Measuring food access in Melbourne: Access to healthy and fast foods by car, bus and foot in an urban municipality in Melbourne

被引:154
作者
Burns, C. M. [1 ]
Inglis, A. D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Deakin Univ, Sch Exercise & Nutr Sci, Burwood, Vic 3125, Australia
关键词
food; fast food; mapping; socio-economic disadvantage;
D O I
10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.02.005
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Access to healthy food can be an important determinant of a healthy diet. This paper describes the assessment of access to healthy and unhealthy foods using a GIS accessibility programme in a large outer municipality of Melbourne. Access to a major supermarket was used as a proxy for access to a healthy diet and fast food outlet as proxy for access to unhealthy food. Our results indicated that most (>80%) residents lived within an 8-10 min car journey of a major supermarket i.e. have good access to a healthy diet. However, more advantaged areas had closer access to supermarkets, conversely less advantaged areas had closer access to fast food outlets. These findings have application for urban planners, public health practitioners and policy makers. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:9
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