The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309137287)

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 to discuss the public health effects of food deserts.

Author: National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public He
ISBN-10: 0309137284
ISBN-13: 9780309137287
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 114
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2010 pg. 77