Truck will bring produce to food deserts in DeKalb

DeKalb County's government is starting up a food truck that will carry fresh produce to people who live in areas without access to healthy and affordable food options.

The food truck will be funded with a three-year, $199,716 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the DeKalb Board of Health.

Interim DeKalb CEO Lee May said lack of access to healthy foods contributes to a poor diet and can lead to heart disease, which accounts for 22 percent of deaths in the county.