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The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary

Paula Tarnapol Whitacre

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In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in food deserts must rely on convenience stores and small neighborhood stores that offer few, if any, healthy food choices, such as fruits and vegetables. The Institute of Medicine and National Research Council convened a two-day workshop on January 26-27, 2009, to provide input into a Congressionally-mandated food deserts study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. The workshop, summarized in this volume, provided a forum in which to discuss the public health effects of food deserts.

Language: English

Pages: 114

Format: Paperback

Publisher: National Academies Press

Release: June 01, 2009

ISBN: 0309137284

ISBN 13: 9780309137287

The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary

Paula Tarnapol Whitacre

3.5/5 ( ratings)

In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in food deserts must rely on convenience stores and small neighborhood stores that offer few, if any, healthy food choices, such as fruits and vegetables. The Institute of Medicine and National Research Council convened a two-day workshop on January 26-27, 2009, to provide input into a Congressionally-mandated food deserts study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. The workshop, summarized in this volume, provided a forum in which to discuss the public health effects of food deserts.

Language: English

Pages: 114

Format: Paperback

Publisher: National Academies Press

Release: June 01, 2009

ISBN: 0309137284

ISBN 13: 9780309137287

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