) connects farms directly to low-income households and can improve fruit and vegetable intake. This analysis identifies factors associated with participation in CO-CSA. Design: Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK) provided a half-price, summer CO-CSA plus healthy eating classes to low-income households with children. Community characteristics (population, socio-demogr…
Associations between shopping patterns, dietary behaviours and geographic information system-assessed store accessibility among small food store customers
Objective: To examine associations between geographic information systems (GIS)-assessed accessibility to small food stores, shopping patterns and dietary behaviours among small food store customers. Design: Residential addresses and customer shopping patterns (frequency of shopping, and previous purchase of fruits and vegetables) were gathered through customer intercept surveys. Addresses were geocoded, and GIS-assessed distance and driving time…
Medicine (14 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 works) · Business (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Marketing (7 works) · Agriculture (6 works) · Nursing (6 works)