a neighborhood with poor access to fresh, affordable, and heathy foods

USDA definition: A low-income censu tract with 33% or more of the population residing at leaset 1 mile (10 miles if rural) from a supermarket or grocey tores

urban areas: suermarkets move to suburb;  they leave behind fast-food and convenience stores

suburban areas: the number of supermarket increease, out of walking distance though

One of the nation's most severe hunger-related problems is also one of thenation's most obese area.

Some of the most energy dense foods are also the eunhealthiest, e.g. cookies, peanut butter, popcorn. 

This causes a problem b/c low-income individuals usually eat these uhealthy foods, b/c they are more energy dense (fill them up), and end up obese.

These high density foods also tend to be much less epensive then healthy low density foods, persuading low-income indivdiuals to purhcase them.

• There tend to be fewer chain stores (w/ cheaper prices) and more small/non-chain stores
• Price per ounce: 
• Supply:These small grocers stock smaller quanitities and smalle quantities cost more per ounce
• Demand: Poorer indviduals buy in smaller quantities (e.g. not bulk) and thus these small products are more expensive

Rurual residents tend to have higher rates of age-adjusted mortality, disability, and chronic disease than residents ofurban areas.

Why?Relative to metro residents, rural residents:

- Are older

- Have lower education levels & lower income

- Have higher incidence of smoking, obesity, & lower levels of physical activity

- Experience lower access to helath care (affordability,

  proximinty & quality)

- Are more likely to be self-empoloyed --> lack health 

  insurance

- Have lower levels of social support/cohesion

• Social support b/t ethnicities
• This support can assist & guide with financial needs
• Concentrated academic support
• The ethnicities will likely be in similar social classes so lower comparison of themselves (an ethnicity) to others --> lower stress