1. Food Security, Resiliency and Access
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Food Assessment Module 1

2. Introduction What is this food system assessment all about?
Community Demographics
Food Insecurity
Health and Environment
School Food
Restaurants
Food Retail
Direct Food Markets
Food Assistance
Food Eaten at Home
Transportation & Infrastructure

3. 1. Community Demographics
Name
Total population: #
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# of households: #
Average family size:
This data comes from the U.S. Census American Community Survey and the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
Your community may be your neighborhood, town, city, county, or region. How do your community’s total population, # of households, and avg. family size compare to surrounding communities? Are families in your community supporting more children on average? Does an overly small or large population contribute to unique food system challenges for your community, funding or otherwise?
Proximity of vulnerable populations to nutritious food is an important food access indicator. Consider what the proportion of your community’s low income population that is more than 1 mi. from a store suggests about food access in your community? #
% low income and > 1 mi. to store (County): %

4. 2. Food Insecurity U.S. average Household food insecurity (State): # #
Child food insecurity (State): # #
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This data comes from the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
The ability to acquire nutritious food is dependent not only upon adequate financial resources, but also the availability of fresh produce in a community. Is your state above, at, or below the U.S. Household/child food insecurity averages? What does this say about food security in your community?

5. 3. Health and Environment
Adult obesity rate (County): %
Low-income preschool obesity rate (County): %
Adult diabetes rate (County): %
This data comes from the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
How do obesity and diabetes rates in your community compare with state and national averages?
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6. 4. School Food Districts participating in Farm-to-School: #
Percentage of middle and high schools that offer fruits (not juice) and non-fried vegetables as competitive foods: %
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This data comes from Colorado Farm to School and the CDC’s 2008 School Health Profiles.
Does the school food system in your community contribute or detract from nutritional food access for school-aged children?

7. 5. Restaurants Fast food restaurants per 1,000 pop. (county): #
Fast food expenditures per capita (state): $
Full service restaurants per 1,000 pop. (county):
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This data comes from the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
Restaurant expenditures per capita (state): $

8. 6. Food Retail Grocery stores per 1,000 pop. (county): #
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Super centers and club stores per 1,000 pop. (county): #
This data comes from the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
Types of food retail stores
Convenience stores per 1,000 pop. (county):
WIC-authorized stores per 1,000 pop. (county):
w/gas: #
w/o gas: # #

9. 7. Direct Food Markets Farmers markets per 1,000 pop. (county): #
Number of farmers markets (county): #
Total community supported agricultural orgs (CSAs): #
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This data comes from the USDA Food Environment Atlas, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers market Search, and the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture Fresh Farm Directory and CSA Listing.
Direct Food Markets are farmers, …
Farmers markets and community supported agricultural organizations (CSAs)

10. 8. Food Assistance % low income receiving SNAP (county): %
Avg. monthly SNAP benefit (county): $
% students enrolled in free lunch program (county): %
This data comes from the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
SNAP is…
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11. 9. Food Eaten at Home Lbs per capita meat and poultry (region): #
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Lbs per capita packaged sweet snacks (region): #
Gals per capita soft drinks (region):
This data comes from the USDA Food Environment Atlas. #
Lbs per capita fruits and vegetables (region): #

12. 10. Transportation & Infrastructure
# households with no car and more than 1 mi. to store (county): #
% households with no car and more than 1 mi. to store (county): %
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This data comes from the USDA Food Environment Atlas.

13. Next Steps