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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2026

Islands in an Obesogenic Ocean: A Multiscale Spatial Analysis of School Neighborhood Food Environments in Michigan.

Gang Xu

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Gang XuDepartment of Geography and Sustainable Planning, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-1138-1060

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Abstract

This study examines the retail food environment surrounding public schools in Michigan using a multiscale, multidimensional framework. A cross-sectional spatial analysis integrates relative healthfulness (modified Retail Food Environment Index, mRFEI), availability (outlet counts), and accessibility (network-based walking time) across school districts, census tracts, block groups, and school-centered buffers. The analysis includes 3530 public schools, 7680 fast food restaurants, and 2065 convenience stores. Results show pronounced spatial heterogeneity and clustering of unhealthful outlets (Nearest Neighbor Index = 0.284,

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Food SupplyNeighborhood CharacteristicsObesityResidence CharacteristicsSchoolsCross-Sectional StudiesFast FoodsHumansMichiganRestaurantsSpatial AnalysisWalkingaccessibilityavailabilityfood environmentMichiganmRFEImultiscale spatial analysisschool neighborhoodunhealthful food outletsurban–rural disparities

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