New York City residents have been taking a stand against systems that create limited access to healthy food. Because people of color and low-income residents are disproportionately affected, creating healthy neighborhoods is a considerable interest for South Bronx residents. In October 2010, more than 150 people from all five city boroughs participated in a day-long community conversation at the Food, Faith, and Health Disparities Summit to decide which actions could make their neighborhoods healthier.
Neighborhood residents, community leaders, social justice organizations, and faith institutions worked together to change laws that limit the flow of healthy food into poor neighborhoods like the South Bronx.
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