/news/tags/food-deserts food deserts en-US Copyright Tue, 17 May 2022 16:33:19 GMT /news/community/2022-05-17/canton-nonprofit-grocery-starkfresh-back-up-and-running-after-theft-halted-deliveries-last-week StarkFresh's Mobile Grocery Market had to suspend its services last week after thieves stole catalytic converters from all of its vehicles. The mobile market delivers groceries and produce to underserved areas of Stark County. Tue, 17 May 2022 16:33:19 GMT /news/community/2022-05-17/canton-nonprofit-grocery-starkfresh-back-up-and-running-after-theft-halted-deliveries-last-week Anna Huntsman /news/npr-news/2022-04-07/many-in-clevelands-north-collinwood-neighborhood-are-dismayed-angry-and-worried-about-the-closure-of-the-daves-market Dave's Market closing on Lakeshore Blvd. could affect everything from what's for dinner to home values in Collinwood. Many in the neighborhood are dismayed, angry and worried about the closure. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:29:51 GMT /news/npr-news/2022-04-07/many-in-clevelands-north-collinwood-neighborhood-are-dismayed-angry-and-worried-about-the-closure-of-the-daves-market Lisa Ryan, Stephanie Czekalinski /news/health-science/2018-04-24/study-finds-improving-food-access-could-cut-medicaid-costs A new report suggests improving access to food might cut Medicaid costs in Ohio.A study from The Center of Community Solutions found that tying food… Tue, 24 Apr 2018 22:33:26 GMT /news/health-science/2018-04-24/study-finds-improving-food-access-could-cut-medicaid-costs /news/community/2018-04-09/ohio-state-professor-hopes-to-expand-a-food-sustainability-system-throughout-mansfield Ohio State University is piloting a project that could provide more food and jobs to the cities that need them.Kip Curtis, an assistant professor at the… Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:35:00 GMT /news/community/2018-04-09/ohio-state-professor-hopes-to-expand-a-food-sustainability-system-throughout-mansfield Andrew Atkins /news/health-science/2017-11-13/uh-is-opening-a-food-pharmacy-in-fairfax University Hospitals in Cleveland is hoping to help residents in the Fairfax neighborhood with a new kind of prescription: healthy food. The system will… Mon, 13 Nov 2017 21:53:07 GMT /news/health-science/2017-11-13/uh-is-opening-a-food-pharmacy-in-fairfax /news/government-politics/2017-11-07/ohio-congressman-co-sponsors-bill-to-reduce-u-s-food-deserts Ohio congressman Tim Ryan is joining a bipartisan effort to address the problem of food deserts.The Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act would set up… Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:57:06 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-11-07/ohio-congressman-co-sponsors-bill-to-reduce-u-s-food-deserts /news/community/2017-10-06/thousands-in-cuyahoga-county-dont-have-easy-access-to-healthy-food A new study released by Cuyahoga County officials finds that as many as 450-thousand people do not live in areas where they can easily buy healthy… Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:38:06 GMT /news/community/2017-10-06/thousands-in-cuyahoga-county-dont-have-easy-access-to-healthy-food /news/government-politics/2017-05-11/ohio-lawmakers-propose-raising-small-animals-in-urban-food-deserts A new bill in the Ohio Legislature would let city residents without access to fresh foods raise small animals for food. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles… Thu, 11 May 2017 23:50:26 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-05-11/ohio-lawmakers-propose-raising-small-animals-in-urban-food-deserts Jo Ingles /news/community/2017-01-20/cleveland-city-leaders-want-to-talk-with-giant-eagle-about-store-closures About a dozen clergy and Cleveland City Ccouncil members held a protest yesterday at a Giant Eagle grocery store that’s closing on the city’s eastside.… Fri, 20 Jan 2017 13:37:40 GMT /news/community/2017-01-20/cleveland-city-leaders-want-to-talk-with-giant-eagle-about-store-closures /news/arts-culture/2016-08-26/a-new-initiative-works-to-bring-fresh-food-to-ohios-food-deserts Food deserts are not just an urban problem. On many Ohio country roads, you can drive for miles without finding a grocery store. But a new public-private… Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:32:00 GMT /news/arts-culture/2016-08-26/a-new-initiative-works-to-bring-fresh-food-to-ohios-food-deserts