I had noticed on previous walkthroughs that there were not many people walking the streets, and I found this very odd at the time, considering the weather was beautiful and it was the weekend. Did they not have anywhere to go within walking distance? The only people I encountered were teenagers who were visiting a corner store. One of the comments that the teenagers made to me was that Whole Foods was too far to walk to, and there was no place in Jonestown to stop in and get a quick bite to eat. (I think they wanted a McDonalds or Burger King!) I did some digging, and my analysis revealed that there aren’t any close farmers markets or grocery retail locations within walking distance (excluding Whole Foods which many find overpriced). If we can bring more local business to the area that serves relatively healthy meals (non-fast food), can we improve the health of the community?
Therefore, this week I spent the majority of my time during research on health variables for the Jonestown neighborhood. Check out more of my findings on my Healthy People page.
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