Retail Food Environment
The retail food environment refers to the physical food environment, a concept that plays an important role in characterizing food systems and understanding food access. The retail food environment includes the physical presence of food stores and markets on a community level as well as the availability of healthy and affordable foods in stores on a consumer level. The Retail Food Index (RFEI) is a method that helps to quantitatively characterize the retail food environment in a given geographical area.
Improving the retail food environment in a community can include means such as increasing the quantity and accessibility of grocery stores, limiting fast-food retailers and increasing healthy food retailing, and increasing farmers markets and community gardens.
Resources & Tools
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Bright Spot: Corner Store Initiative (Baltimore Health Stores)
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Published on 07/01/2015
The Role of Business in Supporting Basic Needs for Health and Safety: Healthy Food
Resource - Policy Brief
Brought to you by WIN Network
Published on 02/25/2021
Local Laws and Policies That Promote Access To Healthy Food: A Food System Crosswalk
Resource
Brought to you by Healthy Food Policy Project
The Grocery Gap: Who Has Access to Healthy Food and Why It Matters
Resource - Report
Brought to you by The Food Trust
North Colorado Health Alliance, Evans, Colorado: Carlee Rosen, March 2017
Story - Written
Brought to you by 100MHL
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