title: US secondary schools and food outlets.
abstract: We examined the availability of fast food restaurants and convenience stores within walking distance (0.5 miles or 805 m) of US public secondary schools. We found that one-third of schools nationwide have at least one fast food restaurant or convenience store within walking distance. In multivariate analyses, schools in the lowest-income versus the highest-income neighborhoods have more fast food restaurants and convenience stores, while schools in African-American versus White neighborhoods generally have fewer food outlets. Furthermore, urban neighborhoods with a high school versus no secondary school have more food outlets. Curbing the obesity epidemic among adolescents requires addressing the food environment surrounding schools.
authors: College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. szenk@uic.edu
authors: Shannon N
authors: SN
authors: Zenk
authors: Lisa M
authors: LM
authors: Powell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005522:Food Services; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D011203:Poverty; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012574:Schools; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population