ABSTRACT
This chapter reports on a study which aimed to develop and map indices to measure variations in access to healthy food for those living in deprived areas. Access was defined both in terms of: a) the ease by which a household can physically get to shops which sell healthy food; and b) the ability of the household to pay for such food once at the shops. As the area chosen for the research was ethnically diverse the findings shed light on variations in access to healthy food for different ethnic groups. This chapter reports on the way in which variations in access were measured and on findings relating particularly to variations in access for four ethnic groups: UK/Irish White, Black Caribbeans, Gujurati Hindus, and North Africans. The findings provide an interesting insight into the provision of food for different ethnic groups, however further research would be needed to determine if such findings are representative of the national picture.
