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Community Violence and its Impact on Food Retail, Food Purchasing Behavior, and Dietary Intake among Low-income African Americans

Award Number: K01MD014757
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/05/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2025

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Community Violence and its Impact on Food Retail, Food Purchasing Behavior, and Dietary Intake among Low-income African Americans - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Community violence is a major public health concern in the U.S. that disproportionately affects communities with predominately low-income and African American residents. Previous research has linked violent crime (i.e., murder, rape, aggravated assault, and armed robbery) at the community level to a variety of adverse health behaviors and health outcomes including substance abuse, mental illness, and physical inactivity. To date, very little research has been conducted on the nutritional consequences of community violence at the community or individual levels. As a result, there is limited understanding of how community violence affects the retail food environment and the diet-related behaviors of individuals and families. This K01 project seeks to fill this void in knowledge by examining community violence and its influence on food retail, food purchasing behavior, and dietary intake in low-income African American communities located in Chicago, IL. A mixed-methods research approach will be utilized to accomplish the following three research aims: 1) assess perceptions of how community violence has affected the business of local food retailers by conducting a series of semi-structured in-depth interviews with owners & managers of food retail businesses located in low-income African American communities in Chicago with a high violent crime rate, 2) evaluate longitudinal associations between community- level racial and socioeconomic characteristics, violent crime rates, and the availability and density of food retailers by analyzing 10 years of data collected by the City of Chicago (2008-2018), and 3) examine associations between exposure to community violence, food purchasing behavior, and dietary intake by surveying low-income African American adults who reside in a predominately low-income African American community in Chicago with a high violent crime rate. This research will greatly increase our understanding of how violence affects community nutrition. Furthermore, it will provide valuable information to researchers, policymakers, and public health agencies on the role of community violence in creating nutrition-related health inequities at the community and individual levels. Findings from this K01 project will inform a future R01 proposal that will further explore relationships between community violence, food retail, food purchasing behavior, and dietary intake.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $137,673 )
2024	2024	ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE	6823 SAINT CHARLES AVE	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70118	ORLEANS	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	5	6/13/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$13,768
2024	2024	ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE	6823 SAINT CHARLES AVE	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70118	ORLEANS	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	5	4/2/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$123,905
														Subtotal = $137,673

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $137,899 )
2023	2023	ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE	6823 SAINT CHARLES AVE	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70118	ORLEANS	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	003	4	7/21/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$137,899
2023	2022	ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE	6823 SAINT CHARLES AVE	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70118	ORLEANS	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	3	10/17/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$167,818
2023	2021	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	506 S WRIGHT ST	URBANA	IL	61801	CHAMPAIGN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	10/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$137,889
2023	2020	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	506 S WRIGHT ST	URBANA	IL	61801	CHAMPAIGN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	10/17/2022	NEW	-$29,929
														Subtotal = $137,899

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $137,914 )
2022	2022	ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE	6823 SAINT CHARLES AVE	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70118	ORLEANS	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	3	3/23/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$137,914
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	352 HENRY ADMINISTRATION BLDG	URBANA	IL	61801	CHAMPAIGN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	2	3/23/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $137,914

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $137,889 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	364 HENRY ADMINISTRATION BLDG	URBANA	IL	61801	CHAMPAIGN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	3/12/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$13,790
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	364 HENRY ADMINISTRATION BLDG	URBANA	IL	61801	CHAMPAIGN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	2	3/4/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$124,099
														Subtotal = $137,889

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $137,835 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	364 HENRY ADMINISTRATION BLDG	URBANA	IL	61801	CHAMPAIGN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	1	8/20/2020	NEW	$0
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	364 HENRY ADMINISTRATION BLDG	URBANA	IL	61801	CHAMPAIGN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	8/5/2020	NEW	$137,835
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	364 HENRY ADMINISTRATION BLDG	URBANA	IL	61801	CHAMPAIGN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	1	9/28/2020	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $137,835

Grand Total All Awards = $689,210

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Community Violence and its Impact on Food Retail, Food Purchasing Behavior, and Dietary Intake among Low-income African Americans

Award Number: K01MD014757

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/05/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2025

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