Food Environment Atlas

The Atlas includes over 275 indicators of the food environment comprising three broad categories of food environment factors: food choices, health and well-being, and community characteristics.

Map the Meal Gap Data

Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods

Food Access Research Atlas: Download the Data

The Food Access Research Atlas maps food access indicators for census tracts using ½-mile and 1-mile demarcations to the nearest supermarket for urban areas, 10-mile and 20-mile demarcations to the nearest supermarket for rural areas, and vehicle availability for all...

Detroit’s Black-Led Food Co-Op Is Set To Open in 2024

This story discusses the Detroit Food Commons (DFC), a community-driven initiative in Detroit’s Historic North End, featuring the Detroit People’s Food Co-Op (DPFC), a Black-led and community-owned grocery store set to open in February 2024. DPFC aims to address...
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