Food Injustice in Inglewood and The South bay
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FOOD INJUSTICE IN INGLEWOOD
AND THE SOUTH BAY
Prepared by: Danielle DeRuiter-Williams
Winter 2011
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SOUTH BAY AT-A-
GLANCE
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INGLEWOOD AND THE SOUTH BAY
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FOOD JUSTICE Access to:
healthyaffordable organic locally grown culturally relevant food
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“ACCESS” Location matters
The further from healthy food options a population is the more likely they are to experience diet related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart disease, etc.
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CHALLENGESFood Justice in the South Bay varies by
city butmany communities find themselves
lackingaccess to healthy foods at low cost
Additionally, these communities are overrun
with fast food restaurants and corners stores
which tend to be the go-to place for snacks for
youth
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ACCESS TO GROCERY STORES, AFRICAN-AMERICANS
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ACCESS TO GROCERY STORES, LATINOS
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GROCERY STORES IN THE SOUTH BAY
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FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS AND YOUTH
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A CLOSER LOOK AT INGLEWOOD
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OPPORTUNITIES Social Justice Learning Institute is
working to improve food justice by increasing food assets in the South BayFruit Tree DistributionGardensFarmers MarketCSA
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OPPORTUNITIES
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RECOMMENDATIONS Obtain land from CRA for larger scale
gardens Alter zoning laws to account for rooftop
gardening Partner with public schools to provide
locally produced food to students Pass moratorium against the
proliferation of fast food restaurants Repurpose corner stores to carry
healthy, just fare
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SKILLS EMPLOYED Modeling—geocode model for fast food restaurants Metadata—created regional layer for South Bay Measurement & Analysis—1 mile buffer surrounding
grocery stores Original Data—addresses of families and individuals who
received trees Extracting information from a buffer—fast food
restaurants and concentration of youth Geoprocessing—clips on all slides Geocoding—grocery stores, fast food, trees Boundary Subset—City limits of South Bay Cities Inset Map Select by Attribute—fast food restaurants only in the
South Bay Fast Food and Youth contains 7 layers
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