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National Research Council (US). The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2009.
The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary.
Show detailsWorkshop on the Public Health Effects of Food Deserts
January 26-27, 2009
Keck Center of The National Academies
500 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC
Keck 100
Monday, January 26
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and check-in |
| 8:30-8:40 | Welcome and introductory remarks Barry Popkin, Planning committee chair |
| 8:40-9:00 | Congressionally mandated study of food deserts: Work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service Laurian Unnevehr and Shelly Ver Ploeg, USDA Economic Research Service |
| 9:00-9:10 | Overview of workshop Barry Popkin, Chair |
SESSION 1: Measuring “food deserts”: Demography and the dynamics of food accessibility, availability, affordability, and quality
| 9:10-9:30 | National overview of demographics and socioeconomic status Lisa Powell, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 9:30-9:50 | Urban food deserts: Perspective from Chicago and Detroit Mari Gallagher, Mari Gallagher Research and Consulting Group |
| 9:50-10:10 | Rural food deserts: Perspective from rural Texas Joseph Sharkey, Texas A&M University |
| 10:10-10:30 | The current and future dynamics of the food shopping environment Ephraim Leibtag, USDA Economic Research Service |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-11:45 | Moderated Panel Discussion Moderator: Heidi Blanck, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion |
| 11:45-1:00 | Lunch on your own |
SESSION 2: Challenges in identifying causal effects of food environment on health
| 1:00-1:20 | A view from an epidemiological approach Ana Diez Roux, University of Michigan |
| 1:20-1:40 | A view from a geospatial approach Steven Cummins, University of London |
| 1:40-2:00 | A view from an economic approach Yan Song, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 2:00-2:45 | Moderated Panel Discussion Moderator: Jill Reedy, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| 2:45-3:00 | Public Comment Period |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
SESSION 3: The potential health consequences of changes to diet
| 3:15-3:35 | Effects of select dietary factors on obesity Richard Mattes, Purdue University |
| 3:35-3:55 | Effects of select dietary factors on cardiovascular diseases and cancer Frank Hu, Harvard School of Public Health |
| 3:55-4:45 | Moderated Panel Discussion Moderator: Wendy Johnson-Askew, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH |
| 4:45-5:00 | Wrap-up for the day Barry Popkin, Chair |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
| 5:00-6:00 | Conversation and light refreshments |
Tuesday, January 27
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and check-in |
| 8:30-8:40 | Welcome and overview of day 2 of the workshop Barry Popkin, Planning committee chair |
SESSION 4: Changing food deserts: Lessons from current intervention research
| 8:40-9:00 | Overview of efforts to change the food environment Joel Gittelsohn, Johns Hopkins University |
| 9:00-9:20 | Effect of introducing new supermarkets Neil Wrigley, University of Southampton |
| 9:20-9:40 | Intervening in small Hispanic grocery stores (tiendas) Guadalupe “Suchi” Ayala, San Diego State University |
| 9:40-9:50 | Break to set up videoconference |
| 9:50-10:10 | Developing and supporting farmers markets Andrew Smiley, Sustainable Food Center (via videoconference) |
| 10:10-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:30 | Moderated Panel Discussion Moderator: Terry Huang, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH |
| 11:30-1:00 | Lunch on your own |
SESSION 5: Policy and program options to increase food accessibility in a dynamic food environment
| 1:00-1:15 | Top-down approach—New York as a case study Cathy Nonas, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene |
| 1:15-1:30 | Bottom-up approach John Weidman, The Food Trust |
| 1:30-1:45 | Community-level food environment Andy Fisher, Food Security Coalition |
| 1:45-2:00 | Evaluation of the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) pilot program changes August Schumacher, Jr., Kellogg Foundation |
| 2:00-2:15 | How do grocers site store locations? Bill Drake, Cornell University |
| 2:15-2:30 | Break |
| 2:30-3:15 | Moderated Panel Discussion Moderator: Robin McKinnon, National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| 3:15-3:45 | Break |
SESSION 6: Research gaps and needs
(To provide input about gaps and future research needs, please submit notecards to staff by 2:30 p.m. prior to the panel discussion in session 5.)
| 3:45-4:15 | Summary of research gaps and needs discussed at workshop and standards needed for evaluating interventions Robin McKinnon, National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| 4:15-4:30 | Closing remarks Barry Popkin, Chair |
| 4:30 | Adjourn |
- Measuring “food deserts”: Demography and the dynamics of food accessibility, availability, affordability, and quality
- Challenges in identifying causal effects of food environment on health
- The potential health consequences of changes to diet
- Changing food deserts: Lessons from current intervention research
- Policy and program options to increase food accessibility in a dynamic food environment
- Research gaps and needs
- Workshop Agenda - The Public Health Effects of Food DesertsWorkshop Agenda - The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts
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