Neighborhood and Built Environment
Explore additional information from the PLAN4Health - Miami Valley Health Environment Assessment Neighborhood and Built Environment Domain
Neighborhood and Built Environment
The places where people live, work, and play can have a major impact on their health and well-being. Communities with poor infrastructure, lack of services and amenities, unsafe air or water, and with high rates of crime can contribute to poor health outcomes over a person’s lifetime.
Indicators included in this domain:
- Access to Healthy Foods
- Vacant Housing
- Crime
- Housing Quality
- Harmful Condition Exposure
Scroll through the following maps to examine data for each indicator evaluated in the Neighborhood and Built Environment Domain. The maps showcase current conditions and trends, where applicable. Click on the map to view data for an area.
Indicator Definitions
Access to Healthy Foods
Current Conditions
Urban areas more than one mile and rural areas more than ten miles from the nearest supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store
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Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Research Atlas
Access to Healthy Foods
Trends
Change in areas with low access to healthy foods between 2010 and 2019
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Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Research Atlas
Vacant Housing
Current Conditions
Share of housing units that are not occupied
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015-2019 5-Year American Community Survey
Vacant Housing
Trends
Change in vacant housing between 2000 and 2019
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; U.S. Census Bureau, 2015-2019 5-Year American Community Survey
Crime
Current Conditions
Relative risk of major crimes occurring in an area
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Source: Applied Geographic Solutions
Housing Quality
Current Conditions
Predicted share of occupied housing units with large areas of lead paint deterioration
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Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research
Harmful Condition Exposure
Current Conditions
Exposure to harmful conditions associated with traffic proximity and volume in an area
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Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EJSCREEN
