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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.

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Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2009. The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12623.

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114 pages |  6 x 9 | 

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/12623
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Front Matter i-xiv
Summary 1-4
1 Introduction 5-10
2 Determining the Extent of Food Deserts 11-26
3 Studying Food Deserts Through Different Lenses 27-36
4 Diet and Health Evidence to Support Improved Food Access 37-44
5 Ameliorating Food Desert Conditions 45-66
6 Research Gaps and Needs 67-74
References 75-78
Appendix A: Planning Committee Biographies 79-82
Appendix B: Workshop Agenda 83-88
Appendix C: Speaker and Moderator Biographies 89-96
Appendix D: Workshop Participants 97-100

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