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Did you know Latino neighborhoods often lack access to healthy affordable foods?
Research indicates that when Latinos are given incentives like WIC subsidies and EBT purchasing power for healthy foods at farmer’s markets they are more likely to buy more fruits and vegetables, according to our new infographic on farmer’s markets, which is part of the new Salud America! Better Food in the Neighborhood and Latino Kids research package on the latest science and policy recommendations on healthy food access among Latinos.
Making it easier for farmer’s markets to sprout in food desert Latino communities through healthy food financing initiatives (e.g., tax credits, zoning incentives, and technical assistance), also helps Latinos buy more fruits and veggies.
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Salud America! is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded national Latino childhood obesity prevention network based at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday.
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25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage