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Race and Food Deserts
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Stats About Food Deserts
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What celebrity chef has recently turned his attention to food deserts?

Roy Choi

100
What's the biggest barrier people have living in food deserts, aside from not having access to grocery stores? 
Issues with getting transportation
100
What's the prominent race that lives in food deserts? 
African Americans 
100

Living more than _____ mile (urban area) from the nearest supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store. 

one 
100
How many food deserts are in Chicago?  
10!
200
What former first lady has made changes in the government to help people that live in food deserts? 
Michelle Obama
200
Where is the closest food desert to Loyola Lake Shore Campus? 
West Ridge (West Rogers Park)
200

What percentage of African Americans live in food deserts?

70% 
200

Living more than ____ miles (rural areas) from the nearest supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store. 

20 
200
How many people in the United States are living in food deserts? 
23.5 million
300
What recent winner of "Top Chef" has turned his attention to food deserts in Miami? 

Jeremy Ford

300
What is the closest food desert to the Loyola Water Tower Campus?
Bronzeville
300
What percentage of Caucasians live in food deserts? 

15%


300
An area that lacks access to ____________? 

grocery stores, farmers’ markets, and healthy food providers

300
How much government funding is going towards food deserts? 

There is a $400 million investment from the government towards this initiative, which will go towards providing tax breaks for supermarkets that open in food deserts.

400
What Chicago politician has tried to make changes in our city in terms of food deserts? 
Rahm Emanuel
400
The second city/state with the most food deserts? 
Chicago, IL
400

What percentage of Latinos live in food deserts?

13%

400
What is the normal economic status of people who live in food deserts? 
low-economic status
400

What percent of Americans live in low-income areas (those that are more than 10 miles from a grocery store)?

2.2%

500
What celebrity chef has taken part of the hashtag movement #DrinkGoodDoGood in hopes to fight food deserts? 

Michelle Bernstein

500
What city/state has the most food deserts? 
New Orleans, LA
500
What is the most prominent race living in Chicago food deserts? 
Latino
500
Places that have a hard time finding food that are ________ relevant and meet their dietary restrictions. 
Culturally 
500
When did the term food desert come about? 
1973