Finding Healthy Food: The Effects of ‘Food Deserts’ on Public Housing Residents Living with Diabetes
Year Developed: 2020
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff
C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.)
Clinicians
Enabling Staff
Outreach Staff
PCAs
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Health in Public Housing (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This blog post by NCHPH highlights the adverse effects of food deserts, and describes how food deserts can impact diabetic residents living in public housing communities.
Resource Details: This publication goes into detail about food desserts and their negative effects on health, especially the health of people of underserved communities.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Emerging Issues, Quality, , Special and Vulnerable Populations, Health Equity
Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, , Population Health, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Quality Improvement.
Keywords: Access to Care, Community Engagement, Comorbidities, Health Risk and Behavior, Nutrition, Obesity, Outreach, Planning, Prevention, Quality Measures, Residents of Public Housing.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.