Measuring food deserts in New York City's low-income neighborhoods
Measuring food deserts in New York City's low-income neighborhoods
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DOI：
10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.12.012
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发表时间：
2011-03-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
Van Wye, Gretchen
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作者：
Gordon, Cynthia;Purciel-Hill, Marnie;Van Wye, Gretchen
人们越来越关注导致健康状况不佳的环境因素，特别是在健康差距明显的地区。食物沙漠或不健康的食物环境的位置对应于非洲裔美国人/黑人居民比例最高的地区，这些居民患有许多慢性病的比例较高，包括我们研究地区的肥胖和糖尿病。本研究旨在通过研究纽约市低收入和较富裕社区的社区食物供应和获取，提高我们对社区环境对居民健康作用的理解。我们通过创造方法创新，记录了附近的食物环境和我们称之为“食物沙漠”的地区。我们计算了东部和中部哈莱姆以及北部和中部布鲁克林地区的最低分数，这些地区的黑人居民比例最高，家庭收入中位数最低。相比之下，最有利的食物沙漠得分是在上东区，一个以白色为主的中高收入地区。(C)2011爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
There has been growing interest in the environmental factors that contribute to poor health outcomes, particularly in areas where health disparities are pronounced. The locations of food deserts, or unhealthy food environments, correspond to areas with the highest proportions of African-American/Black residents, a population suffering from higher rates of many chronic conditions, including obesity and diabetes in our study area. This study seeks to enhance our understanding of the role of the neighborhood environment on residents' health, by examining neighborhood food availability and access in low-income and wealthier neighborhoods of New York City. We documented the neighborhood food environment and areas we call "food deserts" by creating methodological innovations. We calculated the lowest scores within East and Central Harlem and North and Central Brooklyn areas with the highest proportions of Black residents and the lowest median household incomes. By contrast, the most favorable food desert scores were on the Upper East Side, a predominantly white, middle and upper-income area. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.