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Identifying Food Deserts & Food Imbalance Areas in Sacramento County
Tim Kohaya & Tim Tadlock
Sacramento County Planning
and Community Development Department
Definitions
Food Deserts – Areas that lack access to healthy and affordable foods.
Food Imbalance Areas – Areas where grocery stores are significantly farther than fast food restaurants.
Consequences
Communities will likely have increased premature death and chronic health problems.◦Increase rate of obesity◦Diabetes
Positive consequences when there is better access to supermarkets.◦Improvement in diet among low income
households
Purpose of this Study – To Help Improve Community Health
Inform the County’s citizens and organizations.
Assist in the Commercial Corridor planning effort.
Assist in a possible County incentive program.
Step 1: Analyzing Sources of Healthy and Less Healthy Foods
Sources of Healthy Food - Supermarkets
City of Sacramento
Rancho Cordova
Elk Grove
Citrus Heights
Sources of Less Healthy Food – Fast Food Restaurants
City of Sacramento
Rancho Cordova
Elk Grove
Citrus Heights
Step 2: Measure Distances and Compile Data
Potential Food Desert and Food Imbalance Areas
Potential food desert areas – supermarket farther than walking distance (0.6 mile).
Potential food imbalance areas – supermarket twice as far as fast food.
Focus on urbanized portion of the unincorporated Sacramento County.
Potential Food Desert Areas
City of Sacramento
Rancho Cordova
Elk Grove
Citrus Heights
Potential FoodDesert Areas
Potential Food Imbalance Areas
City of Sacramento
Rancho Cordova
Elk Grove
Citrus Heights
Potential FoodImbalance Areas
Step 3: Identifying Actual Food Deserts and Food Imbalance Areas
Income – Major Factor in Identifying Food Deserts/Food Imbalance Areas
Lack of access to a car – big problem.
Direct correlation between lack of car ownership and poverty level.
High poverty areas – block groups that have at least 20% poverty rate.
High Poverty Intersecting with Potential Food Desert Areas
High Poverty Areas
Potential FoodDesert Areas
City of Sacramento
Rancho Cordova
Elk Grove
Citrus Heights
Equal Food Deserts
City of Sacramento
Rancho Cordova
Elk Grove
Citrus Heights
Food Desert Areas
High Poverty Intersecting with Potential Food Imbalance Areas
High Poverty Areas
Potential FoodImbalance Areas
City of Sacramento
Rancho Cordova
Elk Grove
Citrus Heights
Equal Food Imbalance Areas
City of Sacramento
Rancho Cordova
Elk Grove
Citrus Heights
Food ImbalanceAreas
A Closer Look
Arden Arcade
Food Desert Only
Food Desert &Food Imbalance
SupermarketFast Food
North HighlandsFood Desert Only
Food Desert &Food Imbalance
SupermarketFast Food
South SacramentoFood Desert Only
Food Desert &Food Imbalance
SupermarketFast Food
Conclusions of Study
Lack of Healthy Food Accessibility = geography + low-income (poverty).
There are large food desert areas in the Arden-Arcade, North Highlands and South Sacramento communities.
There are large food imbalance areas in North Highlands. Most of these food imbalance areas are also food deserts.
Next Steps
Immediate Next Steps
Give this presentation to other interested groups.
Study could be used by our Community Planning Team.◦Commercial Corridors
Available Information
Information That Will Be Provided Upon Request
Maps and charts used in the studyArcGIS shapefiles Excel Spreadsheets
