Why fixing food deserts will take more than a new grocery store
The issue of food deserts and food insecurity – i.e. hunger – is more complicated than the geography of grocery stores.
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A New Supermarket in a Food Desert: Is Better Health in Store?
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Cumberland County is a food desert. How do you fix that problem?
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Food Deserts: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
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The 10 Groceries You're Most Likely To Throw Away, and How To Stop Wasting That Money
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A Food Desert in an Urban Neighborhood - JSTOR Daily
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Food deserts: The challenge of getting fresh, healthy food in three Harrisburg-area communities
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The United States Can End Hunger and Food Insecurity for Millions of People - Center for American Progress
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Improving Food in the Neighborhood, Obesity Prevention Source
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Access to Healthier Foods Alone Won't Fix Our Obesity Problem - The Atlantic
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What You Need to Know About Food Deserts
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Eliminating food deserts won't help poorer Americans eat healthier
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How to escape food deserts, food swamps in San Antonio area
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Food apartheid: the root of the problem with America's groceries, Food poverty