The purpose of the Perceived Food Environment Study was to develop and validate an instrument to evaluate perceived nutrition environment. Once the instrument was developed, survey completion data from two-hundred individuals residing in the Philadelphia area was used to ascertain instrument validity. Observed food environment data collected as part of on-going NEMS (Nutrition Environment Measures Survey) assessments in the greater Philadelphia area were used in the validation process. Data from this study explored the relationship between observed nutrition environment, perceived nutrition environment and eating behaviors.

Funded by the Abramson Cancer Center from state tobacco funds