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Increasing access to fruits and vegetables: Perspectives from the New York City experience

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  • Sacks, R.
  • Yi, S.S.
  • Nonas, C.

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Broad recognition now exists that price, availability, and other structural factors are meaningful barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption, particularly among low-income adults. Beginning in 2005, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene used the social-ecological model to develop a multifaceted effort to increase fruit and vegetable access citywide, with emphasis in lowincome neighborhoods. Overall, the percentage of New York City adults who reported consuming no fruits and vegetables in the previous day decreased slightly over a 10-year period (2002:14.3% [95% confidence interval = 13.4%, 15.2%]; 2012:12.5% [95% confidence interval = 11.4%, 13.6%]; Pfor trend

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  • Sacks, R. & Yi, S.S. & Nonas, C., 2015. "Increasing access to fruits and vegetables: Perspectives from the New York City experience," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(5), pages 29-37.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302587_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302587
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    1. Saoli Chanda & Mahadev Bhat & Kateel G. Shetty & Krishnaswamy Jayachandran, 2021. "Technology, Policy, and Market Adaptation Mechanisms for Sustainable Fresh Produce Industry: The Case of Tomato Production in Florida, USA," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-23, May.
    2. Hebinck, Aniek & Selomane, Odirilwe & Veen, Esther & de Vrieze, Anke & Hasnain, Saher & Sellberg, My & Sovová, Lucie & Thompson, Kyle & Vervoort, Joost & Wood, Amanda, 2020. "Exploring the transformative potential of urban food: a future research agenda," SocArXiv 4k6dh, Center for Open Science.

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