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1. The Future of the Small Rural Grocery Store: A Qualitative Exploration.

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Pinard, Courtney A., Fricke, Hollyanne E., Smith, Teresa M., Carpenter, Leah R., and Yaroch, Amy L.

Subjects
*GROCERY industry personnel, *RURAL Americans, *BUSINESS planning, *ECONOMIC competition, *CUSTOMER services, *PRODUCT quality, *BUSINESSPEOPLE, *ATTITUDE (Psychology), *HEALTH promotion, *BUSINESS, *CUSTOMER relations, *GROUNDED theory, *INTERVIEWING, *RESEARCH methodology, *NATURAL foods, *RESEARCH funding, *RURAL conditions, *SHOPPING, *QUALITATIVE research, *JUDGMENT sampling, *DATA analysis, *THEMATIC analysis, *DATA analysis software, *MEDICAL coding, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, BUSINESS & economics
Abstract

The article discusses research regarding rural grocery storeowners' perceptions of their communities, their business practices, and factors that influence their sustainability and the ability to support healthy food choices in Nebraska as of 2016. According to the article, storeowners reported on strategies that they employ to remain competitive by focusing on customer service and product quality. The public health aspects of obesity in America are examined, along with small U.S. stores.

Published
2016
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2. Development and Testing of a Revised Cooking Matters for Adults Survey.

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Pinard, Courtney A., Uvena, Laura M., Quam, Julia B., Smith, Teresa M., and Yaroch, Amy L.

Subjects
*COOKING, *STATISTICAL correlation, *EXPERIMENTAL design, *FACTOR analysis, *INTERVIEWING, *RESEARCH methodology, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *STATISTICAL sampling, *T-test (Statistics), *PILOT projects, *DATA analysis, *MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques, *DATA analysis software, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, RESEARCH evaluation
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The article examines a survey to asses the effectiveness of Cooking Matters for Adults (CMA), a cooking-based nutrition education program for low-income adults. The need for the development of common metrics to advance cooking-based nutrition education programs was mentioned. The components of the survey include dietary patterns, sociodemographics and psychometrics. It was found that the CMA Survey may be useful for similar nutrition-based programs.

Published
2015
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