Mapping Food Stores & People at Risk for Food Insecurity in Lewiston, Maine

Authors

David E. Harris, University of Southern MaineFollow
AhouEl-Makarim Aboueissa, University of Southern MaineFollow
Michelle Vazquez Jacobus, University of Southern MaineFollow
Jigna Dharod, University of North Carolina at GreensboroFollow
Kirsten Walter, St. Mary's Nutrition CenterFollow

Volume

48

Issue

6

DOI

10.34068/joe.48.06.18

Abstract

Food insecurity threatens health. To understand how food store location contributes to food insecurity in Lewiston, Maine, we visited all city food stores, determined availability and cost of healthy food in each, and mapped the stores against residence locations of at-risk groups (households with a single-parent, without a car, or with income

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Recommended Citation

Harris, D. E., Aboueissa, A., Jacobus, M. V., Dharod, J., & Walter, K. (2010). Mapping Food Stores & People at Risk for Food Insecurity in Lewiston, Maine. The Journal of Extension, 48(6), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.48.06.18