Food Deserts and Food Swamps: A Primer
This document is intended for environmental public health professionals, whose work may include healthy built environments or healthy communities. The document introduces food environments such as food deserts and food swamps, discusses the related health implications, provides the rationale for consideration by non-nutrition professionals, and highlights some opportunities for action and collaboration with provincial and municipal governments, as well as business operators
Resource Information
Date
October 1, 2017
Author
National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health
Type
Evidence Summary, Report
Setting
Children's Service/Child Care, Community Garden, Community-at-large, Grocery/Retail, Mobile Vending, Recreation Centre, Restaurant/Food Service Premise, School, Workplace
Age
Prenatal, Infant, Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11), Youth (12-17), Adults (18-64), Older Adults (65 and over)
Topic
Chronic Disease Prevention, Food Environment, Food Security & Access to Food, Health Equity, Healthy Eating
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional, Provincial, National
Tags
chronic disease prevention, dietary intake, food access, food environment, food literacy, food marketing, food security, food skills, health equity, healthy eating, menu labelling, nutrition education, policy, processed foods, retail, social determinants of health