Cason, Isaac
(2023)
Food Insecurity in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: An Evaluation of Just Harvests Community Interventions.
Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.
Abstract
Background: Food insecurity in the United States is a major social determinant of health. Poor access to fresh food sources can greatly contribute to food insecurity and often impact individuals from minoritized and low-income communities. This paper evaluated the impact of providing fresh food sources to food-insecure neighborhoods through Just Harvests community-level interventions in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Methods: Using spatial analysis, Census data, and the Food Abundance Index, the food access levels of four neighborhoods were examined. The neighborhoods were looked at during two timepoints. First in 2014 before the Just Harvest interventions began and in 2020, five years afterward. During this period, three out of the four neighborhoods received Just Harvest’s Fresh Access and Fresh Corner programs.
Results suggest that neighborhoods with Just Harvests interventions directly in the neighborhood scored better on the Food Abundance Index than neighborhoods without direct community interventions.
Conclusion: This evaluation shows that more work still needs to be done to address food access.
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Other Thesis, Dissertation, or Long Paper
(Master Essay)
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Contributors Name | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Committee Chair | Egan, James | jee48@pitt.edu | jee48 | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Barinas-Mitchell, E | barinas@edc.pitt.edu | barinas | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
17 May 2023 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Submission Date: |
26 April 2023 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
47 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Public Health > Behavioral and Community Health Sciences |
| Degree: |
MPH - Master of Public Health |
| Thesis Type: |
Master Essay |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Food Access, Spatial Analysis, Community-Based Research |
| Date Deposited: |
17 May 2023 15:13 |
| Last Modified: |
17 May 2023 15:13 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/44152 |
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