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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2021 Food desert communities face persistent barriers in accessing affordable fresh and healthy foods, particularly for the underserved and limited-resourced minority population.
Chyi-Lyi Liang +6 more
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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2017 Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death in the United States, producing an immense health and economic burden. An estimated 92.1 million US adults are diagnosed with at least one type of CVD, and a projected 43.9% of US adults will have some form of CVD by 2030.1 One of the primary reasons for the
Keith C, Ferdinand, Indrajeet, Mahata
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Food deserts in Winnipeg, Canada: a novel method for measuring a complex and contested construct
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2017 Introduction: "Food deserts" have emerged over the past 20 years as spaces of concern for communities, public health authorities and researchers because of their potential negative impact on dietary quality and subsequent health outcomes.
Joyce Slater +3 more
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Methods and Protocols, 2022 Background: Local food environments are recognized by experts as a determinant of healthy eating. Food cooperatives (coop) can promote the accessibility to healthier foods and thus improve the health of the population, particularly in remote rural ...
Éric Robitaille +8 more
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The Effects of Food Environment on Obesity in Children: A Systematic Review
Children, 2023 Childhood obesity is an epidemic connected with poor eating. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS), food deserts are geographical locations in which residents have restricted or nonexistent access
Johanna Key +3 more
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A commentary on social & experiential (e-)retailing and (e-)shopping deserts [PDF]
, 2007 Purpose – The last ten years have seen a gradual withdrawal of retail facilities from many local areas and the consequent growth of ‘shopping deserts’, resulting in social and health disbenefits. This paper examines the potential for e-shopping to fill
Dennis, Charles +14 more
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Urban and peri-urban agriculture in the global food security conundrum
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2021 First paragraph: Rural exodus and increased urbanization have led to the development of urban slums in major cities across the world, resulting in food insecurity.
Innocent Awasom
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Crowdsourced Mapping for Healthy Food Accessibility in Dallas, Texas: A Feasibility Study
Frontiers in Public Health, 2020 Since its first use for describing a neighborhood lacking access to food in the 1990's, “food deserts” has been widely addressed by researchers and adopted as an indicator of neighborhood-level food insecurity by governmental agencies, such as USDA ...
Thomas McKey, Dohyeong Kim, SungChul Seo
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The development of a healthy eating indicator shopping basket tool (HEISB) for use in food access studies—identification of key food items [PDF]
, 2007 Objectives To develop an objective, nutrient-based, healthy eating indicator shopping basket (HEISB) tool for use in studies of access to healthy food.
Taylor, M +27 more
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, 2022 My article discusses the prevalence of food deserts in Toronto. A food desert can be defined as a geographical area where there is limited access to affordable and healthy food options. These are most common in low-income communities.
Waugh, Jonelle
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