Retail food environment assessments: a case study of consumer and community nutrition environment perspectives of Logan, Utah

Abstract Background Retail food environments are unevenly distributed in communities, often leading to structural inequities. Understanding these inequities is critical for designing effective, equity-focused interventions, especially in understudied smaller metropolitan areas. The consumer nutrition environment, which include in-store factors and community nutrition environments, covering neighborhood-level access both influence food purchasing behaviors. Measuring these environments provides a