Michelle Obama Announces New Online Food Environment Atlas – A Comprehensive Map-Based Database of Food Facts

Posted on February 10, 2010 by in Food Systems, Local Food, Marketing, Publications, Research, Statistics and Trends // 0 Comments

Michelle Obama today announced an online Food Environment Atlas.  The searchable maps in this comprehensive database made possible by the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) include information on:

  • Access and proximity to grocery stores
  • Availability of food stores
  • Availability of restaurants
  • Expenditures of 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 & outlets
  • Socioeconomic characteristics

To view the atlas click here: https://maps.ers.usda.gov/FoodAtlas/

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