Mapping The Food Environment In Syracuse, New York 2017

Mapping the FoodEnvironment in Syracuse,New York2017June 19, 2017

Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 1Table of Contents1) An Assessment of the Local Food Environment in Syracuse . 22) Syracuse Food Environment with Zip Code Boundaries. 33) Food Environment Profiles . 4i)Syracuse . 5ii)Zip Code 13202 . 7iii) Zip Code 13203 . 9iv) Zip Code 13204 . 11v)Zip Code 13205 . 13vi) Zip Code 13206 . 15vii) Zip Code 13207 . 17viii) Zip Code 13208 . 19ix) Zip Code 13210 . 21x)Zip Code 13224 . 234)Discussion . 255)Limitations . 266)Conclusions and Next Steps . 267)Appendix A: Zip Code Charts. 27Prepared by the Onondaga County Health Department with special acknowledgment to Common Ground Health

Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 2An Assessment of the Local Food Environment in Syracuse, New YorkMaintaining healthy eating habits can decrease the incidence of chronic conditions like obesity and diabetes,which are some of the main health challenges in Onondaga County. While healthy eating is an individualbehavior, choices are influenced by a number of factors, one of which is the local food environment. Asdefined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the food environment is “the physicalpresence of food that affects a person’s diet, a person’s proximity to food store locations, the distribution offood stores, food service, and any physical entity by which food may be obtained, or a connected system thatallows access to food.”1This report seeks to examine the food environment for each zip code in the City ofSyracuse (Figure 1) in order to provide a framework to support healthy food initiatives in the community. Zipcodes were included if they fell primarily within the City of Syracuse boundary.To create the profiles, data were pulled for each zip codefrom existing sources, including the American CommunityFigure 1. City of Syracuse Zip CodesSurvey and the New York Statewide Planning andResearch Cooperative System (SPARCS). Indicators wereselected based on availability and relevance to the localsocioeconomic and food environment. The full data tablecan be seen in Appendix A.A geospatial analysisincluded census tract level data for obesity rates and fooddesert status, layered with point data noting the locationsof food sources.Maps also include the location ofSyracuse City School District school buildings, to show thetypes of food establishments that are easily accessible toschool aged children.Geocoding and map developmentwas performed according to standards adhered to by theSyracuse - Onondaga County Planning Agency.For the purposes of this report, food deserts are definedas census tracts where the poverty rate is 20%, andwhere 33% or more of residents are more than 0.5 milesfrom the nearest supermarket. Other food stores includeconvenience stores, dollar stores, food cooperatives, gasstations, international food stores, small grocery stores,specialty food stores, and pharmacies. To provide a morecomprehensive look at access to healthy foods in high risk areas, results of several recent surveys were alsoreviewed. Over the past year, OCHD has developed and implemented surveys in zip codes 13202, 13205 and13207 for various projects. A recent community engagement survey sent to residents in all City zip codes alsoasked about access to healthy foods. Results are noted below by zip code as appropriate.1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy Places: General Food Environment Resources. s/healthyfood/general.htm. Accessed 5/18/17.

Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 3Syracuse Food Environment with Zip Code 13205

Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 4Food EnvironmentProfiles

Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 5SYRACUSE144,564 Residents 31,881Population by race*31% BlackMedian household income58% White7% Asian4% Other8%Hispanic ethnicityPopulation by age19%35%Living in poverty50%Children living in poverty29%26%22%Households with no22%vehicle available11%31%Households withSNAP benefits†0-1415-2425-4445-6465 11%12%18%% of population 16 years% of population born outside% of adults with less thanliving with a disabilitythe United Statesa high school degreeSource: U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011-2015, 5 year estimates.*Among individuals reporting one race.†SNAP is an abbreviation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

SYRACUSESyracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 6Map Sources: Food desert census tracts: USDA, Food Access Research Atlas, 2015. Adult obesity rate by census tract: CDC 500 cities project. Majorsupermarkets, corner stores, other food stores: multiple sources including, USDA, SNAP retailer locator, 2017; USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, 2016; OCHDBureau of Surveillance and Statistics. Farmers markets, mobile farmers markets, Syracuse City School District buildings: OCHD Bureau of Health Promotion.Map Notes: Food deserts and obesity rates are represented only for census tracts that primarily comprise the City of Syracuse. Grey areas represent census tractsthat do not fall primarily within Syracuse.

ZIP CODE 13202Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 75,878 Residents 15,565Population by race*53% BlackMedian household income34% White8% Asian5% Other10.7%Hispanic ethnicityPopulation by age56%Living in poverty68%Children living in poverty50%36%Households with novehicle available24%48%19%17%Households with4%0-1415-2425-4445-64SNAP benefits†65 14%17%27%% of population 16 years% of population born outside% of adults with less thanliving with a disabilitythe United Statesa high school degreeSource: U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011-2015, 5 year estimates*Among individuals reporting one race.†SNAP is an abbreviation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

ZIP CODE 13202Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 83214SNAP retailers2242Fast food restaurants38Full-service restaurantsHealth rmingzip codeWorst-performingzip code(Ranks ion†2.49.8(13206)(13205)Heart (Ranks 9 )Rates are per 10,000 population 18 years†Data not availableSources: SNAP retailers: USDA, SNAP retailer locator, 2017. Fast food restaurants and full-service restaurants: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2015.Health Outcomes: New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, 2012-2014.Map Sources: Food desert census tracts: USDA, Food Access Research Atlas, 2015. Adult obesity rate by census tract: CDC 500 cities project, 2015. Majorsupermarkets, corner stores, other food stores: multiple sources including, USDA, SNAP retailer locator, 2017; USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, 2016; OCHDBureau of Surveillance and Statistics. Farmers markets, mobile farmers markets, Syracuse City School District buildings: OCHD Bureau of Health Promotion.Map Notes: Food deserts and obesity rates are represented only for census tracts that primarily comprise the City of Syracuse. Grey areas represent census tractsthat do not fall primarily within Syracuse but are located within the identified zip code. Census tract boundaries are not delineated for tracts outside of Syracuse.

ZIP CODE 13203Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 916,406 Residents 30,731Population by race*27% BlackMedian household income60% White8% Asian5% Other9%Hispanic ethnicityPopulation by age36%Living in poverty58%Children living in poverty37%28%21%Households with no21%15%vehicle available15%33%Households withSNAP benefits†0-1415-2425-4445-6465 14%18%23%% of population 16 years% of population born outside% of adults with less thanliving with a disabilitythe United Statesa high school degreeSource: U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011-2015, 5 year estimates*Among individuals reporting one race.†SNAP is an abbreviation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

ZIP CODE 13203Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 10981516SNAP retailers2317.0116524Fast food restaurants9Full-service restaurantsHealth spitalizationHeart failurehospitalization36.4Best-performingzip codeWorst-performingzip code(Ranks 4th)19.353.1(13224)(13205)7.22.49.8(Ranks 4 s 4 )Rates are per 10,000 population 18 yearsSources: SNAP retailers: USDA, SNAP retailer locator, 2017. Fast food restaurants and full-service restaurants: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2015.Health Outcomes: New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, 2012-2014.Map Sources: Food desert census tracts: USDA, Food Access Research Atlas, 2015. Adult obesity rate by census tract: CDC 500 cities project, 2015. Majorsupermarkets, corner stores, other food stores: multiple sources including, USDA, SNAP retailer locator, 2017; USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, 2016; OCHDBureau of Surveillance and Statistics. Farmers markets, mobile farmers markets, Syracuse City School District buildings: OCHD Bureau of Health Promotion.Map Notes: Food deserts and obesity rates are represented only for census tracts that primarily comprise the City of Syracuse. Grey areas represent census tractsthat do not fall primarily within Syracuse but are located within the identified zip code. Census tract boundaries are not delineated for tracts outside of Syracuse.

ZIP CODE 13204Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 1119,896 Residents 28,220Population by race*27% BlackMedian household income65% White1% Asian6% Other16%Hispanic ethnicityPopulation by age40%Living in poverty58%Children living in poverty34%32%Households with no22%vehicle available22%40%16%9%0-1415-2424-4445-64Households withSNAP benefits†65 15%6%26%% of population 16 years% of population born outside% of adults with less thanliving with a disabilitythe United Statesa high school degreeSource: U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011-2015, 5 year estimates*Among individuals reporting one race.†SNAP is an abbreviation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

ZIP CODE 13204Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 121304321.01SNAP retailers2729.012130Fast food restaurants40382239Full-service restaurantsHealth spitalizationHeart failurehospitalization51.1Best-performingzip codeWorst-performingzip code(Ranks 8th)19.353.1(13224)(13205)8.72.49.8(Ranks 6 s 8 )Rates are per 10,000 population 18 yearsSources: SNAP retailers: USDA, SNAP retailer locator, 2017. Fast food restaurants and full-service restaurants: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2015.Health Outcomes: New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, 2012-2014.Map Sources: Food desert census tracts: USDA, Food Access Research Atlas, 2015. Adult obesity rate by census tract: CDC 500 cities project, 2015. Majorsupermarkets, corner stores, other food stores: multiple sources including, USDA, SNAP retailer locator, 2017; USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, 2016; OCHDBureau of Surveillance and Statistics. Farmers markets, mobile farmers markets, Syracuse City School District buildings: OCHD Bureau of Health Promotion.Map Notes: Food deserts and obesity rates are represented only for census tracts that primarily comprise the City of Syracuse. Grey areas represent census tractsthat do not fall primarily within Syracuse but are located within the identified zip code. Census tract boundaries are not delineated for tracts outside of Syracuse.

ZIP CODE 13205Syracuse Food Environment Report 2017 / Page 1318,729 Residents 30,284Population by race*Median household income58% Black36% White3% Asian3% Other7%Hispanic ethnicityLiving in poverty50%Children living in poverty32%Population by age24%21%34%Households with no23%vehicle available17%15%36%Households withSNAP benefits†0-1415-2425-4445-6465 14%7%23%% of population 16 years% of population born outside% of adults with less thanliving with a disabilitythe United Statesa high school degreeSource: U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011-2015, 5 year estimates*Among individuals reporting one race.†SNAP is an abbreviation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program