tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516268549653363373.post1894986436908313687..comments2024-02-10T00:45:02.452-08:00Comments on Ecopol Project - Portland State University: Changing Minds on Food DesertUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516268549653363373.post-22608219379308415342009-07-09T11:10:05.032-07:002009-07-09T11:10:05.032-07:00Maria, thank you for the information to our blog. ...Maria, thank you for the information to our blog. It is always refreshing to know that there are other concerned citizens through out the country who want to help with the food desert dilemma. I was wondering if you would comment on the history and ongoing problem that creates the food desert scenario? <br /> I am thinking that it may be land use and taxes that cause food stores to stay away from areas that are industrial usage only. The possibility of not making a WHOLE LOT of money comes to mind to. Thanks, will dillonPSU Ecopol Project Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269413192383566940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516268549653363373.post-28165599835433552922009-07-09T07:08:31.160-07:002009-07-09T07:08:31.160-07:00Thank you for removing the copyrighted image and f...Thank you for removing the copyrighted image and for making some changes to your text (if you had requested permission and provided appropriate credit, we would not only have allowed it but welcome it.)<br /><br />A few more comments. These paragraphs in your blog are almost word for word from our reports and should be in quotations with the source listed:<br /><br />"Resident of food deserts -- large geographic areas with no or distant grocery stores -- face nutritional challenges evident in diet-related community health outcomes. Those outcomes worsen when the food desert has high concentrations of nearby fast food alternatives. This phemonemon is call the Food Balance Effect." (The Food Balance Effect is a term and body of work that we develoepd).<br /><br />"The costs associated with the Food Desert and Food Balance Effect will be borne directly by communities and their residents as it relates to the quality and length of life, and indirectly by the health care industry, by employers, by government agencies and by others who take on the burden of pre-death treatments."<br /><br />"In 1923, long before the rise of McDonald's golden arches, an advertisement for beef made this proclamation in the Bridgeport Telegraph: 'Ninety percent of the diseases known to man are caused by cheap foodstuffs. You are what you eat' The phrase 'you are what you eat'actually dates back to the 17th Centyury. Over time, science has repeatedly demonstrated that nutritional intake directly affects health outcomes. That we are what we eat is a medical fact."<br /><br />We hope these clarifications are helpful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468568600618351131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516268549653363373.post-33501522250688390372009-07-06T04:12:29.969-07:002009-07-06T04:12:29.969-07:00The copyrighted image that you are using without r...The copyrighted image that you are using without requesting or receiving permission at the top of this document is from "Examining the Impact of Food Deserts on Public Health in Chicago, authored by Mari Gallagher Research & Consulting Group." We have done work on Detroit which you also reference. You quote extensively word for word from our reports without quotations or citations. In fact, you didn't mention us once. This is an important topic to cover, and we thank you for your interest in the Food Balance Effect body of work which which we developed and other parts of our work. However, we suggest that you treat the work of others more appropiately. You can find more at www.marigallagher.com.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468568600618351131noreply@blogger.com