But Where Can We Buy an Ounce of Prevention? Sprawl, Access, and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.
Fresh fruit and vegetable consumption (FFV) is integral to a healthy diet and increased longevity, yet 25.8 million Americans live in areas of restricted access, with under-resourced communities particularly vulnerable. To consider how immediate environment influences FFV, this study uses the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey (N = 122,265) to examine the influence of sprawl on FFV consumption. Findings indicate that higher sprawl relates to lower FFV consumption, and this relationship persists net of demographic covariates. Implications offer that social work's person-in-environment approach can increase FFV access in under-resourced communities.
a Department of Social Work , University of West Florida , Pensacola , Florida , USA.
Kellie
K
O'Dare Wilson
b College of Social Work, Florida State University , Tallahassee , Florida , USA.
Melissa
M
Radey
D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply; D005638:Fruit / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D014675:Vegetables / Q000600:supply & distribution*
Sprawl; barriers to access; fruit and vegetable consumption