Robin Safley

Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy: Increasing Access to Healthy, Fresh

Food in Florida

Robin SafleyDirector of Food, Nutrition, and

WellnessFlorida Department of Agriculture

and Consumer Services

Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy

Food Access at Food, Nutrition, and Wellness

• Ours

– National School Lunch

– Summer Programs

– Etc.

• Theirs

– Women, Infants, and Children (DOH)

– Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (DCF)

• Research

Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy

• Originally used GIS for resource mapping for Summer programs

• Grew into a data hub and communication tool for empowering and educating Florida’s communities

• The roadmap will continue to develop into a powerful and effective GIS to increase access to healthy food

ArcGIS Online: The Roadmap

Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy

ArcGIS Desktop

• Internal efficiency

– Mapping and analyzing assets and needs for summer programs

– Targeted solutions for various other programs

• Communication

– GIS is a tool for communicating the spatial aspects of your work

• Cartography

– A well made map is great for communicating complex information in a way many different people can relate to

Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy

Analysis

• Identifying food insecurity

– Statistical tests to identify patterns and concentrations not otherwise visible

• Developing strategic interventions

– Identify locations for greatest impact

• Bringing others to the table

– In depth analysis of food insecurity issues allows others to see where they fit into the solution

Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy

Supporting Others

• Non-profits

– Securing grants

– Educating others about the food environment

• Academia

– Identifying areas for potential research

– Confirming need for research and funding

• Communities

– Educating individuals about their food environment

– Empowering communities to make the most of their food environment

PolicyMap

Healthy Food Access Portal

The Food Trust

CDFI Fund Healthy Food Options Resource

Bank

USDA’s Food Access Research Atlas

Resources

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