Access to healthy food in urban and rural areas: An empirical analysis
Introduction Health problems such as obesity and related illnesses have been attributed to
the lack of both spatial and economic access to healthy food. Even though access to healthy …
the lack of both spatial and economic access to healthy food. Even though access to healthy …
Using urban commuting data to calculate a spatiotemporal accessibility measure for food environment studies
Improving spatial access to healthy foods in urban regions is recognized as an important
component of reducing the prevalence of chronic illness and achieving better health …
component of reducing the prevalence of chronic illness and achieving better health …
Examining healthy food accessibility and disparity in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Disparities in healthy food accessibility have long been a public health concern. This study
used the 2-step floating catchment area method to measure healthy food accessibility in …
used the 2-step floating catchment area method to measure healthy food accessibility in …
Comparing measures of accessibility to urban supermarkets for transit and auto users
MJ Widener - The Professional Geographer, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Research on access to healthy foods often emphasizes the spatial proximity of residents to
food stores like supermarkets as a way to gauge overall accessibility. Much of the literature …
food stores like supermarkets as a way to gauge overall accessibility. Much of the literature …
Measuring food access in Melbourne: access to healthy and fast foods by car, bus and foot in an urban municipality in Melbourne
CM Burns, AD Inglis - Health & place, 2007 - Elsevier
Access to healthy food can be an important determinant of a healthy diet. This paper
describes the assessment of access to healthy and unhealthy foods using a GIS accessibility …
describes the assessment of access to healthy and unhealthy foods using a GIS accessibility …
Disparities in spatio-temporal accessibility to fresh foods in Shanghai, China
D Wang, L Li - Applied Geography, 2022 - Elsevier
Disparities in fresh food accessibility are an important topic in health geography. Existing
studies focus on the spatial component of food accessibility and are mostly conducted in …
studies focus on the spatial component of food accessibility and are mostly conducted in …
Integrating multiple transportation modes into measures of spatial food accessibility
J Zhang, L Mao - Journal of Transport & Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction People can access to healthy food via different modes of transportation, such as
traveling by car, transit, bicycle and foot. We categorize current measures of food …
traveling by car, transit, bicycle and foot. We categorize current measures of food …
Understanding accessibility to snap-accepting food store locations: Disentangling the roles of transportation and socioeconomic status
Research suggests that spatial inaccessibility to food stores adversely affects the health
status of individuals living in predominantly low income or racial minority geographic areas …
status of individuals living in predominantly low income or racial minority geographic areas …
Capturing individuals' food environments using flexible space-time accessibility measures
Within the geography, transportation, and public health communities there has been intense
interest in better understanding the linkages between health outcomes such as obesity rates …
interest in better understanding the linkages between health outcomes such as obesity rates …
Measuring individuals' spatial access to healthy foods by incorporating mobility, time, and mode: Activity space measures
Spatial access to healthy foods has drawn growing attention regarding the relationship with
people's health conditions and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Individuals' …
people's health conditions and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Individuals' …