Question

A food desert is described as an area lacking convenient, reasonably priced access to fresh produce, vegetables, and a supermarket. The proposed remedy is a concerted effort to bring grocery stores and other nutritious-food retailers into underserved urban and rural neighborhoods, backed by a modest federal starter investment (about $400 million a year) to attract hundreds of millions more from private and nonprofit partners to establish supermarkets and fresh grocers and fund local healthy-eating programs (for example, school initiatives like the one at Fairhill Elementary).

It matters because it impacts millions: the video notes roughly 23.5 million Americans (including 6.5 million children) live in food deserts. Improving access to and affordability of healthy food is crucial for preventing childhood obesity, ensuring children receive adequate nutrition during formative years, reducing health inequities, and positioning communities for long-term success rather than “setting people up for failure.”

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Answer 1

A "food desert"—an area lacking convenient, affordable access to fresh produce, vegetables, and a supermarket—could be remedied by a coordinated effort to bring grocery stores and other healthy-food retailers into underserved urban and rural neighborhoods, backed by a modest federal starter investment (about $400 million a year) to attract hundreds of millions more from private and nonprofit partners to open markets and fund local healthy-eating programs (for example, school initiatives like Fairhill Elementary).