The map below, which highlights all major supermarkets ... formerly known as the Food Desert Locator, shows numerous low-income areas along the borough’s North Shore where a significant portion ...

The term "food desert" describes this concern ... store locators and Google maps) to plot the locations of food outlets and make an initial assessment of the types of food they offer.

Use the interactive map and static map from Summit County ... For the most part, the location of Akron’s food deserts hasn’t ...

The plan also identified neighborhoods on the westside, eastside and southside of the city as food deserts. One factor considered when chains look for a new store location is population density ...

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Access Research Atlas, formerly known as the Food Desert Locator ... Northwell Health. This map from the United States Department ...

Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPHMedically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH Nearly 20% of people in the United States live in food deserts—geographic areas lacking direct access to affordable and ...

At least one in six Arizonans face food insecurity, with a large part of the problem being access to healthy and fresh food. People living in these food deserts rely on convenience stores or fast ...

Food insecurity ... Herrington that the map ultimately should improve public health: “We are trying to empower environmental justice communities to prepare to respond to deserts and have a ...

In urban areas, a food desert is defined as being more than ... and residents are encouraged to add food accessible sites to the map by emailing location details to Columbia Food Policy Committee ...