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Closing the food access gap in rural Mississippi: Evaluation of the Grocery Online Ordering Distribution Service (GOODS) program using an assets-based framework

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  • Quiroz, Ivonne
  • Fraser, Katherine
  • Evans Miller, Sara
  • Coogan, Kevin
  • Cohen, Nevin

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Rural Mississippi faces severe health challenges, ranking lowest among all U.S. states in health out­comes and highest in diet-related chronic diseases. The state’s rural communities in particular struggle with fruit and vegetable consumption, largely due to limited access to full-service grocery stores and the high cost and perishability of fresh produce. To address these challenges, community members in Sunflower County, Mississippi, developed and im­plemented the Grocery Online Ordering Distribu­tion Service (GOODS), an innovative food access program. A process evaluation of GOODS demonstrated that creative solutions to rural food access barriers can increase convenience for resi­dents while reducing grocery shopping time and costs.

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  • Quiroz, Ivonne & Fraser, Katherine & Evans Miller, Sara & Coogan, Kevin & Cohen, Nevin, 2025. "Closing the food access gap in rural Mississippi: Evaluation of the Grocery Online Ordering Distribution Service (GOODS) program using an assets-based framework," Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Center for Transformative Action, Cornell University, vol. 14(3).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:joafsc:362793
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