Nearly 24 million Americans live in food deserts, low-income neighborhoods with no access to affordable, fresh, healthy food. As a result, people who live in these areas often have poor diets that ...

Take a look at how far people have to travel to buy real food. A solution for America’s food deserts, Stockbox brings more than just produce to neighborhoods without fresh food. It’s an entire ...

The Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act would provide incentives to food providers to expand access to healthy foods.

Her company is working to "eradicate the food desert problem that America faces," said Tyrner-Dolce, adding that nutrition education and food accessibility are not prioritized in the American ...

Bill incentivizes grocers and non-profits to fulfill demand for healthy groceries in rural and urban areas ~ WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito ...

And America embraced harsh sentences for drug ... It overlooks those living in food deserts, many communities, which are ...

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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 ...

Food insecurity and food deserts continue to affect people throughout the state, and in high proportions in Madison and Milwaukee. One in 14 Wisconsinites currently face food concerns, according to ...

At the same time, obesity is the second leading cause of premature death in the North America and Europe ... Modified Retail Food Environment Index (mRFEI)—a national sample that measures food deserts ...

The USDA defines food deserts as low-income communities where a significant portion of the population lives more than a mile from a supermarket in urban areas (or more than 10 miles in rural areas).

The board members below were selected from 82 applicants. The city council also approved a resolution addressing food deserts across the city. Food deserts are places where people have a hard time ...