Three datasets for nutrition environment measures of food outlets located in the Lower Mississippi Delta region of the United States.

Jessica L Thomson,Alicia S Landry

doi:10.12688/f1000research.27192.2

Abstract

This data note provides details of a research database containing 266 food outlets located in five rural towns in the Lower Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi, whose nutrition environments were measured from 2016 to 2018. The food outlet types include grocery stores, convenience stores, full-service restaurants, and fast food restaurants. The purpose of this publication is to describe the three datasets for external researchers who may be interested in making use of them. The datasets are available from the USDA National Agricultural Library's Ag Data Commons under a CC0 1.0 Universal License: https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1503704.

Highlights

This data note provides details of a research database containing 266 food outlets located in five rural towns in the Lower Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi, whose nutrition environments were measured from 2016 to 2018
To inform future nutrition interventions designed for residents of the Lower Mississippi, the Delta Food Outlets Study was conducted to measure nutrition environments of towns located in this region
Delta Food Outlets was an observational study designed to collect data on food outlets located in five rural Lower Mississippi Delta towns

Summary

24 May 2021 version 1

Any reports and responses or comments on the article can be found at the end of the article. Any further responses from the reviewers can be found at the end of the article Introduction The Mississippi River Delta region is among the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas of the United States (US) with less healthful food environments (e.g., low access to healthful foods, food insecurity) and poorer health outcomes than non-Delta counties in the same states and the nation[1]. Accessibility (location of healthful food outlets near neighborhoods, in low-income and rural areas), availability (healthful options in local food outlets), and affordability (reasonable prices) of nutrient-dense foods are crucial to facilitate adoption of a healthful diet[2,3,4]. To inform future nutrition interventions designed for residents of the Lower Mississippi, the Delta Food Outlets Study was conducted to measure nutrition environments of towns located in this region

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