Food Deserts & Unhealthy

Lifestyles in
American Communities
Presented by Aysia Goss
Meece-7
 Over the past few decades, there has
been a sharp and blatant rise in the
prevalence of food related diseases
and obesity within low-income,
African American communities.
This increasingly dangerous issue
that harms the wellbeing of low-
income African American
neighborhoods can be heavily
ABOUT attributed to...
the lack of government
involvement
promotion of unhealthy lifestyles
health education.
 In many African
American communities, little to no healthy options and the
very small amount of
a more unhealthy,
supermarkets and organic food
sedentary lifestyle is shops in these areas
promoted.
According to the Public Reference
Bureau, there is a direct link
between access to supermarkets
which are usually the least
expensive sources of foodand
healthier dietary intake
 Minority communities have been found to
have reduced access to healthful food and
education and recreation resources and
greater exposure to potential health risks.
There is a lack of Teaching these people how to budget their
health education money to buy more healthy food options is

for people in these imperative

communities Schools in these communities do not provide

effective health education
 This issue can be tracked back to the civil
rights movement and slavery when blacks
were placed in, in many aspects, less
advantaged areas
Lack of policy and There is no funding towards health campaigns
government/corp or healthy lifestyle promotion

orate Suggested that policies and regulations be

implemented to encourage healthy living
involvement Ex. Fast food restaurant limit
More supermarkets

Corporate cooperation (Walmart)