*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 ...

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 ...

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 ...