food deserts
Nutrition access gaps
Food deserts are areas where residents have limited access to affordable, nutritious food—typically low-income neighborhoods lacking grocery stores within reasonable distance.
The term evokes barren landscapes where fresh produce and healthy options are scarce, leaving convenience stores and fast food as primary sources: The city's food deserts contribute to higher rates of diabetes and obesity.
Ease of approach
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- socioeconomicRelating to income and status
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
inequitable · redlining · systemic · racial · exclusion · segregation · discrimination · disinvestment
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
deficiency · chronic disease · undernourished · health outcomes · hunger · caloric intake · metabolic syndrome · childhood obesity
Pertaining to cities
- ruralOf the countryside
- inner-cityCentral part of metropolis
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
census tract · transportation · distance · corner stores · location · remote · isolated · spatial
Shared neighborhood cultivation spaces
- urban agricultureFood cultivation in cities
- farmers marketsOpen-air local food bazaars
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
nutrition programs · WIC · zoning reform · pantries · intervention
accessibility
Ease of approach
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- socioeconomicRelating to income and status
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
marginalized · inequitable · redlining · systemic · racial · exclusion · segregation · discrimination · disinvestment · poverty
malnutrition
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
hypertension · deficiency · chronic disease · undernourished · health outcomes · hunger · caloric intake · metabolic syndrome · childhood obesity · life expectancy
urban
Pertaining to cities
- ruralOf the countryside
- inner-cityCentral part of metropolis
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
neighborhood · census tract · transportation · distance · corner stores · location · remote · isolated · spatial · mapping
community gardens
Shared neighborhood cultivation spaces
- urban agricultureFood cultivation in cities
- farmers marketsOpen-air local food bazaars
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
subsidies · nutrition programs · WIC · zoning reform · pantries · intervention
- food systemshunger relief, farm-to-table, farm to table, sustainable farming, organic farming
- food issuesfactory farming, GMOs, pesticides, misleading labels, artificial sweeteners
- Environmental Justiceenvironmental racism, environmental rights, environmental policy, climate justice, social equity
- food politicshunger, anti-hunger, WIC, hunger relief, meal programs
- Urban Problemsurban blight, blight, abandoned buildings, vacant lots, crime rates
- health issuescancer, asthma, diabetes, cholera, heart disease