"We're, Like, the Most Unhealthy People in the Country": Using an Equity Lens to Reduce Barriers to Healthy Food Access in Rural Appalachia

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Examines barriers and facilitators for accessing healthy food in Martin County, Kentucky. Aims to develop socially-, culturally-, and historically-informed policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) interventions to reduce obesity in Appalachia and other areas.

Kathryn Cardarelli, Emily DeWitt, Rachel Gillespie, et al.

Preventing Chronic Disease, 17

12/2020

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Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kentucky