Pandemic Drove Large Food Insecurity Increases In Hill District, Homewood
Illustration by Haley Okuley / RAND Corporation Food insecurity increased greatly – by nearly 80% – for residents in two predominantly Black Pittsburgh neighborhoods during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, far above that of the general population during the same time, according to new research released Thursday. The study, from RAND Corporation researchers in Pittsburgh, is part of a long-running examination that started in 2011 of food deserts in both the Hill District and Homewood, known as the “PHRESH” study. The new research has been published in the American Journal...
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