SAN ANTONIO – Food deserts are not a new problem in San Antonio. In 2015, the City of San Antonio and Metro Health said 28% of people in town live in one. The term refers to areas where residents live ...

Residents in some neighborhoods of Los Angeles live in food deserts, creating systematic barriers to healthy eating. The nonprofit organization Food Empowerment Project defines a “food desert” as a ...

60S AND LOWER 70S. WELL, LOCAL NONPROFIT SAYS AROUND 30% OF PEOPLE IN OUR STATE LIVE IN PLACES CONSIDERED FOOD DESERTS. KOAT U-N-M HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASHE SPOKE WITH DARLENE MELENDEZ ABOUT WHAT THIS ...

Mariam Nunez shares how communities fight food deserts and reclaim food access. Food deserts limit access to healthy, affordable food — especially in communities of color. Angela Fitzgerald visits ...

We talk a lot about eating healthier — more greens, less sugar, fewer processed foods. But what if access to those healthier choices isn't actually a choice for everyone? Obesity is an increasingly ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — As Las Vegas continues to grapple with food insecurity, one area non-profit is hoping to tackle the issues and provide residents in food deserts with fresh produce. On Saturday, The ...

Residents of Tallahassee's Griffin Heights community gathered on a sunny day in September to watch the city's mayor and a handful of other dignitaries break ground at the site of a neighborhood ...

At least one in six Arizonans face food insecurity, with a large part of the problem being access to healthy and fresh food. People living in these food deserts rely on convenience stores or fast food ...

An interactive map of neighborhoods lacking easy access to fresh food was released late last month. Ohio — as well as every other state — is flecked with black census tracts that meet the group’s ...

Food deserts are areas where nutritious food is unaffordable or inaccessible in necessary quantities. A recent study by researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of Nottingham, ...