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This paper presents findings from our longitudinal study of food environments in two exemplary, contrasting urban neighborhoods in Downtown Albany, New York. The "minority neighborhood" (74% racial/ethnic minority population) is a "food desert" by the United States Department of Agriculture's definition, whereas the adjacent "mixed neighborhood" (33% minority population) is not. The long‐term trend analysis (1970–2018) of the macro‐level food environment found that although the minority neighborhood lost all supermarkets and remains supermarket‐less since the late 1990s, the mixed neighborhood was able to retain several supermarkets and since 2008, it gained a new supermarket every 3–5 years. The medium‐term trend analysis (2003–2015) of the micro‐level food environment revealed a more complex picture of changing food environments. The total number of food stores in the minority neighborhood increased in much greater rates than the mixed neighborhood in the 12‐year period, and accordingly, the standardized availability measures for "any" fresh fruits and fresh vegetables increased significantly in the minority neighborhood. The standardized availability measure for adequate (five or more) varieties of nutritionally desirable fresh fruits and vegetables, however, did not increase in the minority neighborhood. Because the mixed neighborhood saw steady increases in such measures, disparities between the two neighborhoods grew incrementally and reached the highest point (rate ratio of over 5.0) in 2015. In this paper, there are also sections to provide historical and contextual background of our food environment research, as well as discussion on intervention ideas to address the disparities in fresh produce availability focusing on ethnic markets.

ch.1. Introduction : why environment and food? -- ch. 2. The global agri-food system -- ch. 3. The agro-ecology of primary food production -- ch. 4. Global challenges for food protection -- ch. 5. Final foods and their consequences -- ch. 6. Rethinking food security -- ch. 7. Towards a sustainable agri-food system -- ch. 8. Conclusion.

"We regularly find ourselves in food environments that promote the consumption of high fat and sugary foods rather than encouraging us to eat more fruit and vegetables. However, because of increased media attention, people are becoming more interested in alternative approaches to improving the many food-related decisions we make daily. Transforming Food Environments features evidence from several disciplines exploring initiatives that have improved food environments and discusses the importance of achieving success in equitable and sustainable ways. The book presents information on diverse food environments followed by methods that help readers become aware of the design of interventions and food policies. It covers food environments in schools, workplaces, and community centres as well as fast food establishments and food marketing. The book presents methods to help encourage better food choices and purchase of healthier foods. It explores persuasion tactics used by health professionals such as changing availability and/or price, using nudging techniques, and food labelling. Led by Editor Charlotte Evans, Associate Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health Nutrition at the University of Leeds; and written by an international range of authors from countries including the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United Kingdom, this multidisciplinary book appeals to students, researchers, public health professionals and policy makers. It also raises awareness and provides a comprehensive treatment of the importance of our environments on food choice"--

"Local Food Environments: Food Access in America, Second Edition, presents four sections of information on (1) disparities between local food environments in the United States; (2) effect of restricted local food environments on dietary intake; (3) interventions to local food environment and their impact on communities; and (d) macro-level influence on the development of local food environments. All chapters include learning objectives and study questions. Equips learners with the tools necessary to design and implement effective interventions within their area's local food environment. Focuses on local food environment disparities and dietary intake. Discusses macro-level Influences on local food environments including U.S. federal and local policies affecting land-use; food production and of course food retailing"--

Preliminary Material /K. Inglis -- Introduction /K. Inglis -- Chapter One. Eligible Candidates And Procedural Steps To Accession /K. Inglis -- Chapter Two. The Copenhagen Criteria: Efforts Required Before And After Accession /K. Inglis -- Chapter Three. Instruments Of The Pre-Accession Strategy: From Agenda 2000 To Date /K. Inglis -- Chapter Four. Accession Treaties: Transitional Arrangements And Other Means To Ease The Impact Of Enlargement /K. Inglis -- Chapter Five. New Flexibility Mechanisms In The Fifth And Sixth Accession Treaties /K. Inglis -- Chapter Six. EU Environment Law /K. Inglis -- Chapter Seven. EU Agri-Food Law /K. Inglis -- Conclusions /K. Inglis -- Annex I. Current Agri-Food Legislation In Force /K. Inglis -- Bibliography /K. Inglis -- Index /K. Inglis.

Progress by the New Zealand Government on implementing recommended food environment policies and priority recommendations

Progress by the New Zealand Government on implementing recommended food environment policies and priority recommendations

"Few things are as important as the food we eat. "Conversations in Food Studies" demonstrates the value of interdisciplinary research through the cross-pollination of disciplinary, epistemological, and methodological perspectives. Widely diverse essays, ranging from the meaning of milk, to the bring-your-own-wine movement, to urban household waste, are the product of collaborating teams of interdisciplinary authors. Readers are invited to engage and reflect on the theories and practices underlying some of the most important issues facing the emerging field of food studies today. Conversations in Food Studies brings to the table thirteen original contributions organized around the themes of representation, governance, disciplinary boundaries, and, finally, learning through food. This collection offers an important and groundbreaking approach to food studies as it examines and reworks the boundaries that have traditionally structured the academy and that underlie much of food studies literature."--