New USDA online tool maps food deserts
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today introduced an Internet-based mapping tool that pinpoints the location of "food deserts" around the country and provides data on population characteristics of census tracts where residents have limited access to affordable and nutritious foods.
The Food Desert Locator, developed by the USDA’s Economic Research Service, can be used to help expand the availability of nutritious food in low-income communities that lack ready access to healthy food, Vilsack said.
The Food Desert Locator, developed by the USDA’s Economic Research Service, can be used to help expand the availability of nutritious food in low-income communities that lack ready access to healthy food, Vilsack said.
