Sources of food ready to consume around the Health Academy Program units: an analysis according to inequality

Lopes, Mariana Souza; Martiniano, Mariana Oliveira; Freitas, Patrícia Pinheiro de; Carvalho, Maria Cecília Ramos de; Sales, Denise Marques; Lopes, Aline Cristine Souza

doi:10.1590/1413-81232022278.02232022EN

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FREE THEMES • Ciênc. saúde coletiva 27 (08) • Aug 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232022278.02232022EN copy

Sources of food ready to consume around the Health Academy Program units: an analysis according to inequality

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to spatially examine the distribution of establishments for the acquisition of food that is ready to consume around the Health Academy Program (PAS) in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, according to the Municipal Human Development Index (IDH-M).This is an ecological study with the PAS as the unit of analysis. The establishments contained in a circular buffer with a radius of 900 meters from the 77 units of the PAS in operation were evaluated. Address and type of establishment data were obtained from a public list and verified in a virtual audit. Thematic kernel maps were used. A total of 3,050 establishments were identified around the PAS units. Higher densities were observed around units located in the city’s south-central region and in areas with high and very high IDH-M. There was a high density of establishments selling ready-to-consume foods around the PAS units, especially in the wealthier parts of the city. These results are useful in supporting the planning of actions aimed at strengthening the PAS as a promoter of healthy eating environments. Further, it reinforces the need for equitable public policies for supply and regulation, aiming to promote access to adequate and healthy food for all.

Key words:
Food environment; Business; Ultra-processed foods; Health programs; Geographic mapping

Section	Division	Group	Class	Subclass	Description
Section G: trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	47 - Retail trade	47.2 - Retail trade of food, beverages, and tobacco products	47.21-1 - Retail trade in bakery products, dairy, sweets, candies, and equivalents	4721-1/02 - Bakeries and confectioneries with a predominance of resale	Retail trade of breads and bagels, cakes, pies, and other bakery products when the resale of other products is predominant
Section G: trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	47 - Retail trade		47.29-6 - Retail trade of food products in general, or specialized in food products not previously specified; tobacco products	4729-6/02 - Retail trade of goods in convenience stores	Commercial establishments with predominant sales of industrialized food products, in addition to other non-food products usually associated with another activity (24 hours a day)
Section I: accommodations and food	56 - Food	56.1 - Restaurants and other food and beverage services	56.11-2 - Restaurants and other establishments with food and beverage service	5611-2/01 - Restaurants and similar businesses	Establishments that sell and serve prepared food, with or without alcoholic beverages to the general public, with full service
				5611-2/02 - Bars and other establishments specialized in serving drinks	Activities of serving alcoholic beverages, with or without entertainment, to the general public, with full service
				5611-2/03 - Snack bars, tea houses, juices, and similar businesses	Food service for on-site consumption, whether or not drinks are sold, in establishments that do not offer full service: - Snack bars, fast food, pastry shops, tea houses, juice houses, and similar businesses - Ice cream parlors with consumption on site

IDH-M	PAS units
IDH-M	No.	%, 95%CI
Medium	16	20.8 [13.0-31.5]
High	32	41.6 [30.9-53.1]
Very high	29	37.7 [27.4-49.2]

IDH-M	Establishments selling ready-to-eat foods
IDH-M	n	%, 95%CI
Medium	256	8.4 [7.5-9.4]
High	995	32.7 [31.1-34.4]
Very high	1,788	58.8[57.1-60.6]

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[1] Collaborations

MS Lopes worked on conception, analysis and data interpretation; writing of the article and relevant critical review of the intellectual content; final approval of the version to be published. MO Martiniano worked on conception and data interpretation; writing of the article; final approval of the version to be published. PP Freitas worked on data interpretation; writing of the article and relevant critical review of the intellectual content; final approval of the version to be published. MCR Carvalho worked on data interpretation; relevant critical review of intellectual content; final approval of the version to be published. DM Sales worked on conception, analysis and data interpretation; critical review of the intellectual content; final approval of the version to be published. ACS Lopes worked on conception and data interpretation; relevant critical review of intellectual content; final approval of the version to be published.