Mapping Food Insecurity-Related 2-1-1 Calls in a 10-County Area of Central Texas by Zip Code: Exploring the Role of Geographic Food Access, Urbanicity and Demographic Indicators

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Analyzes the relationship between food insecurity and geographic food access through the location and urbanicity of 2-1-1 food calls. Examines 55,405 food calls made in 2018 in Texas and the relative location of the ZIP code of the caller in relationship to nearby supermarkets. Provides descriptive statistics on the demographic makeup of caller locations, including amount of calls per county.

Kathryn M. Janda, Deborah Salvo Dominguez, Nalini Ranjit, et al.

Journal of Community Health, 46(1), 86-97

02/2021

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County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Texas