Can a food justice movement improve nutrition and health? A case study of the emerging food movement in New York City

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 623-636

  Freudenberg, Nicholas ^a   McDonough, John ^a   Tsui, Emma ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Food environment; Food policy; New York City; Social movements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DECISION MAKING; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 80052884423     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9598-x     Document Type: Article

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