Key points
This map shows states with competitive foods laws and includes Hawaii and Alaska as small inserts. It also shows a description of competitive food, and uses the title as the legend by inserting a colored square to inform policy. The map shows that many states have such laws, yet Michigan is not one of them. It also shows that there are strong geographic clustering of areas with laws such as most of the eastern seaboard states.
Data sources
ArcGIS 9.3
List of states with laws on competitive foods in schools.
By using ArcGIS, you can turn the table list into an easily visualized map of the US identifying states with laws.
Henry L. Miller, Departmental Specialist, Michigan Department of Community Health
(517) 335-8779
millerhenry@michigan.gov
States with laws on competitive foods in schools. Miller, Henry; Michigan Department of Community Health, [TODAY’S DATE]. Accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Chronic Disease Map Gallery.