A Community Nutrition
Assessment in Delridge and
White Center
Demographics
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/data/hokc.aspx
Life Expectancy
King Co.
South
Delridge
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/data/hokc.aspx
White Center
Maternal and Child Health
King Co.
South
Delridge
White Center
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/data/hokc.aspx
Deaths from Chronic Disease
King Co.
South
Delridge
White Center
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/data/hokc.aspx
Diabetes
Access to care
Leisure Physical Activity
Adult Obesity
Adult Overweight
Household Food Security Risk
Factor Index: income < 185%
poverty; children; AfricanAmerican or Hispanic; single
mother; rents
http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/d
ocuments/AFPCFoodAccessIssueP
aperNo.4_000.pdf
http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/documents/FoodforThoughtReportKCFFI_000.pdf
Purpose of Assessment:
• The purpose of this document is to give
the KCFFI* leadership and community
partners a neighborhood level description
and analysis of existing conditions in the
food and fitness environments of the
Delridge and White Center neighborhoods
to help answer questions that may arise as
initiative participants develop the KCFFI
community action plan in 2009.
*King County Food and Fitness Initiative
Assessment Components
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Surveys
Interviews
Resources
Geographic relationships
Surveys
• 50 surveys completed:
– 21 at Jubilee Days
– 24 at the West Seattle Food Bank
– 5 at the White Center Food Bank
• Purpose: to gather basic information about
residents’ personal interaction with and
opinions about their local food system and
built environment
Where do you usually get your
food?
How do you travel to do your food
shopping?
Do you shop at the grocery store
that is closest to you?
Key Informant Interview Results
• A common transportation theme in
Delridge was the lack of grocery stores
within walking or bicycling distance.
Several neighborhood residents at
Delridge Days lamented this absence, with
one stating, “Delridge needs a
walkable/bikeable grocery store! Someone
please help!” Another individual suggested
the creation of a “Delridge Commons,”
with a grocery store, at the Boren School.
Key Informant Interview Results
• key barriers to healthy eating = time, cost and motivation
• What should be done?
– create positive community norms promoting healthy eating and
physical activity
– raise awareness & educate
– increase access to affordable healthy foods and physical activity
resources
• Specific program ideas: nutrition and cooking classes,
community kitchens, community gardens, school-based
nutrition education and increase healthy eating options
for youth, events for diverse populations (e.g., walking
groups, sports leagues, intramural sports, non-sports
team activities), and addressing safety concerns (e.g.,
more and/or improved sidewalks, cleaning up
http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/documents/ResidentKeyInformantInterviewsKCFF
BENCHMARKING ACCESS TO FOOD SOURCES
AND PYSICAL ACTIVITY FACILITIES
• August 2009, URBAN FORM LAB; University of
Washington Department of Urban Design and Planning
http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/documents/BenchmarkingAccesstoFoodSource
sandPhysicalActivityFacilities_000.pdf
• Food & Nutrition Resources
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Stores
Restaurants
P-Patch Gardens
CSAs
Farmers Markets
Food Banks
Community Nutrition Programs
Quality of Food Retail Outlets in
Delridge
• Access to Healthy and Less Healthy Food
Options In a Low-Income, Racially Diverse
Seattle Neighborhood. Sara Coulter, 2009
• 23 convenience stores, 1 grocery store
Variables Measured
NEMs S
Availability
Type of Food
Price
Absolute
Quality
Comparative
Milk: skim/low-fat versus whole
X
X
Fruit (fresh): 10 types
X
X
X
Vegetables (fresh): 10 types
X
X
X
Ground beef: lean versus regular
X
X
Hot dogs: low-fat versus regular
X
X
Frozen dinners: reduced calorie versus regular
X
X
Beverages:Soda: diet/low-calorie versus regular
Fruit juice: 100% juice versus regular juice drinks
X
X
X
X
Baked goods: lower fat versus regular
X
X
Bread: 100% whole grain versus refined
X
X
Snack chips: baked/low-fat versus regular
X
X
Cereal: low-sugar versus regular
X
X
Availability of Healthy Foods in
Delridge Food Outlets
14
Number of Stores
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
Availability Score
•Availability score of 0 = no
healthy NEMs foods available
•Score of 30 = all NEMs healthy
foods available
Walkability to Food Sources
Food Sources Near Schools
Walkability to Physical Activity
Opportunities
P-Patch Gardens
Community Supported Agriculture
Programs
Food Banks
Farmers Markets
Community Nutrition Programs
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Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle
Lettuce Link
Master Gardner/composter program
SCCC: Sustainable Agricultural Education
Program
• Seattle Tilth
• Seattle Youth Garden Works