Archived articles

Food deserts

Published Spring 2023

The world's food systems are in peril—but there's still time to act / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Published Spring 2017

Public health researcher Debra Furr-Holden leads center in Flint, Michigan, to help address unpotable water, food deserts / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Nutrition

Published May 4, 2016

New documentary explores alternative ways communities around the U.S. access fresh food

Published Nov 2, 2015

Federal policy changes lead to healthier options in urban 'food deserts,' study suggests / School of Public Health

Fresh idea

Published July 29, 2015

JHU doctoral students win Abell Foundation award for proposal to use surplus food to help address Baltimore's 'food deserts'

Published June 10, 2015

Report: One in four Baltimore residents lives in a city neighborhood with limited access to healthy foods

Nutrition

Published Spring 2014

When it comes to having healthy food options in a neighborhood, the racial composition matters. / Johns Hopkins Magazine