A project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The State of Childhood Obesity collects the best-available data on childhood obesity rates, synthesizes and makes recommendations on key policies to prevent obesity, and highlights stories of action from across the country. Find South Carolina-specific data.
Trust for America’s Health issues an annual report, The State of Obesity, indicating trends in health outcomes for each state and its counties. Find data related to South Carolina.
The USDA collects data on food environment indicators to stimulate research on the determinants of food choices and diet quality and to provide a spatial overview of a community’s ability to access healthy food and its success in doing so. Find statistics on South Carolina and its counties.
Feeding America has produces an interactive map of food insecurity estimates around the United States. Find the latest South Carolina data related to food insecurity and hunger.
No Kid Hungry aims to solve the problems of hunger and poverty through advocacy and community grants. Find facts about hunger and poverty and who has received a No Kid Hungry grant.
The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) improves the nutrition, health, and well-being of people struggling against poverty-related hunger in the United States through advocacy, partnerships, and by advancing bold and equitable policy solutions. Access current data, fact sheets, and reports on hunger.
Find information and data related to SNAP, WIC, meals for school and childcare, summer nutrition programs and many other programs administered by the USDA that increase access to nutritious food.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides support for the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps program to the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Find data specific to states and counties related to health outcomes and health factors.
SCTrails.net provides detailed information on trails throughout South Carolina. Additional resources and contacts can be found on the website.