Preventing Chronic Disease | Development of a Community-Sensitive Strategy to Increase Availability of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Nashville™s Urban Food Deserts, 2010"2012 - CDC

Food deserts, areas that lack full-service grocery stores, may contribute to rising rates of obesity and chronic diseases among low-income and racial/ethnic minority residents. Our corner store project, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative, aimed to increase availability of healthful foods in food deserts in Nashville, Tennessee.


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  • SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0008.htm
  • Syndication ID: 544
  • Language: English
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Date Syndication Captured: Friday, September 13, 2013 at 09:02 PM
  • Date Syndication Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 12:19 AM

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