/tags/food-deserts Food Deserts en-US Copyright Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-06-10/this-steubenville-store-connects-its-farmers-to-its-community-a-model-that-has-federal-backing The Grocery Box in Steubenville offers local fresh food to the downtown area. The USDA hopes to fund similar operations through the state. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-06-10/this-steubenville-store-connects-its-farmers-to-its-community-a-model-that-has-federal-backing Kendall Crawford /news/2021-09-28/linden-residents-welcome-free-market-and-pharmacy With funding from the city of Columbus, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Columbus Next Generation Corporation and a couple nonprofits, the Linden Fresh Food Market now provides free food and pharmacy access to residents who qualify. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:33:26 GMT /news/2021-09-28/linden-residents-welcome-free-market-and-pharmacy Scott Good /coronavirus/2021-07-19/covid-heightened-disparities-in-food-access-ohio-state-study-finds An Ohio State University study indicates existing disparities in access to food only grew during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:21:31 GMT /coronavirus/2021-07-19/covid-heightened-disparities-in-food-access-ohio-state-study-finds Nick Evans /wvxu-stories/2020-09-14/a-fruitful-effort-is-happening-near-cincinnatis-food-deserts A Cincinnati man is on a mission to plant 100 orchards in the next decade as a way to help feed people in food deserts. WVXU recently visited his first... Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:00:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-09-14/a-fruitful-effort-is-happening-near-cincinnatis-food-deserts Ann Thompson /wyso-stories/2020-02-21/fighting-food-scarcity-in-old-north-dayton When a tornado tore through Old North Dayton on Memorial Day, one of the buildings destroyed was the neighborhood's last affordable, full-service... Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:51:27 GMT /wyso-stories/2020-02-21/fighting-food-scarcity-in-old-north-dayton Jason Reynolds /news-partners/2019-12-19/how-online-grocery-delivery-could-help-alleviate-food-deserts Delivery service could make it easier to access fresh, healthy food in these areas, a study finds. It lends support to a pilot program that lets people pay for these groceries with food stamps. Thu, 19 Dec 2019 12:00:18 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-19/how-online-grocery-delivery-could-help-alleviate-food-deserts Isabella Gomez Sarmiento /news-partners/2019-12-16/opinion-obesity-is-linked-to-food-insecurity-snap-cuts-may-make-both-worse Over 11% of U.S. households worry about running out of food and rationing what they have. Meanwhile, 2 in 5 adults are obese. Research suggests the links between the two are stronger than we think. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:15:48 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-16/opinion-obesity-is-linked-to-food-insecurity-snap-cuts-may-make-both-worse Elsa Pearson /wyso-stories/2019-12-11/old-north-dayton-rallies-after-memorial-day-tornadoes-create-supermarket-desert The Old North Dayton Neighborhood Association is organizing a new effort to transport residents to nearby grocery stores after a tornado ripped apart... Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:28:16 GMT /wyso-stories/2019-12-11/old-north-dayton-rallies-after-memorial-day-tornadoes-create-supermarket-desert Jason Reynolds