Introduction of farm stands in low-income communities increases fruit and vegetable among community residents

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1137-1143

  Evans, Alexandra E ^a   Jennings, Rose ^a   Smiley, Andrew W ^b   Medina, Jose L ^a   Sharma, Shreela V ^a   Rutledge, Ronda ^b   Stigler, Melissa H ^a   Hoelscher, Deanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Sustainable Food Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental change; Farmers' market; Food access; Fruit and vegetable consumption; Low income communities

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD MARKET; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FARM STAND; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GREEN SALAD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MARKETING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84864824282     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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