TABLE 1—

Characteristics of Different Types of Approaches That Address Food Access Inequities

	Food Access Approach
	1.0 Purchasing Power	2.0 Availability	3.0 Structural Change
Problem definition	Lack of household income to purchase healthy food	Lack of geographic access to healthy food	Underlying structural and policy inequities that lead to lack of household resources and healthy food stores
Intervention approach	Food assistance	Financing of grocery stores in underserved areas; small-store stocking programs	Alternative food system interventions that increase employment, mentor youths, and advocate system change, while improving healthy food access and purchasing power
Example program or organization	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Healthy Food Financing Act	Grow Dat Youth Farm, Fresh Moves Mobile Markets, Propeller, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Operation	Federally run	Federal, state, and some private financing, state or locally run	Usually locally run by nonprofit or socially oriented businesses, with some federal, state, local, or private sector support
Community participation	Little to no input in operations but contributes to advocacy for change	Some input on programming, including store locations	Extensive input and oversight in design and implementation