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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Definition ==<br />
Ability to obtain [[food]] and maintain levels of sufficient amounts of healthy, safe, and affordable food for all family members in various settings including where they live, learn, work and play. <br />
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== Measuring food access ==<br />
Food access is often measured by <br />
* distance to a [[store]] or the number of stores in an area;<br />
* individual-level resources such as family income or vehicle availability; <br />
* and neighborhood-level indicators of resources, such as average income of the neighborhood and the availability of public transportation. <br />
[[File:Table-of-food-OAW.jpg|alt=Table of food|thumb|Table of food]]<br />
== Consumer choices and food access ==<br />
Consumer choices about food spending and diet are likely to be influenced by the accessibility and affordability of food retailers—travel time to shopping, availability of healthy foods, and food prices. <br />
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== Effect on low income populations ==<br />
Some people and places, especially those with low income, may face greater barriers in accessing healthy and affordable food retailers, which may negatively affect diet and food security. <br />
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== External links ==<br />
Food access research atlas is s a spatial overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility, provides food access data for populations within census tracts, and offers census-tract-level data on food access that can be downloaded for community planning or research purposes.<br />
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* [https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/go-to-the-atlas/ Food access research atlas]<br />
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