Date of Award
Fall 2015
Document Type
Masters Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.S. in Geographic Information Science
Organizational Unit
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment
First Advisor
Steven Hick
Keywords
Healthy food financing initiative, Food deserts, Limited access to nutritious foods, Obesity in children and adults
Abstract
The purpose of this Capstone will be to provide city, county, and eventually state, entities with the knowledge to better identify those areas which would fall under the auspice of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, as laid out in a report by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Council on “Food Deserts.” Food deserts are those areas in which access to nutritious foods is limited by distance, by lack of transportation, or both. Food deserts have also been linked to obesity in children and adults, with the attendant health problems. With this knowledge, starting at the local level, it is hoped that people in areas needing assistance can be better identified.
Copyright Date
8-1-2015
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Christopher Rahm
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
32 pgs
File Size
2.8 MB
Recommended Citation
Rahm, Christopher, "Food Deserts: USDA Report Review" (2015). Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones. 68.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/geog_ms_capstone/68