Improving the nutritional resource environment for healthy living through community-based participatory research
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 July 2003Open access
the REACH Coalition of the African American Building a Legacy of Health Project, David C. Sloane, Allison Diamant, LaVonna B. Lewis, Antronette K. Yancey, Gwendolyn Flynn
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The authors conclude from these results that the health disparities experienced by African-American communities have origins that extend beyond the health delivery system and individual behaviors inasmuch as adherence to the healthy lifestyle associated with low chronic disease risk is more difficult in resource-poor neighborhoods than inresource-rich ones.
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Healthy food products were significantly less available in the target areas. The authors conclude from these results that the health disparities experienced by African-American communities have origins that extend beyond the health delivery system and individual behaviors inasmuch as adherence to the healthy lifestyle associated with low chronic disease risk is more difficult in resource-poor neighborhoods than in resource-rich ones.
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