The health equity dimensions of urban food systems

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Dixon, Jane ^a   Omwega, Abiud M ^b   Friel, Sharon ^c   Burns, Cate ^d   Donati, Kelly ^e   Carlisle, Rachel ^f  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health inequities; Nutrition transition; Social determinants of nutrition; Urban agriculture and food distribution; Urban food and nutrition systems; Urban nutrition interventions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OVERNUTRITION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; URBAN POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KENYA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POVERTY; THAILAND; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34249046408     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9176-4     Document Type: Article

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