Structural violence, urban retail food markets, and low birth weight

Sandra D. Lane; Robert H. Keefe; Robert Rubinstein; Brooke A. Levandowski; Noah Webster; Donald A. Cibula; Adwoa K. Boahene; Olabisi Dele-Michael; Darlene Carter; Tanika Jones; Martha Wojtowycz; Jessica Brill

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.08.008

Structural violence, urban retail food markets, and low birth weight

Sandra D. Lane, Robert H. Keefe, Robert Rubinstein, Brooke A. Levandowski, Noah Webster, Donald A. Cibula, Adwoa K. Boahene, Olabisi Dele-Michael, Darlene Carter, Tanika Jones, Martha Wojtowycz, Jessica Brill

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This paper investigates urban retail food markets and health in Syracuse, New York. A structured observational analysis found that a majority of corner markets do not sell fresh produce or low fat dairy products, but conduct a lively business selling lottery tickets, cigarettes, and liquor. A comparison of census tracts with and without access to supermarkets that sell fresh produce and other healthy food found that pregnant women living in proximity to a supermarket had significantly fewer low birth weight births than other pregnant women regardless of income level.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	415-423
Number of pages	9
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.08.008
State	Published - Sep 2008

Keywords

African American health
Birth outcomes
Food markets
Health disparities
Nutrition and health
Structural violence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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