Research Catalog

Title

The public health effects of food deserts : workshop summary / Paula Tarnapol Whitacre, Peggy Tsai, and Janet Mulligan, rapporteurs ; Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine and Natural Research Council of the National Academies.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2009], ©2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Whitacre, Paula.
• Tsai, Peggy.
• Mulligan, Janet.
• Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Description

xiv, 99 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 23 cm

Summary

"On January 26-27, 2009, workshop speakers provided presentations on how to measure and understand the extent of food deserts, their impact on individual behaviors and health outcomes in various populations, and effective ways to increase the availability of fruits and vegetables and to improve the food environment"--P. 1.

Subject

• Food Supply
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Neoplasms
• Obesity
• Poverty Areas
• Nutrition disorders > United States > Congresses
• Nutrition surveys > United States > Congresses
• Grocery shopping > United States > Congresses
• United States

Genre/Form

Congress.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-77).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online.

Contents

Determining the extent of food deserts -- Studying food deserts through different lenses -- Diet and health evidence to support improved food access -- Ameliorating food desert conditions -- Research gaps and needs.

ISBN

• 9780309137287
• 0309137284

OCLC

• 422767083
• ocn422767083
• SCSB-5476536

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries