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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"low food access"”.
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Exploration of Differences in Food Environment Perceptions and Shopping Behaviors among Residents of Low Food Access Versus High Food Access Areas
… into unhealthful dietary behaviors. Limited access to food outlets, such as grocery stores and supermarkets, is a major problem for many low income populations.</p> <p>Purpose: We explored potential differences in healthy food availability perceptions and food shopping behaviors between …
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Beyond Food Access: Accumulation by Dispossession and Dollar General in Central Appalachia
… attention to the expanding poverty class in low-food-access urban and rural areas. Central Appalachia in particular -- which has one of the highest rates of low food access and poverty in the nation -- has been a growth center for Dollar General stores. Has the growth in Dollar General stores …
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Examining the Role Dietary Habits Play with Food Access, Stress, and Chronic Conditions Among African-Americans
… chronic conditions, are more likely to live in low food access communities and not adhere to dietary recommendations. Limited research analyzes African-American adults’ diet and food access by specific neighborhood. This thesis, a secondary data analysis, used Health Advocates In-Reach and …
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Case Study on a Container Gardening Program: Can Home Food Production Impact Community Food Security in Rural Appalachia?
… been a subsistence or supplemental form of food procurement worldwide and promoted as a food security project in times of economic hardship. Qualitative research was used to investigate container gardening's potential to provide the impetus for further agricultural activities within …
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The marginalization project
… residents in Chicago, Illinois reside in low food access areas particularly on the South and West Sides of the city. There are overwhelmingly high rates poverty, residential segregation, and limitations to quality of food. Through remapping abandoned spaces throughout the South and West …
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Food Availability and Behavior of Youth EFNEP Participants in Virginia
Low-income and minority youth are disproportionately affected by low food access, low dietary quality, and high levels of obesity. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is designed specifically to assist limited resource youth and adult audiences to acquire the knowledge, …
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A Mixed-Method Approach of Exploring the Ways Food Access Impacts the Quality of Life of College of Agriculture and Life Science Students at Virginia Tech
Food insecurity has been documented on college campuses. Exploring the barriers that factor into food access can provide insight into how to combat food insecurity in higher education. Furthermore, exploring how these barriers play a role in students' Quality of Life (QoL) can help improve a …