food deserts in baton rouge
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Presentation about food deserts in Baton Rouge and the charge for the Food Access Policy Commission, created by Together Baton Rouge. (Effort is supported by the Mayor's Health City Initiative and BlueCross BlueShield.)TRANSCRIPT
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
FOOD ACCESS POLICY
COMMISSIONLaunch &
OrientationMt. Pilgrim Baptist
Church
February 14, 2013
Commission Mandate
#1) Problem AnalysisExamine the causes behind food deserts in East Baton Rouge Parish.
#2) Best Practice AnalysisDetermine best practices around the nation for attracting retail and other high-quality food providers to food desert communities.
#3) Recommend SolutionsDevelop concrete policy and practice recommendations for East Baton Rouge Parish to address food deserts and other areas with low food access.
Commission Members
Rev. Jesse Bilberry, Pastor, Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church; Moderator, 4th District Baptist Association
Mr. Chip Boyles, EBR Redevelopment Authority, Vice President of Administration & Programs
Dr. Stephanie Broyles, Pennington Biomedical, Assistant ProfessorDr. Adell Brown, Jr., Southern University AgCenter, Vice Chancellor
for ResearchMr. Edgar Cage, Together Baton Rouge, Food Access Team Co-chairMr. Clint Caldwell, Associated Grocers, Director of Business
DevelopmentMr. David Gray, Louisiana Budget Project, Policy AnalystMr. Ty Harvison, Latter & Blum, Commercial Real EstateMr. Ed Johnson, Wal-martDr. Kenneth Koonce, LSU Dean, College of Agriculture, LSU
Agricultural CenterMr. Mike Manning, Greater BR Food Bank, President & CEOMr. Jared Smith, Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Director of Business
DevelopmentMr. Leroy Watts, Liberty Bank, Executive Vice President / CFO
General
definition
an area with inadequate access to fresh, affordable foods needed to maintain a healthy diet.
What is a “food desert”?
USDA
definition
A low income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents has low access to a supermarket or large grocery store.
“Low-income”Census tract with at
least 20% of residents below
poverty OR median family income below
80% of area’s median family
income.
“Low-access”At least 500 people or 33% of the population
resides one mile or more from a
supermarket or large grocery store (10
miles for rural census tracts).
What is a “food desert”?
USDA Data for EBR Parish (2010)
About 75,500 EBR residents live in food deserts.
16,700 are children.
39% in poverty.
USDA food desert census tracts
Pennington Data for EBR Parish (2012)
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
As many as 103,000 EBR residents live in food deserts. 25,000 are
children.
Areas within 1 mile of grocery store
Low-income census tracts
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
A closer look at 7 food deserts …
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#1) ScotlandvilleAbout 25,900 persons.
34% living in
poverty
6,500 children
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
#2) Downtown / Old South
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
About 15,700 persons.
39% living in
poverty
3,300 children
#3) South Baton Rouge
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
About 20,000 persons.
41% living in
poverty
3,300 children
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
About 14,400 persons.
22% living in
poverty
4,000 children
#4) Zion City / Greenwell Springs
#5) Mid City
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
About 11,900 persons.
38% living in
poverty
3,400 children
#6) North Forest / Red Oaks
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
About 9,000 persons.
38% living in
poverty
3,300 children
#7) S. Sherwood Forest / I-12, Coursey
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
About 6,300 persons.
24% living in
poverty
1,500 children
Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical
PovertyGrocery store access
Sample of other mapping resources
Proposed Work Plan
Launch Problem analysis Best practices analysisFormalize
Options & Draft Recommendations
21 3
Market opportunity analysis
February
March & April
May & June
July -October
CONCURRENTLY
Conduct market analysis of all low food access areas.Conduct “gap analysis” to determine area leakage.Identify the areas with most market demand potential.Identify prospects for land or land acquisition.Conduct any other analysis that would be useful for attracting retail.Work toward possible deals.
Special CommitteeMarket opportunity analysis
Objective
Actions
Starting at launch and continuing throughout.
Identify areas with current market potential and lay foundation for development deals.
Timeline
Timeline
Phase 1 CommitteeProblem analysis
Objective
Key Questions
March & April 2013
Examine the causes behind food deserts and other low food access areas in East Baton Rouge Parish.
What are the causes behind food deserts in EBR?What are the consequences for residents living in food deserts?Analysis of different food deserts in EBR.Why did previous food retail outlets in food desert areas close down?What are the barriers to development for high-quality food options?
Timeline
Identify, categorize and assess the success of model approaches across the country, including efforts to:a) attract retail;b) address area demand;c) foster non-traditional options (e.g. food co-ops,
farmer's markets, urban agriculture, etc.)
Phase 2 CommitteeBest practice analysis
Objective
Actions
May & June 2013
Determine best practices around the nation for attracting retail and other high-quality food providers to food desert communities.
Timeline
Formalize options for action to address food deserts.Conduct public engagement around possible options.Conduct feasibility and cost assessments for various strategies.Develop final report of recommendations.
Phase 3 CommitteeRecommending solutions
Objective
Actions
July – October 2013
Conduct public engagement around options for action and develop final recommendations.
