food oasis

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English

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Etymology

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Earliest known use with this sense is by Darcy A. Freeman in a 2007 research article.[1]

Noun

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food oasis (plural food oases)

  1. An urban environment with an abundance of grocery stores, and thus, inmediate access to healthy food. [from 2007]

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References

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  1. ^ Darcy A. Freeman (2009) “A Community Health Case Study: Creating a Food Oasis in a Food Desert”, in The Community Psychologist, volume 40, number 2, pages 67-70

Further reading

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