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Some parts of Prince George’s County, Maryland, are well developed with million-dollar homes and easy access to nicer restaurants and grocery stores; other parts are not.
If you drive on certain roads, primarily inside the Capital Beltway, you’ll see no shortage of fast food and carry out spots, corner stores, tobacco marts and liquor stores. One stretch of Route 704 has two liquor stores right next to each other.
Now, Prince George’s County is trying to gather data on the health impact of those businesses and where they’re located.
“We have an oversaturation, especially in my community, of convenience stores, liquor stores, carry outs — the things that we don’t want to see in our community and that have a negative health impact in our community,” Prince George’s County Council Vice Chair Krystal Oriadha said.
“We really want to assess what are the impacts, and how is the government having to foot the bill for these industries. What are the health consequences?” she added.
It’s those neighborhoods that deal with higher rates of diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, she said. In her mind, it’s no coincidence.
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