However, the issue goes beyond just the proximity of grocery stores — it is deeply intertwined with larger systemic ...

The Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act would provide incentives to food providers to expand access to healthy foods.

United Against Poverty (UAP) has unveiled a new refrigerated truck to help bring food into Central Florida food deserts. The ...

Take a look at how far people have to travel to buy real food. A solution for America’s food deserts, Stockbox brings more than just produce to neighborhoods without fresh food. It’s an entire ...

John Husted’s wish to block sugary purchases with SNAP benefits has reignited a contentious policy discussion on whether the government should regulate what foods people can buy, and Friday’s Today in ...

Food insecurity and food deserts continue to affect people throughout the state, and in high proportions in Madison and Milwaukee. One in 14 Wisconsinites currently face food concerns, according to ...

Pilot Program to address food insecurity in 14 primary food deserts. The program will award up to $30 million in grants, ranging from $50,000 to $500,000, to both nonprofit and for-profit ...

City leaders say they’re taking steps to address the food deserts. A food desert is defined as an area without access to fresh food within a mile, and most people living there are low-income.

At the same time, obesity is the second leading cause of premature death in the North America and Europe ... Modified Retail Food Environment Index (mRFEI)—a national sample that measures food deserts ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A State Democratic plan would create a commission that would recommend policies to reduce food deserts in Illinois. It would also review current policies to see if ...