Your Food Environment Atlas
Submitted on Feb 12, 2010
Diet and Nutrition | Data and Statistics | Food Trends | Meat, Dairy, Egg Consumption
by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
Created by the United States Department of Agriculture, this online tool, Your Food Environment Atlas, allows users to map and compare the availability of "healthful" foods across the United States. County-level data and statistics are provided for food availability, health and well-being, and community characteristics. Specific categories include:
- Access and proximity to grocery stores
- Availability of food stores
- Availability of restaurants
- Expenditures on food at restaurants
- Food assistance
- Food eaten at home
- Food insecurity
- Food prices (at stores not restaurants)
- Food taxes
- Health
- Local foods
- Physical activity levels and outlets
- Socioeconomic characteristics
Sponsor:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
Sponsor Orientation:
Government
Animal Type:
Various
Record Type:
Data and Statistics, Online Reference
Data Type:
Demographic, Market, Industry or Economic
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