Food Deserts Flashcards
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Food desert
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- areas in the U.S. where people have limited access to a variety of health and affordable food
- Food Empowerment Project (FEP) considers terms like food apartheid and food oppression to be more accurate
- over abundance of fast food and processed foods
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Socioeconomic
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- usually found in Black and Brown communities and low-income areas
- wealthy districts have 3 times as many supermarkets as poor ones does
- grocery stores in African-American communities are usually smaller with less selection
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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- very large or vary sparse populations
- low income
- high level of unemployment
- inaqeduate access of transportation
- a low number of food retailers providing fresh produce at affordable prices
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Causes and effects
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- absence of grocery stores within convenient traveling distance = about 2.3 million people (2.2% of all U.S. households) live more than one mile away from a supermarket and doesn’t have a car
- economic factors reduced the number of the grocery stores, asking them few and far
- urban area = food shopping requires multiple bus or train rides
- suburban and rural areas = public transportation is wither very limited or unavailable
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Challenges and comorbidities
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- food options are more likely to be high in sugar, sodium, and unhealthy fat which likely leads to….
- obesity
- diabetes
- stroke
- hypertension
- nutritional deficiencies
- cardiovascular disease
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Physical (occupational limitations)
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- cardiovascular disease
- weight-gain and obesity
- nutritional
- deficiencies
- HTN
- thyroid disease
- Type 2 diabetes
- osteoporosis
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Cognitive (occupational limitations)
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- anxiety caused by not knowing where your next meal will come from
- faster decline in orientation
- mental illness, negative body image, and eating disorders
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Social (occupational limitations)
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- difficulty locating culturally appropriate food
- lack of meal options for those with gluten/diary allergies
- social isolation
- poverty, love educational attainment, and low income
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Impact on ADLs/IADLs
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- obesity and osteoporosis = decreased functional mobility
- low energy = bathing/grooming becomes difficult
- fast food = less meal preparation
- lack of community mobility
- decreased safety
- shipping impacted due to lack of access
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Impact on social participation
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- less social eating
- lack of community mobility = social isolation
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Impact on health management
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- poor nutrition management
- difficult yo be physically active with chronic conditions
- transportation barriers = difficult to go to medical appointments/pharmacy
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Impact on sleep
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- increased fatigue
- anxiety/stress interfere with sleep
- sleep apnea
- diets high in saturated fats/sugar = less restorative sleep, wake more often
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Toni’s lived experience
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- lives in the Southeast part of Washington D.C.
- is 71 years old
- takes 2 buses to get to the closest grocery store (40 minutes each way)
- receives food stamps every month
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Analysis of Toni’s lived experience
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- most food deserts are found in low-income communities like Toni’s = 150,000 people in the D.C. area live in a food desert
- transportation in a major barrier for those without a car = forgetting a grocery bag added time to her commute
- nutritional deficits = these neighbors lack grocery stores but still have fast food
- food apartheids = “something that is planned”
- even the closest grocery store Amy not be the most convenient
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Key takeaways
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- food deserts are areas with limited access to fresh and health foods, whether it be due to distance or prices
- often found in low income areas with lack of transportation
- affects many areas of daily life beyond just physical implications
- must understand the client’s lived experience to address the specific limitations they face
