The USDA's New Food Desert Locator: Map Your Bad Food Day. Amy Scattergood May 3, 2011. If you live in Los Angeles, you may sometimes feel like you're in a food desert. It is often maddeningly hot.

The map of these census tracts show how common these food deserts are across the United States. The graphic is an overview from the recently launched Food Desert Locator , which provides detailed ...

The map below does just that for South Dakota, ... A somewhat different look at the nation's food deserts is available through the USDA's Food Desert Locator Web site.

The original version of the Food Desert Locator implemented a single measure of food deserts -- low-income areas where a significant number of residents is far from a supermarket.

We mapped locations of outlets providing food — both healthy and unhealthy food — and of local levels of disadvantage and health problems. Our initial results are disturbing.

Thousands of people across Greater Akron are living in food deserts, where residents lack affordable fresh food and reliable ...

Although thought of as an urban problem, food deserts are most likely to occur in rural states, including places where crops ...

Use the interactive map and static map from Summit County Public Health below to find out if you live in a food desert. Input your address here to see if you are more than a mile from the nearest ...

These maps show where Staten Island food deserts are located. Updated: Apr. 06, 2024, 5:51 a.m. ... Food Access Research Atlas, formerly known as the Food Desert Locator, ...

How to survive in a food desert Frozen produce is just as nutritious as fresh and it is often cheaper. Freezing fresh food or buying pre-frozen items maintains nutritional value and prolongs the ...

Here's what to know about food deserts in Phoenix and all the different places to find fresh food for your family if you live in one. advertisement Here's how to find fresh, nutritous food in Phoenix ...