SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2022
Co-creation of healthier food retail environments: A systematic review to explore the type of stakeholders and their motivations and stage of engagement.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Understanding the Use of Community Involvement in Rural Food Environment Modifications: A Systematic Review.Current nutrition reports · 2025Pooled it
- Improving student diet and food security in higher education using participatory and co-creation approaches: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Co-creation of healthier food retail environments: A systematic review to explore the type of stakeholders and their motivations and stage of engagement.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Pooled it
- PRODUCES+: Guidance for co-creation in public health informed by evidence and user experience.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Co-designing interventions to increase food access: perceptions and experiences of community member end-users.Research involvement and engagement · 2025Article
- Developing the Sus-Health Index: a combined measure for describing environmental impact and nutritive value of foods and meals.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Towards a collaborative interdisciplinary systems approach to urban food system transformation: a case study from the Mandala research consortium.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Community Engaged Research Strategies Used in Food Retail Interventions: A Scoping Review.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2025Article
- Food uniting neighbours (f.u.n.): a pilot study exploring the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of co-designed interventions to improve food access.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Conducting industry informant interviews to advance healthy food retail initiatives: challenges, opportunities, and lessons.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- What does it take for healthy food retail programmes to be successful? Lessons learned in New York City.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- A cross-sectional study of the relative availability and prominence of shelf space allocated to healthy and unhealthy foods in supermarkets in urban Ireland, by area-level deprivation.BMC public health · 2024Article
- From Streets to Tables: Bottom-Up Co-creation Case Studies for Healthier Food Environments in Vietnam and Nigeria.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
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- CO-Creation and Evaluation of Food Environments to Advance Community Health (COACH).AJPM focus · 2023Article
- Developing Co-Creation Research in Food Retail Environments: A Descriptive Case Study of a Healthy Supermarket Initiative in Regional Victoria, Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Co-creation of health-enabling initiatives in food retail: academic perspectives.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Addressing Health Disparities through Community Participation: A Scoping Review of Co-Creation in Public Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo synthesize peer-reviewed literature that utilize co-creation principles in healthy food retail initiatives.
methodsSystematic review of six databases from inception to September 2021. Screening and quality assessment were carried out by two authors independently. Studies were included if they were conducted in food retail stores, used a collaborative model, and aimed to improve the healthiness of the food retail environment. Studies excluded were implemented in restaurants, fast food chains, or similar or did not utilize some form of collaboration. Extracted data included the type of stakeholders engaged, level of engagement, stakeholder motivation, and barriers and enablers of the co-creation process.
findingsAfter screening 6951 articles by title and abstract, 131 by full text, 23 manuscripts that describe 20 separate studies from six countries were included. Six were implemented in low-income communities and eight among Indigenous people groups. A common aim was to increase access to, and availability of, healthy products. A diverse range of co-creation approaches, theoretical perspectives, and study designs were observed. The three most common stakeholders involved were researchers, corporate representatives or store owners, and governments.
conclusionsSome evidence exists of the benefits of co-creation to improve the healthiness of food retail environments. The field may benefit from structured guidance on the theory and practice of co-creation.
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