Open AccessThe Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Food Access Disparities in New Orleans
Author(s) -
Donald Rose,
J. Nicholas Bodor,
Janet C. Rice,
Chris M. Swalm,
Paul Hutchinson
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2010.196659
Subject(s) - hurricane katrina , environmental health , storm , food insecurity , geography , health equity , african american , zip code , natural disaster , medicine , public health , food security , sociology , cartography , meteorology , ethnology , nursing , archaeology , agriculture
Disparities in neighborhood food access are well documented, but little research exists on how shocks influence such disparities. We examined neighborhood food access in New Orleans at 3 time points: before Hurricane Katrina (2004-2005), in 2007, and in 2009. We combined existing directories with on-the-ground verification and geographic information system mapping to assess supermarket counts in the entire city. Existing disparities for African American neighborhoods worsened after the storm. Although improvements have been made, by 2009 disparities were no better than prestorm levels.
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