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A 2009 study of rural food deserts found key differences in overall health, access to food, and the social environment of rural residents when they were compared to urban dwellers. [25] Rural residents report overall poorer health and more physical limitations, with 12% rating their health as fair or poor, compared to 9% of urban residents. [ 25 ]
The "CBS Mornings'" series "Rebuilding America" shows how a California organization is helping to provide neighbors with better access to fruits and vegetables in food deserts.
California farm workers also face increased health problems, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or high glucose levels, with one-fifth of male farm workers having at least two of the above. [25] In particular, childhood obesity is prevalent; Latino children face higher rates of childhood obesity than non-Latino children. [6]
According to the USDA, in 2015, about 19 million people, around 6% of the United States population, lived in a food desert, and 2.1 million households both lived in a food desert and lacked access to a vehicle. [25] However, the definition and number of people living in food deserts is constantly evolving as it depends on census information. [28]
The most common examples involve denial of credit and insurance, denial of healthcare, and the development of food deserts in minority neighborhoods. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Reverse redlining occurs when a lender or insurer targets majority-minority neighborhood residents with inflated interest rates by taking advantage of the lack of lending competition ...
California is as car crazy as ever, with insurance rates increasing to match. Data analyzed by the insurance comparison website Insurify showed the average annual cost of full coverage in ...
A longitudinal study of food deserts in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that supermarket availability is generally unrelated to fruit and vegetable recommendations and overall diet quality. [59] In a 2018 article in Guernica, Karen Washington states that factors beyond physical access suggest the community should reexamine the word food desert itself.
Over the past two years, drivers have felt the financial squeeze of soaring insurance rates, with the average cost of full coverage car insurance increasing by 31 percent since January 2023. While ...