Understanding the Grocery Store Environment in A Michigan Urban Setting: A Case Study in A Bangladeshi Community

The Banglatown area of Hamtramck, Michigan is home to Bangladeshi Americans (26% of the population) and has a 49.1% poverty rate. There are no supermarkets in Hamtramck; however, there are many small food stores. The NEMS-CS tool was used to assess 21 food stores. Of the stores surveyed, 33% of offe...

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Published in:Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition 2022-09, Vol.17 (5), p.706-717
Main Authors: Ford, Olivia, Rainville, Alice Jo, Bessire, Rachel, Yang, Xining, Wu, Tsu-Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian Americans
community health
fruits and vegetables
geographic information systems
NEMS-CS
poverty
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Summary:The Banglatown area of Hamtramck, Michigan is home to Bangladeshi Americans (26% of the population) and has a 49.1% poverty rate. There are no supermarkets in Hamtramck; however, there are many small food stores. The NEMS-CS tool was used to assess 21 food stores. Of the stores surveyed, 33% of offered 3 or more fruits and vegetables. Thirty-six percent offered brown rice and almost half offered dried legumes. Stores scored poorly on all three categories included in the NEMS-CS score: availability, quality, price. Results of the study contribute to the knowledge base about healthy food availability in urban Bangladeshi communities.
ISSN:1932-0248
1932-0256
DOI:10.1080/19320248.2021.2002749