Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food-Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences - Report to Congress - Bog - Paperback

Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food-Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences - Report to Congress

This report fills a request for a study of food deserts-areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food-from the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The report summarizes findings of a national-level assessment of the extent and characteristics of food deserts, analysis of the consequences of food deserts, lessons learned from related Federal programs, and a discussion of policy options for alleviating the effects of food deserts. Overall, findings show that a small percentage..