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- Title
Access in the Food Environment: A Health Equity Approach Reveals Unequal Opportunity.
- Authors
Diehl, Jessica A.; Heard, Debbie; Lockhart, Steven; Main, Deborah S.
- Abstract
Evidence shows that not all places offer people equal access to affordable, healthy food; unequal access is a potential explanation for disparities in health. This study applied the theoretically grounded social science concept of health equity to shift the focus from equal (same for all) to equitable (needs-based) access. Using data from Taking Neighborhood Health to Heart (TNH2H), a large community-based participatory research (CBPR) initiative in Denver, Colorado, this article examines how food access can vary based on social advantage and disadvantage (n = 926). Findings uncovered important inequities and demonstrated a new and promising approach to understanding the food environment–health relationship.
- Subjects
DENVER (Colo.); COMMUNITY-based participatory research; HEALTH equity; SOCIAL constructionism
- Publication
Journal of Planning Education & Research, 2020, Vol 40, Issue 1, p69
- ISSN
0739-456X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0739456X17745358