Food Insecurity in Tucson, Arizona: An Analysis of the Potential Impact of Food Distribution Resources to Combat Food Deserts
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2019-05-03Keywords
Food AccessMentor
Sanderford, DrewInstructor
Iuliano, JoeyMetadata
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The University of Arizona.Rights
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This item is part of the Sustainable Built Environments collection. For more information, contact http://sbe.arizona.edu.Abstract
This research paper aims to examine the food insecurity in Tucson, Arizona and how the use of surplus food distribution markets could be a factor in relieving some of that insecurity. The resources that will be included in this study will be community gardens, farmers markets, and Market on the Move (MOM)/Produce on Wheels Without Waste (POWWOW) projects. After surveying 140 users of MOM/POWWOW, there was no clear demographic of the users. Additionally, less than 10% of the markets were located in food deserts, which emphasizes that there is room to expand markets to these areas to serve vulnerable populations.Description
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