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Map the Meal Gap study finds that in the Coachella Valley desert region, the food insecurity rate is more than 15%. This translates into approximately one in six people being at risk of wondering ...

The term "food desert" describes this concern ... We used other data sets (online business directories, store locators and Google maps) to plot the locations of food outlets and make an initial ...

A food desert is an area where affordable and healthy foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, aren't easy to get. Here's a look at what causes them, how living in one can affect your health ...

This is the Seva Collective food pantry in Santa Ana, California, a food desert — a geographic area where residents struggle to consistently access nutritious food. Born in a crucial time of ...

Much like food deserts—areas where people lack adequate ... For instance, a pharmacy in Oxnard, California, sits in the middle of several census tracts and serves as the keystone pharmacy ...

Nearly 24 million Americans live in food deserts, low-income neighborhoods with no access to affordable, fresh, healthy food. As a result, people who live in these areas often have poor diets that ...

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every ... which is long considered to be a food desert. “Even if you have access to grocery stores and money to pay the food ...