What does SNAP benefit usage tell us about food access in low-income neighborhoods?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-99

  Shannon, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food access; Food deserts; GIS; SNAP; Twin Cities

Indexed keywords

FOOD; GIS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MAPPING; NEIGHBORHOOD; NUTRITION; RETAILING;

ARTICLE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SHOPPING; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; SAINT PAUL; UNITED STATES;

FOOD ACCESS; FOOD DESERTS; GIS; SNAP; TWIN CITIES;

CITIES; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84897015767     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.021     Document Type: Article

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