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The Dayton Food System: Current Access To Food In Dayton And Future Possibilities, Katherine A. Liutkus
The Dayton Food System: Current Access To Food In Dayton And Future Possibilities, Katherine A. Liutkus
Honors Theses
Downtown Dayton and its surrounding areas are considered to be a food desert by the USDA, which means there is limited access to healthy foods within a .5 mile radius. The implications of this include driving further for groceries or turning to convenience stores for highly processed foods. This has created health concerns for the residents of Dayton, including obesity and diabetes. The purpose of this study was to understand the food system issues, their complexity and implications, and to understand what groups are currently doing to support the food system, and what is necessary to push the issues forward …