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A Rural And Urban Study Of The Food Environment In Select Nevada Geographies, Joseph Nickelson
A Rural And Urban Study Of The Food Environment In Select Nevada Geographies, Joseph Nickelson
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
National and county level examination of urban and rural food environments has taken place, but primary validation of venue existence and in-venue data are lacking. The literature show disparities in access to healthy foods through low density of large grocers/supermarkets, low variety and quality of produce and higher prices for a healthy diet in rural versus urban geographies. Rural areas are of unique concern due to poor health indicators such as higher obesity rates, higher diabetes rates, lower incomes and lower educations than urban residents. The goal of this study was to explore differences in the community and consumer level …
Aging And Fermentation As Adaptive Food Management Strategies In The Arctic, Celeste Giordano
Aging And Fermentation As Adaptive Food Management Strategies In The Arctic, Celeste Giordano
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This dissertation is composed of three papers: one published article, one article under review for publication, and one published commentary. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the dissertation as a whole – a work that investigates food aging and fermentation techniques in an indigenous Yup’ik Alaskan community, proposes an adaptive explanation for these strategies in the circumpolar north, and explores the potential importance of them cross-culturally and evolutionarily. Chapter 2 is a paper that describes the seal poke storage system – an indigenous food preservation and storage technique that Yup’ik Alaskans used to manage food security up until approximately one …