The concept of the food desert has been around long enough that it feels almost like a fact of nature. Tens of millions of Americans live in low-income communities with no easy access to fresh ...

Residents of Tallahassee's Griffin Heights community gathered on a sunny day in September to watch the city's mayor and a handful of other dignitaries break ground at the site of a neighborhood ...

Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables is key to staying healthy and avoiding diseases such as heart disease and stroke. But it's often easier said than done. Places where many people eat poorly are ...

We talk a lot about eating healthier — more greens, less sugar, fewer processed foods. But what if access to those healthier choices isn't actually a choice for everyone? Obesity is an increasingly ...

Saving A Hero's Place creates custom memorial chairs honoring officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty, helping departments remember those they've lost. Read full article: BCSO: Woman ...

60S AND LOWER 70S. WELL, LOCAL NONPROFIT SAYS AROUND 30% OF PEOPLE IN OUR STATE LIVE IN PLACES CONSIDERED FOOD DESERTS. KOAT U-N-M HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASHE SPOKE WITH DARLENE MELENDEZ ABOUT WHAT THIS ...

Residents in some neighborhoods of Los Angeles live in food deserts, creating systematic barriers to healthy eating. The nonprofit organization Food Empowerment Project defines a “food desert” as a ...

Food deserts are areas where nutritious food is unaffordable or inaccessible in necessary quantities. A recent study by researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of Nottingham, ...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced a new executive order Tuesday aimed at improving access to groceries and medicine across the city, following the recent closure of the Fred Meyer store in Lake ...

At least one in six Arizonans face food insecurity, with a large part of the problem being access to healthy and fresh food. People living in these food deserts rely on convenience stores or fast food ...