Indicators for a Healthy Food and Built Environment in the City of Buffalo – Where We Are and Where We Need To Go
This US-based policy brief provides and describes a set of indicators measures factors in the built and food environment that impact the ability of youth to eat well and live an active lifestyle. Provides are 16 indicators to help gauge Buffalo’s progress towards the goal of creating a healthier food and built environment for youth. Each indicator presented features a baseline number for and a 5-year goal and each measure also carries with it an explanation of its importance and sample visual representation.
Resource Information
Date
October 1, 2013
Author
Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab
Type
Toolkit
Setting
Community Kitchen, Community-at-large, School
Age
Prenatal, Infant, Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11), Youth (12-17), Adults (18-64), Older Adults (65 and over)
Topic
Food Environment, Healthy Eating
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional, Provincial, Provincial (Ontario), Provincial (outside Ontario), National, International
Tags
children, food environment, food system, garden, healthy eating, obesity, physical activity, policy, retail, school, vegetables and fruit