The Center for Closing the Health Gap http://wmub.org en Attacking 'food deserts' http://wmub.org/post/attacking-food-deserts <p>If you aren't familiar with the "food desert" concept, you may be soon. The Center for Closing the Health Gap is launching an awareness campaign about communities without access to a full-service grocery store.</p><p>Executive Director Renee Mahaffey Harris says Cincinnati is one of only a few cities nationwide to win a grant for the campaign.</p><p>"We are going to build a fund. And that fund will enable to provide access to grocery stores in sites throughout our city and throughout this region that do not have a full service grocery store," she says.</p> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:27:27 +0000 Tana Weingartner 6002 at http://wmub.org Attacking 'food deserts'