Building assets and resilience : the role of the local food system in reducing health and economic disparities

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Title:	Building assets and resilience : the role of the local food system in reducing health and economic disparities
Author:	Muraida, Laura Cristina
Abstract:	In recent years, studies have linked various structural and environmental factors to disproportionately increased rates of morbidity, mortality, and adverse health outcomes in low-income racial and ethnic minority neighborhoods. Among the adverse health outcomes, is the constraint on the ability to access and afford a healthy diet. While local food systems play a significant role in influencing urban health and well-being outcomes, they also present an opportunity to develop community-based assets and resilience. By identifying limitations and successes in current food system literature and practice, this report examines how a more comprehensive approach to equitable community health and wellness can be achieved and sustained. Effective disparity reduction relies on cross-sectoral partnerships that not only promote food equity, but also provide participatory social, economic, and educational opportunities to marginalized communities.
Department:	Community and Regional Planning
Subject:	Food system planning Local food systems Nutrition Health aspects Social equality San Antonio Texas United States City planning Food supply Urban health Diet Public health Economic aspects
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3590
Date:	2011-05