Examining Nutritional Vulnerability in an Under-Resourced Community in Northeastern Connecticut
Ock K. Chun·Daniela Avelino·Sydney K. Clements·X Chen·Michael J. Puglisi·Valerie B. Duffy·Manije Darooghegi Mofrad
Background/Objectives: Nutritional vulnerability (NV) describes the interaction of diet quality, access to food, health status and socioeconomic factors and may differ between neighborhoods. Nevertheless, there is still a limited amount of evidence regarding local NV variations in contrasting resource landscapes. The purpose of this study was to operationalize NV in Windham, Connecticut and conduct an analysis of its spatial distribution and the differences between neighborhoods for NV and speci