posted 12/21/2011
I had been researching pieces of the topic of my National Health Journalism Fellowship project, the challenges to healthy eating for low-income Bostonians, for more than a year before I started. Here's what I learned, from challenges to surprises.
posted 07/23/2011
As a National Health Journalism fellow, I will be examining the obstacles to healthy eating for low-income black families in Boston. Specifically, I will focus on the obstacles of food pricing, food access, and the “business of unhealthiness,” the web of market incentives that drive individuals towards unhealthy food choices. In addition, I will also examine the creative solutions local activists devise to overcome these barriers to a nutritious diet.