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Strategies for Food Deserts
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Heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes are the leading causes of death in the United States. Across the country it is easier for a family to get a variety of fast junk food than it is to get fresh vegetables and protiens. Food deserts are defined by the USDA (Department of Agriculture) as a low income community more than 1 mile from a grocery store or supermarket, there are 45 million Americans of all backgrounds living in food desert communities. Some are doubly hurt by also living in an area with a lot of liquor stores, tobacco shops, and fast food brands known as ‘food swamps’. Download the episode to learn about the strategies available to solve the food desert problem in urban areas.
Share these insights from this episode:
- Urban farms, transit oriented developments, zoning, and state-tax credits are some strategies applied to solve improve access to quality healthy food
- 14% of the U.S population, roughly 45 Million people live within a food desert
- Programs that increase supply of healthy food in food desert neighborhoods report an increase in consumption of fresh food
Links to resources:
USDA Research Report: Characteristics and Influential Factors of Food Deserts
The Social-Ecological Model of Health
Food Swamps Predict Obesity Rates Better Than Food Deserts in the United States
New Jersey Healthy Corner Store Program
Columbia Heights Restoring a Historic Neighborhood
New Jersey Food Desert Relief Supermarket Tax Credit Program
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