According to government agencies assigned to look at food availability as part of Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign, a "food desert" is defined as a low-income census tract with limited-access to ...

*A recent study examining food access across the United States reveals a nuanced landscape of food deserts, showing that the issue is more complex than simply lacking nearby grocery stores. According ...

When someone dials 911 for a medical or traumatic emergency, they expect help to arrive quickly. But in many parts of the United States, that expectation is increasingly out of reach. In rural ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Senator Kirsten Gillibrand reintroduced her bill, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act, on Wednesday, The bill seeks to end food deserts, which are areas in ...