Beyond ‘food deserts’: America needs a new approach to mapping food insecurity
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Even worse, food insecurity among households with children tripled in the same period. This rate was highest among households with incomes below the poverty line (34.9%) and single-mother households (28.7%). unequal geographic access to food how a lack of fresh food retailers can predispose neighbor
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- Even worse, food insecurity among households with children tripled in the same period.
- This rate was highest among households with incomes below the poverty line (34.9%) and single-mother households (28.7%).
- unequal geographic access to food
- how a lack of fresh food retailers can predispose neighborhood residents to food insecurity.
- For one, most people shop beyond their neighborhood for food. Food deserts also don’t consider digital delivery services, which reduce the relative importance of one’s physical location.
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