Background Obesity rates are recognized to be at epidemic levels throughout much of the
world, posing significant threats to both the health and financial security of many nations …

Environmental justice is concerned with an equitable distribution of environmental burdens.
These burdens comprise immediate health hazards as well as subtle inequities, such as …

Recipient of the 28th Heinz Awards for the Economy: Leah Penniman James Beard
Foundation Leadership Award 2019: Leah Penniman Choice Reviews, Outstanding …

There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local
food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and …

Background—Poor lifestyle behaviors, including suboptimal diet, physical inactivity, and
tobacco use, are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Although even modest …

Importance Neighborhood environments may influence the risk for develo** type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but, to our knowledge, no longitudinal study has evaluated …

This review outlines several key aspects of the new rural-urban interface and the growing
interpenetration of American rural and urban life. The historical coincidence of spatial and …

The power of citizen science to contribute to both science and society is gaining increased
recognition, particularly in physics and biology. Although there is a long history of public …

In the past decade, progressive public health advocates and food justice activists have
increasingly argued that food deserts, which they define as neighborhoods lacking available …