In poor health: Supermarket redlining and urban nutrition

摘要: Over the past 100 years, ethnic minorities and poor have become increasingly concentrated isolated in low-income urban neighborhoods. While demographic changes cities are well documented, parallel history of retailing is less known. Little research has been done on food retailing, particularly as they concern poor. As residential character neighborhoods changed during 20th century, so did amenities available those The low point for was 1980s, when experienced a net loss supermarkets even as, nationally, store openings exceeded closings. trend toward fewer, bigger stores located outside continued to present. Some critics referred this disinclination large chains locate `supermarket redlining'. Changes availability key element changing social conditions and, good nutrition critical health, contributing factor decline health. This paper will examine retail availability, impact these had health status poor, strategies utilized by address inadequate access quality sources, role distressed communities.