@article{Sanchez-Flack_Joshi_Lee_Freedman_2021, place={Ithaca, NY, USA}, title={Indicators of readiness and capacity for implementation of healthy food retail interventions}, volume={10}, url={https://foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/973}, DOI={10.5304/jafscd.2021.103.007}, abstractNote={<p>Healthy food retail (HFR) interventions are a recommended strategy to improve the dietary behaviors of low-income residents with limited access to healthy food; however, tools are needed to assess, tailor, and implement HFR plans to local contexts. The present study identifies factors influ­encing HFR implementation and presents findings related to identifying, operationalizing, and priori­tizing facilitators of and barriers to implementing HFR interventions within low-resource rural and urban contexts. Practitioners and community resi­dents, recruited from nine counties in Ohio, par­ticipated in semistructured interviews and focus groups. Grounded theory methodology was used to develop themes and indicators of readiness and capacity for successful HFR implementation. Con­sensus conference feedback from an expert panel prioritized themes and indicators based on their perceived relevance and importance for successful­ly implementing HFR interventions. Five themes were identified as influential factors: (1) corner store awareness and perception, (2) organizational and practitioner capacity, (3) community attitudes and perceptions, (4) logistical factors, and (5) net­works and relationships. Additionally, 18 indicators within the five themes were identified to further illustrate influential factors to HFR implementa­tion. The themes and indicators presented in this research have been synthesized into the PSE READI tool<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1">[1]</a> (developed outside of this research). The PSE READI tool uniquely provides an oppor­tunity to assess, tailor, and implement HFR plans to the local contexts by considering the key themes and influential factors that emerged from this community-level, qualitative research.</p> <p><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1">[1]</a> The PSE READI website is <a href="https://PSEREADI.org">https://PSEREADI.org</a></p>}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development}, author={Sanchez-Flack, Jennifer and Joshi, Kakul and Lee, Eunice and Freedman, Darcy}, year={2021}, month={May}, pages={127–143} }