A farmers' market in a food desert: Evaluating impacts on the price and availability of healthy food

被引：138

作者：

Larsen, Kristian ^{[2
]}

Gilliland, Jason ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Western Ontario, Dept Geog, Social Sci Ctr, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada

[2] Univ Toronto, Dept Geog & Planning, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, Canada

来源：

HEALTH & PLACE | 2009年 / 15卷 / 04期

关键词：

Food desert; Farmers' market; Neighbourhood health; Food access; COST; ACCESSIBILITY; DETERMINANTS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.06.007

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Several studies have examined supermarket access for low-income residents, but few have explored how access to healthy food changes when a new food retailer such as a farmers' market opens in a place previously known as a 'food desert'. This paper uses a 'before and after' approach to examine the impact of the introduction of a farmers' market on the price and availability of healthy food in an underserved urban neighbourhood. The farmers' market had a major impact on grocery prices in the neighbourhood, which decreased by almost 12% in 3 years. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1158 / 1162

页数：5

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