A

AIA CES Credits
AV Office
Abstract Publication
Academic Affairs
Academic Calendar, Columbia University
Academic Calendar, GSAPP
Admissions Office
Advanced Standing Waiver Form
Alumni Board
Alumni Office
Anti-Racism Curriculum Development Award
Architecture Studio Lottery
Assistantships
Avery Library
Avery Review
Avery Shorts

S

STEM Designation
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Scholarships
Skill Trails
Student Affairs
Student Awards
Student Conduct
Student Council (All Programs)
Student Financial Services
Student Health Services at Columbia
Student Organization Handbook
Student Organizations
Student Services Center
Student Services Online (SSOL)
Student Work Online
Studio Culture Policy
Studio Procedures
Summer Workshops
Support GSAPP
Close
This website uses cookies as well as similar tools and technologies to understand visitors' experiences. By continuing to use this website, you consent to Columbia University's usage of cookies and similar technologies, in accordance with the Columbia University Website Cookie Notice Group 6
Up meisterlin chung yuningfeng elainehsieh priskamarianne fa19 02 accesstohealthyfoodinnyc

Access to Healthy Food in New York City

The FRESH zone is developed based on Supermarket Need Index (Food Bank in New York n.d.), Supermarket Need Index is based on highest levels of diet related diseases and largest population with limited opportunities to purchase fresh food (Going to Market, NYC Department of City Planning, 2008).

The Supermarket Need Index uses the following measures: high population density, low access to a car at the household level, low household income, high rates of diabetes, high rates of obesity, low consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, low share of fresh food retail, capacity for new stores.

Some indicators, such as “Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables” and “Diet-related Diseases” have boundaries that cover large areas.

The department also used Zip codes to find access to Fresh Food Retailers. The usage of Zip Code to define area is proven to be limited. Areas defined by Zip Codes do may also produce large measurement error (Mark, Anselin & Grubesic, 2011).