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APPLIED GEOGRAPHY
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 1224-1231Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.09.004
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Public health; Food deserts; Nutrition
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The purpose of the project described in this paper was to assess and describe the food environment facing public assistance clients in a rural county in Maine. Using the concept of a food desert and an objective tool for rating participating food outlets, the research team developed a spatial model of client access to healthy foods. The final map shows that most rural residents are within acceptable distances of well-rated stores, though these may not be supermarkets. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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