Equity Matters
Fast food, junk food, sugary drink, tobacco, and alcohol companies often target communities of color.[,,,,]
[BE78] Harrison K. (2006). Fast and Sweet: Nutritional Attributes of Television Food Advertisements with and without Black Characters. Howard Journal of Communications, 17(4): 16. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1449399/
[BE79] Outley C.W., Taddese A. (2006). A Content Analysis of Health and Physical Activity Messages Marketed to African American Children During After-School Television Programming. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 160(4): 4. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/204838
[BE80] Powell L.M., Szczypka G., Chaloupka F.J. (2007). Adolescent Exposure to Food Advertising on Television. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4): S251-S256. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17884573
[BE81] Tobacco Company Marketing to African Americans. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0208.pdf
[BE82] Grier S.A., Kumanyika S.K. (2008). The Context for Choice: Health Implications of Targeted Food and Beverage Marketing to African Americans. American Journal of Public Health, 98(9): 1616-1629. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2509618/