Diet and Health on a Low Income
- ISBN-10
- 1902633059
- ISBN-13
- 9781902633053
- Category
- Poor
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-03-17
- Author
- Michael Nelson
Description
The Government is encouraging initiatives to address local problems but there has been little research on how such projects work. This work discusses why some local food projects are successful while others fail, and the general lessons for working with communities, beyond food-related issues.
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