1. Structural violence, urban retail food markets, and low birth weight.
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Lane SD, Keefe RH, Rubinstein R, Levandowski BA, Webster N, Cibula DA, Boahene AK, Dele-Michael O, Carter D, Jones T, Wojtowycz M, and Brill J
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- Adult, Commerce economics, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Logistic Models, Minority Groups, New York epidemiology, Poverty, Pregnancy, Residence Characteristics, Commerce trends, Fetal Growth Retardation etiology, Food Supply economics, Health Status Disparities, Urban Population
- 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.
- Published
- 2008
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