Abstract:The rural town of Meadville, PA is considered a food dessert and issues of food insecurity are a root cause of numerous chronic health problems. In 2014, 26.1% of Meadville residents were living in poverty and nearly 13% have poor nutritional status as a result of food insecurity. Meadville is categorized as a food desert according to U.S. Department of Agriculture's quantitative definition of of a food desert. Seventy percent of adults within the Northwest part of Pennsylvania, which includes Meadville, were … Show more
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