Araneda, JacquelineOliva, PatricioQuezada, GladysLobos, LuzLeyton, BarbáraPinheiro Fernandes, Anna2022-10-252022-10-252022Araneda-Flores, J.; Moresco, P.O.; Quezada-Figueroa, G.; Lobos-Fernandez, L.; Leyton, B.; Pinheiro, A.C. Development and Validation of a Set of Instruments to Measure Food Environments. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13806. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph192113806https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113806http://hdl.handle.net/11447/6611Background: There is worldwide interest in measuring local food environments (FEs). The aim of this study was to develop and validate a set of instruments to evaluate FEs in Chile. Methods: Based on the development and validation of four instruments to measure FEs, a literature review, an evaluation by experts, and the implementation of a pilot tool in the FEs of schoolchildren from nine public schools in the commune of Chillán, Chile, were used. Results: A tool to evaluate FEs was provided, based on three dimensions: availability, variety, and advertising of healthy foods. A total of 1928 foods points of purchase were evaluated. The reliability was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha. Some 74% of the foods’ points of purchase were store locations. The reliability of the four instruments was high to acceptable (store: 0.90; institution: 0.77; street food: 0.74; restaurant: 0.68). Unhealthy foods were highlighted by the scores obtained: store (6.08 ± 4.07; range: 0–13), restaurant (3.95 ± 1.75; range: 0–10), street food (1.18 ± 1.56; range: 0–7), and institution FEs (3.38 ± 2.78; range: 0–9). Conclusions: The results of this tool can provide information to governments for incorporatingb structural measures to ensure adequate availability, variety, and advertising of healthy foods in different FEs.enFood environmentChileNutritionEvaluationDevelopment and Validation of a Set of Instruments to Measure Food EnvironmentsArticle