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Food Deserts in the United States

Food Deserts in the United States. Allison M. Howe Concordia University Chicago. Article 25- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Food Deserts in the United States

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  1. Food Deserts in the United States Allison M. Howe Concordia University Chicago

  2. Article 25-The Universal Declaration of Human Rights “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing, medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control”.

  3. Food Deserts • Lacks access to nutritious food • One mile • “Healthy Food” • Jiao et al. “How to Identify a Food Desert”

  4. “Fast Food” • Accessible • Inexpensive • Unhealthy • Processed • Consumable immediately • Powell et al. (2010) • Hilmers et al. (2012

  5. Freedman (2009) • Nashville, TN • 70% did not have any fresh food • Abundance of unhealthy products • Tobacco • Alcohol

  6. Health Effects • Limited access results in dependence on fast food. • Little to no nutritious value • Ebbeling et al.(2002) • Health Risks • Weight gain, Jeffery and French (2008) • Diabetes • Cardiovascular Disease

  7. Chicago Neighborhoods

  8. Access to healthy food is a core human right. • Clear evidence • Low quality of life & food

  9. Resources • Freedman, Darcy . 2009 "Local food environments: they're all stocked differently.." American journal of community psychology 44(3/4):382-393. Retrieved from on Dec 2, 2013 • Hilmers, Angela. Hilmers, David., Dave, Jayna. 2012 "Neighborhood disparities in access to healthy foods and their effects on environmental justice." American journal of public health 102(9):1644-1654. Retrieved from Ebsco on Dec 3, 2013 • Junfeng, Jaiao., Moudon, Anne., Hurvitz, Philip., Drewnowski, Adam. 2012 "How to identify food deserts: measuring physical and economic access to supermarkets in king county, washinton." American journal of public health 103(10):E32-E39. Retrieved from Ebsco on Dec 1, 2013 • David, Ludwig., Ebbeling, Cara., Pereria, Mark., Pawlak, Dorota. 2002 "A physiological basis for disparities in diabetes and heart disease risk among racial and ethnic groups." Journal of nutrition 132(9):2492-2493. Retrieved from Ebsco on Dec 4, 2013 • Powell, Lisa. Chaloupka, Frank., Bao, Yanjun. 2007 "The availability of fast food and full-service restaurants in the united stated: associations with neighborhood characteristics ." American journal of preventative medicine 33(4):S240-S245. Retrieved from Ebsco on Dec 1, 2013

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