{ "snippet": "These data are the source for thematic map layers in the Food Access Research Atlas presented by USDA REE-ERS regarding access to SNAP authorized retailers.", "summary": "These data are the source for thematic map layers in the Food Access Research Atlas presented by USDA REE-ERS regarding access to SNAP authorized retailers.", "accessInformation": "USDA REE-ERS\nUSDA FNS Store Tracking and Redemption System (STARS)\nOak Ridge National Labs - landscan\nUS Census Bureau", "thumbnail": "", "maxScale": "NaN", "typeKeywords": [], "description": "
These data were prepared by USDA REE-ERS to analyze various populations and their access to food at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) authorized retailers. This data set measures access as straight-line distance from stores. The area outlines are from US Census Bureau TIGER data.<\/span><\/p> <\/p> Limited access to supermarkets, supercenters, grocery stores, or other sources of healthy and affordable food may make it harder for some people to eat a healthy diet in this country. There are many ways to measure food store access for individuals and for neighborhoods, and many ways to define which areas are low-income and low access\u2014neighborhoods that lack healthy food sources. Most measures and definitions consider at least some of the following indicators of access:<\/span><\/p> In the Food Access Research Atlas, several indicators are available to measure food access along these dimensions. For example, users can choose alternative distance markers to measure low access in a neighborhood, such as the number and share of people more than one-half mile to a supermarket or 1 mile to a supermarket. Users can also view other census-tract-level characteristics that provide context on food access in neighborhoods, such as whether the tract has a high percentage of households far from supermarkets and without vehicles, individuals with low income, or people residing in group quarters.<\/span><\/p>",
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