RE: Food Desert Locator
February 12, 2012 at 6:25 pm
(This post was last modified: February 12, 2012 at 6:25 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
This is a map of the data collected for a report to congress. Here's a link to the summary of the report (it's from 09).
"Increases in obesity and diet-related diseases are major public health problems. These problems
may be worse in some U.S. communities because access to affordable and nutritious foods is
difficult. Previous studies suggest that some areas and households have easier access to fast food
restaurants and convenience stores but limited access to supermarkets. Limited access to nutritious
food and relatively easier access to less nutritious food may be linked to poor diets and, ultimately,
to obesity and diet-related diseases. Congress, in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,
directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a 1-year study to assess the extent
of the problem of limited access, identify characteristics and causes, consider the effects of limited
access on local populations, and outline recommendations to address the problem."
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AP/...ummary.pdf
"Increases in obesity and diet-related diseases are major public health problems. These problems
may be worse in some U.S. communities because access to affordable and nutritious foods is
difficult. Previous studies suggest that some areas and households have easier access to fast food
restaurants and convenience stores but limited access to supermarkets. Limited access to nutritious
food and relatively easier access to less nutritious food may be linked to poor diets and, ultimately,
to obesity and diet-related diseases. Congress, in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,
directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a 1-year study to assess the extent
of the problem of limited access, identify characteristics and causes, consider the effects of limited
access on local populations, and outline recommendations to address the problem."
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AP/...ummary.pdf
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