The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts
Workshop Summary
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 (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) 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…
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Weitere Autoren: Institute of Medicine / Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice / Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources / Food and Nutrition Board / Mulligan, Janet (Hrsg.) / Tsai, Peggy (Hrsg.) / Whitacre, Paula Tarnapol (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-309-13728-7
- EAN: 9780309137287
- Produktnummer: 5102581
- Verlag: National Academies Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 114 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.0 cm 204 g
- Gewicht: 204
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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