Structural violence, urban retail food markets, and low birth weight.
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.
Lane
Sandra D
SD
Health and Wellness, Syracuse University, New York 13244 1230, USA. sdlane@syr.edu
Keefe
Robert H
RH
Rubinstein
Robert
R
Levandowski
Brooke A
BA
Webster
Noah
N
Cibula
Donald A
DA
Boahene
Adwoa K
AK
Dele-Michael
Olabisi
O
Carter
Darlene
D
Jones
Tanika
T
Wojtowycz
Martha
M
Brill
Jessica
J
D000328:Adult; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000209:etiology*; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D008913:Minority Groups; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014505:Urban Population