Food Deserts

Estimated time: 105 minutes

Overview

Questions

• What is a food desert?
• Where can we find data on food deserts in the U.S.?
• How can you visualize the food desert data for your region of interest?

Objectives

• Provide an overview of the Food Access Research Atlas data from the USDA
• Explain how to download and visualize data from the USDA

Key Points

• The Food Access Research Atlas data can be used to study food access in terms of socioeconomic factors
• It can be used for site selection for new grocery stores
• Public policy analysis
• Spatial analysis of public transportation networks
• Beginner, Intermediate, Expert Modules

Module Overview

Lesson	Overview
Beginner	Learn how to visualize and analyze tabular data downloaded from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas.