Classroom Resource

Food Deserts: Geospatial Revolution

Subject Area

Health Education

Grade(s)

Overview

Food deserts is a term used to describe a region where the population has poor access to healthy, fresh, nutritious food. They exist in both rural and urban areas and are turning into a public health concern. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology is supporting the solution to this problem by vividly identifying the problem area and influencing policy-making to create accessible food for everyone. This video can be played during a lesson on how communities affect health practices.

Content Standards

Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 7

HE19.7.2.2
Explain how communities can affect personal health practices and behaviors.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/psu10sci.vid.geospatial.fooddeser…

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles

License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/help/terms-of-use/

Comments or Notes

This video also has an informational reading passage and discussion questions. PBS Learningmedia is a free resource for educators. Educators can create a free account to save resources to their dashboard and to assign resources to students.

Approved Date

2020-04-14

Curated by

Design by Adaptive Theme

Learning Resource Type