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 ...

Hers explores what food deserts are, how they get that way, and how you can take action—whether you live in one or not.

A new clickable atlas shows just how far it is to the grocery store, everywhere in the United States. "Food deserts" are the focus of state, local and federal anti-obesity efforts.

Traditionally, the United States is portrayed as a land of plenty, yet many people live in areas without ready access to fruits, vegetables, whole grains and the other foods that compose a healthy ...

This map shows the ratio of healthy food outlets to non-healthy outlets for each suburb. Source: A rapid-mapping methodology for local food environments, and associated health actions: the case of ...

If you use these instructions to build your own food deserts map, let us know. You'll also note that these instructions could be tweaked to build maps of many other variables, so let us know if ...

Nearly 19 million people in the US live in a food desert: ... In 2008, the United States Congress asked the USDA to map out where food deserts exist and how they affect public health.