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Up-skilling the Skills Lab: Developing Leadership Skills with Service Users and Carers
In: Social work education, Band 29, Heft 3, S. 230-243
ISSN: 1470-1227
I Am Quite Mellow But I Wouldn't Say Everyone Else Is": How UK Students Compare Their Drinking Behavior to Their Peers'
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 53, Heft 9, S. 1549-1557
ISSN: 1532-2491
Child protection in development: Evidence-based reflections & questions for practitioners
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 50, S. 15-25
ISSN: 1873-7757
Disentangling Alcohol-Related Needs Among Pre-trial Prisoners: A Longitudinal Study
In: Alcohol and alcoholism: the international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism (MCA) and the journal of the European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA), Band 49, Heft 6, S. 639-644
ISSN: 1464-3502
User-Centered Design of a Mobile Application to Improve Healthy Food Availability in Under-Resourced Urban Settings
OBJECTIVES: Small independently-owned corner stores located in under-resourced urban settings typically lack affordable, high-quality fresh foods. To address gaps identified in the supply-side procurement and distribution of healthier foods to corner stores, we developed the Baltimore Urban food Distribution (BUD) mobile application (app). The app works to move healthier foods from local suppliers to corner stores via collective purchasing and shared delivery. Here we characterize the usability, acceptability, and functionality of the BUD app based on mixed-methods formative research. METHODS: Formal and informal in-depth interviews were conducted across multiple stages of the development of the app, leading to iterative improvements. Usability testing included app prototype demonstrations and task completion as part of a user-centered design process—with a strong emphasis on target end-users and their needs—among relevant stakeholders (consumers, retailers, suppliers, community- and government-level organizations). An initial pilot of a simplified version of the app was then conducted among one produce supplier and two corner stores in East Baltimore from December 2021 to February 2022. RESULTS: Stakeholders found the BUD app to have high usability, acceptability, and functionality. Interviews revealed that corner store owners would like to see a wide array of products available on the app, and suppliers felt the app could allow them to create a new market for their products. Other stakeholders saw potential for future expansion of the app to other hard-to-reach settings (schools, rural communities). Usability testing informed refinement of app features such as product uploading, delivery and payment options. Our initial pilot demonstrated a need to build rapport, trust, and store owner self-efficacy when first introduced to the app. CONCLUSIONS: Supply-side barriers to healthy eating are often overlooked and there is a major gap in connectivity between local suppliers and small store owners. The BUD app aims ...
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