Food and Nutrition

Obesity is a major problem in Merced County, especially for children. So why is the local school district’s menu full of unhealthy items such as hot dogs and breakfast pizza?

Residents of Shelby Park have long bemoaned their lack of options for healthy and affordable food, and those who shopped at the Save-A-Lot will likely have to travel a mile farther.

The Courier Journal has received support from the University of Southern California's Center for Health Journalism to embark on a project about food insecurity in Louisville, with the goal of presenting solutions that fit our community.

Medical professionals and researchers have long studied the effect of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and lifelong mental health and addiction. Now awareness is growing of the link between childhood trauma on long-term physical health.

The Courier Journal has received support from the University of Southern California's Center for Health Journalism to embark on a project about food insecurity in Louisville, with the goal of presenting solutions that fit our community.

Over the past decade, study after study has shown that thousands of people who live within certain areas of Louisville don't have adequate access to food.

This reporting is supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund. 
 

This work is supported by a grant from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund....

This reporting is supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund. 
 

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