Food Availability in the Heartland: Exploring the Effects of Neighborhood Racial and Income Composition

Miller, Michael J.; Middendorf, Gerad; Wood, Spencer D.

doi:10.1111/ruso.12063

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“…Multiple aspects of the neighborhood environment continue to be unequally distributed across racial/ethnic and socioeconomic lines, as documented in the Institute of Medicine’s updated report on Reducing Health Disparities (47). Residential segregation limits access to healthcare services, stores with healthy food choices, and outdoor spaces that encourage physical activity (47, 48). There is a higher density of tobacco outlets in low-income and racially/ethnically diverse neighborhoods (49), which has been associated with higher smoking rates in youth (50).…”

Section: Neighborhood Environmentsmentioning

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Established and Emerging Environmental Contributors to Disparities in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Purpose of review Multiple respiratory diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), display significant socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities. The objective of this review is to evaluate the evidence supporting a link between disproportionate environmental exposures and these health disparities. Recent findings Studies suggest that various co-occurring factors related to the home environment, neighborhood environment, non-modifiable individual factors, and individual behaviors and attributes can increase or modify the risk of adverse respiratory outcomes among socioeconomically-disadvantaged and racially/ethnically diverse populations. Pollutants in the home environment, including particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and pesticides, are elevated among lower socioeconomic status populations and have been implicated in the development or exacerbation of respiratory-related conditions. Neighborhood crime and green space are socioeconomically patterned and linked with asthma outcomes through psychosocial pathways. Non-modifiable individual factors such as genetic predisposition cannot explain environmental health disparities but can increase susceptibility to air pollution and other stressors. Individual behaviors and attributes, including obesity and physical activity, contribute to worse outcomes among those with asthma or COPD. Summary The root causes of these multifactorial exposures are complex, but many likely stem from economic forces and racial/ethnic and economic segregation that influence the home environment, neighborhood environment, and access to healthy foods and consumer products. Critical research needs include investigations that characterize exposure to and health implications of numerous stressors simultaneously, both to guard against potential confounding in epidemiological investigations and to consider the cumulative impact of multiple elevated environmental exposures and sociodemographic stressors on health disparities.

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Section: Neighborhood Environmentsmentioning

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“…En este sentido, es importante comenzar por señalar que las aproximaciones gubernamentales (y teóricas) no son sino la consecuencia de cambios y transformaciones que se producen antes en la realidad. Y es que la desaparición "selectiva" de establecimientos comerciales había comenzado en la práctica mucho antes en Norteamérica, con la reestructuración productiva que experimentó el sector de la distribución alimentaria minorista y el consecuente desplazamiento de sus establecimientos, predominantemente, hacia las zonas periféricas de las ciudades (Larsen y Gilliland, 2008;Bedore, 2012;Miller, 2012).…”

Section: El Concepto De Desiertos Alimentarios: Planteamiento Originaunclassified

“…Por ejemplo, en Estados Unidos, la población rural ha experimentado una mayor proporción de pobreza en comparación a la población urbana durante las últimas décadas. A esta pobreza rural ha contribuido una masiva emigración de la población que allí vivía y su progresiva sustitución por inmigrantes y grupos social y económicamente desfavorecidos (Miller, 2012). Se señala que es paradójico que la América rural, debido a su tradición agrícola, presente problemas de disponibilidad y acceso a la alimentación, pero como se sabe, esta es una cuestión que caracteriza a los sistemas productivos contemporáneos desde que se pusieron en marcha los grandes procesos mercantilistas y de liberalización de los sectores económicos.…”

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“…os estudios clasifican y definen los distintos tipos de esta lecimientos de alimentación con el objetivo de analizar cuál de ellas ofrece alimentos frescos y saludables. En este sentido, las clasificaciones son distintas seg n el tamaño o n mero de ca as registradoras, la especialización alimentaria y los descuentos disponibles, entre otras cosas (Wrigley, 2002;Beaulac et al, 2009;Miller, 2012).…”

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Revisión teórica y limitaciones del concepto de desiertos alimentarios (Review and limitations of the concept of food deserts)

Truchero

2015

Revista De Humanidades

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Aceptado: 13 de marzo de 2015 Recibido: 13 de mayo de 2015 ResumenEste artículo es una primera introducción al concepto de desierto alimentario que surge a raíz de las desigualdades territoriales en torno a la presencia de comercios de alimentación en diferentes países. En primer lugar, se exponen las tesis de los desiertos alimentarios que vinculan el desabastecimiento de establecimientos comerciales a la clase social y los problemas nutricionales derivados de una escasa oferta alimentaria. A continuación, se exponen los trabajos que han contestado esta relación debido a la consideración de que existen otros factores determinantes en el acceso de la población a la alimentación saludable. Para terminar, se expone la metodología utilizada en ambas formas de investigar el acceso a la alimentación y se concluye señalando la complejidad que este concepto teórico tiene a la hora de ser aplicado sobre el terreno. AbstractThis article is an early approach to the concept of food desert created by geographic inequalities regarding the presence of grocery stores in different countries. First, it exposes the theory of food deserts linking the lack of retail outlets to social class and nutritional problems arising from poor food supply. Later, the paper focuses on the investigations have answered this relationship because they believe that there are more factors that also determine how the population access to healthy food. Finally, the methodology used in both ways of research about food access. It concludes by noting the complexity of the theoretical concept when being applied. SUMARIO: 1. Introducción. 2. El concepto de desiertos alimentarios: planteamiento original y evolución. 3. Críticas al planteamiento tradicional de los desiertos alimentarios: la cuestión de la accesibilidad. 4. Metodología para el estudio de los desiertos alimentarios y el acceso a la alimentación saludable. 5. Conclusiones. 6. Bibliografía.

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“…Persistent inequality in the retail food environment has been observed in neighborhoods with higher rates of black/Latino or low-income residents, contributing to adverse health and food access impacts (Leclere, Rogers, and Peters 1998; Miller, Middendorf, and Wood 2015). In NYC, a substantial proportion of low-income black and Latino residents have responded to such geographic inequalities by participating in the community garden movement that began in the 1960s and which continues to this day (Campbell 2017; Cohen et al 2012; Martinez 2010; Reynolds and Cohen 2016).…”

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Neighborhood Composition and Community Garden Locations: The Effect of Ethnicity, Income, and Education

Butterfield

2020

Sociological Perspectives

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Community gardens provide food, health, and sustainability benefits to surrounding communities. Research demonstrates that low-income or ethnic minority communities develop gardens to resist divestment and provide access to healthy food, whereas white or highly educated communities develop gardens to address local sustainability concerns. Missing from this discussion is a comprehensive picture of the relationship between neighborhood composition and community garden locations. Using GrowNYC and GreenThumb’s 2014 survey of New York City community gardens, this study employs negative binomial and spatial regression methods to examine this relationship. Findings reveal increased numbers of gardens in communities with higher aggregate concentrations of (1) black and/or Latino residents, (2) lower income residents, and (3) well-educated residents, regardless of ethnicity or income. In keeping with qualitative research on motivations for garden development, this study provides crucial quantitative metrics suggesting the diversity of neighborhoods with community gardens and supports their inclusion in urban public policy and city planning.

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Food Availability in the Heartland: Exploring the Effects of Neighborhood Racial and Income Composition

Cited by 12 publications

References 33 publications

Established and Emerging Environmental Contributors to Disparities in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Established and Emerging Environmental Contributors to Disparities in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Revisión teórica y limitaciones del concepto de desiertos alimentarios (Review and limitations of the concept of food deserts)

Neighborhood Composition and Community Garden Locations: The Effect of Ethnicity, Income, and Education

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