TABLE 1—

Site-Specific Data Collection Objectives and Methods: Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; and Durham, NC, 2008–2010

Study Site	Community Partner(s)	Study Objectives	Type of Qualitative Data Collection
Baltimore	All-girl, public, college preparatory high school	Explore types of food adolescent girls purchase and what influences purchases	3 youth focus groups
		Understand the effects of food marketing environment on African American adolescent girls	3 adult photoelicitation focus groups
			3 youth photoelicitation focus groups
Birmingham	Nonprofit organization comprising 6 African American churches	Learn how food environments influence eating behaviors	25 parenta interviews
		Understand factors that influence what families eat, where families buy food, and the types of food they buy
Chicago	Community health center and community development corporation	Learn how food environments influence eating behaviors	25 parenta interviews
		Understand factors that influence what families eat, where families buy food, and the types of food they buy
Durham	Community recreation center	Identify parents’ perspectives of environmental and cultural factors that influence their children’s food preferences	1 parenta focus group
		Identify behaviors young children use to influence parents’ food purchasing behaviors	1 youth focus group
			12 youth interviews
			18 parenta interviewsb

^aParents include all caregivers, such as biological mothers, biological fathers, and grandparents.

^bFocus group participants were a subset of those interviewed.