The Virginia Health Opportunity Index (HOI) is a group of indicators that provide broad insight into the overall opportunity Virginians have to live long and healthy lives based on the Social Determinants of Health. It is a hierarchical index that allows users to examine social determinants of health at multiple levels of detail in Virginia. It is made up of over 30 variables, combined into 13 indicators, grouped into four profiles, which are aggregated into a single Health Opportunity Index. For more information visualizations visit: https://apps.vdh.virginia.gov/omhhe/hoi/

This dataset contains Socioeconomic Characteristics metrics displayed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Environment Atlas website, including County resident population by groupings of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society.

Data was last updated on the USDA website in September 2020.

Any data elements with numerical values reflect figures at the locality-level unless otherwise specified with an asterisk (*). See column descriptions for details. For more information on all metrics in this dataset, see the Food Environment Atlas Socioeconomic Characteristics documentation.

This dataset lists Hunger Action Coalition (HAC) Member Organizations.

This dataset contains Access and Proximity to Grocery Store metrics displayed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Environment Atlas website, including store/restaurant proximity, food prices, food and nutrition assistance programs, and community characteristics — factors which interact to influence food choices and diet quality. These interactions are complex and more research is needed to identify causal relationships and effective policy interventions.

Data was last updated on the USDA website in September 2020.

Any data elements with numerical values reflect figures at the locality-level unless otherwise specified with an asterisk (*). See column descriptions for details. For more information on all metrics in this dataset, see the Food Environment Atlas Access and Proximity to Grocery Store documentation.

This dataset provides monthly statistics for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation in Virginia by month for the period 2012-2021.

This dataset provides summary statistics for the number of children participating in school nutrition programs in Virginia for program year 2019-2020. These programs, School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP), provide nutritious meals to students at participating schools (and to children in residential child care institutions). Eligible students receive free or reduced-price meals.

This dataset provides monthly statistics for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation in Virginia by month and by Local Department of Social Services (LDSS) for the period 2012-2021.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (commonly known as the WIC program) serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children younger than 5 who are at nutritional risk. As the third largest food and nutrition assistance program, WIC served about 6.2 million participants per month in fiscal year 2020, including almost half of all infants born in the United States. Federal program costs for WIC totaled $4.9 billion in fiscal year 2020.

Data current as of February 2021

This dataset contains Local Foods metrics displayed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Environment Atlas website, including direct farm sales, Farmers markets offering benefits like SNAP, WIC Vouchers/Cash, Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) benefits, markets accepting credit cards.

Data was last updated on the USDA website in September 2020.

Any data elements with numerical values reflect figures at the locality-level unless otherwise specified with an asterisk (*). See column descriptions for details. For more information on all metrics in this dataset, see the Food Environment Local Foods documentation.