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 ...

The Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act would provide incentives to food providers to expand access to healthy foods.

Harrison Food Bank supports 800 to 1,000 families weekly in "food deserts," but a lack of transportation poses a major ...

Food deserts are geographic areas where residents do not have access to supermarkets or grocery stores. Using a national sample of adults across the United States, the UTSA researchers learned that ...

You’ve probably heard the term "food desert" to describe a place where residents have limited access to affordable, healthy ...

Pilot Program to address food insecurity in 14 primary food deserts. The program will award up to $30 million in grants, ranging from $50,000 to $500,000, to both nonprofit and for-profit ...

City leaders say they’re taking steps to address the food deserts. A food desert is defined as an area without access to fresh food within a mile, and most people living there are low-income.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A State Democratic plan would create a commission that would recommend policies to reduce food deserts in Illinois. It would also review current policies to see if ...

It's been months since a corner store expanded near 21st Street and Piatt, giving people living in the 21st Street and Grove area access to fresh produce and meat within walking distance.