New publications - The Colorado Trust

JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS HEALTHY COMMUNITY FINDINGS

From the evaluation of The Colorado Trust’s Colorado Healthy People 2010 grant (2002-2007), Public Health Nutrition (Volume 12, Issue 10) recently published “Perceived Access to Fruits and Vegetables Associated with Increased Consumption.” The article examines the association between access to fruit and vegetables, and changes in fruit and vegetable consumption among 130 participants in nine community-based health promotion programs.

Results confirmed that greater availability and access to fruits and vegetables is associated with corollary increases in their consumption, leading to the conclusion that environmental factors play an important role in achieving healthy eating among community members.

The full article is available for purchase.

For more information about the Colorado Healthy People 2010 evaluation, please contact Nancy Csuti, DrPH, Director of Research, Evaluation & Strategic Learning, 303-837-1200.

 

Cambridge Journals website - Public Health Nutrition article