Convenience stores are an important source of food in lower income US communities,
but they tend to carry more varieties of unhealthy options relative to healthy options.
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Healthy retail interventions seek to improve access to healthy food options and influence
consumer behavior through the 4 P's of marketing: product, placement, promotion, and
price.
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One strategy is displaying point-of-decision prompts (PDPs), shelf labels or signage
at the point of purchase, to help customers identify healthy options and encourage
them to make healthier selections.
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Healthy retail interventions have been implemented in a variety of small food-store
settings throughout the continental US, including corner stores
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and tribally owned and operated convenience stores.
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These studies documented increases in the availability and purchase of healthier
food items by working with small businesses at the community or city level. This article
describes the efforts of the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) to scale up
the Choose Healthy Now (CHN) program through partnerships with 2 convenience store chains at a statewide
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 02, 2020
Accepted:
November 29,
2019
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
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