Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Farmers Markets that Accept SNAP EBT Transactions

Measurement Period: 2016

This indicator shows the percentage of farmer's markets that accept SNAP EBT transactions.

Why is this important?

Fruit and vegetable consumption is low among teens and adults in Hawaii. Only 14.4% of adults and 9.0% of youth eat 2 or more servings of fruit, and 3 or more servings of vegetables each day. Access to affordable fresh fruits and vegetables in Hawaii is limited by the increased costs associated with shipping; for example, Honolulu MSA has a 38% higher annual average food expenditure than the national average, higher than any MSA surveyed by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. There is an association between availability of healthy foods and beverages and better nutrition. The CDC recommends incentivizing healthier food and beverage choices to underserved and low-income populations, and increasing mechanisms to purchase food directly from farms.

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State: Hawaii

farmers markets

Source: Hawaii State Department of Human Services, SNAP Program
Measurement period: 2016
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: October 2016

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