Citation

Lane SD, Keefe RH, Rubinstein R, Levandowski BA, Webster N, Cibula DA, Boahene AK, Dele-Michael O, Carter D, Jones T, Wojtowycz M, Brill J. Health Place 2008; 14(3): 415-423.

Affiliation

Health and Wellness, Syracuse University, New York 13244 1230, USA. sdlane@syr.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.08.008

PMID

17928255

Abstract

This paper investigates urban retail food markets and health in Syracuse, New York. A structured observational analysis found that a majority of corner markets do not sell fresh produce or low fat dairy products, but conduct a lively business selling lottery tickets, cigarettes, and liquor. A comparison of census tracts with and without access to supermarkets that sell fresh produce and other healthy food found that pregnant women living in proximity to a supermarket had significantly fewer low birth weight births than other pregnant women regardless of income level.

Language: en