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Subject:        New Online Food Atlas
Date:   Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:28:06 -0600 (CST)
From:   Linda R Zellmer <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Map&AirPhotoDiscussionList <[log in to unmask]>



Hello,

This came from the USDA last week:

"USDA officials today highlighted one of its newest web-based mapping tool, Your Food Environment Atlas, which will enable researchers, policy makers, and the public to find information on a range of factors that affect access to healthy, affordable food, and will allow users to map the data by county. The map will provide highly detailed information on local food environments and health outcomes, including grocery store access and disease and obesity prevalence."

The new atlas is at: http://www.ers.usda.gov/foodatlas/

The full press release is linked from the USDA Newsroom: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navtype=MA&navid=NEWSROOM. (their press release URLs are too long!)

I will add this atlas to my list of online U.S. Atlases. Linda Zellmer

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Linda Zellmer
Government Information & Data Services Librarian
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Macomb, IL 61455
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Phone: 309-298-2723
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