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Food Deserts: Causes, Consequences and Solutions

Increases in obesity and diet-related diseases are major health problems in the United States. During the last 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in the nation’s obesity rates, correlating with increased rates of cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, Type 2 diabetes, increased health-care costs, reduced quality of life and increased risk for premature death.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Race & Ethnicity Class
Subject
Social Studies
Economics
Science & Health
Social Justice Domain
Justice
October 17, 2011
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Literature

Seventeen Syllables

Rosie's mother and father did not marry out of love, and her mother writes haiku as an escape. After entering a contest, a man comes to deliver her prize—a framed picture. Angered by this intrusion, Rosie's father destroys the picture. In her anguish, Rosie's mother explains her marriage to her daughter.
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Hisaye Yamamoto
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity
Subject
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Identity Justice
July 7, 2014