Is produce less expensive at farmers markets or supermarkets in a low-income neighborhood of New York City?
–> Home | Browse by Day | or Program | Author Index 204189 Is produce less expensive at farmers markets or supermarkets in a low-income neighborhood of New York City? Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 2:45 PM Ruqayyah B. Abdullah, BSc , Bronx District Public Health Office, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bronx, NY Philip M. Alberti, PhD , Bronx District Public Health Office, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bronx, NY Sasha Deutsch-Link , Bronx District Public Health Office, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bronx, NY Jane F. Bedell, MD , Bronx District Public Health Office, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bronx, NY Multimedia recording Introduction: In the South Bronx (SBX) 70% of adults and 40% of children are overweight or obese. As one strategy to reduce these rates, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH) promotes local farmers’ markets via the distribution of Health Bucks: coupons worth $2 towards the purchas
