While September may be a time of plenty for some, there are many in our communities who rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to provide their families with fresh produce, grains and dairy products. SNAP recipients comprise a large percentage of families across our region: almost half the households in some City of Rochester zip codes receive SNAP benefits.
While almost 100,000 Black-owned businesses nationally are in the food industry, only a small percentage of local restaurants are Black-owned. Find and support these local businesses using the maps available in the Map Room, which also shows the numbers of full-service restaurants by zip code.
A new tool available at RocHealthData allows mapping of tract-level participation rates from the current census, either for our local region or for any location in the U.S. Data as of July 10th show many rural and urban tracts in our area have comparatively low participation rates.
County-level COVID-19 data, including both case and death rates per 100,000 population, are now available at RocHealthData. These data show the variability across our region and across the U.S.
The Society for Public Health Education is highlighting May as Women’s Health Month. Addressing the unique challenges to women’s health, they emphasize ways to get active, eat healthy, and avoid unhealthy behaviors, particularly important while safe sheltering during the COVID … Continued
April is National Volunteer Month, and although we are practicing social distancing, there is still much work that can be done.
According to the National Kidney Foundation, 1 in 3 Americans are at-risk for kidney disease; people with kidney disease are at higher risk for developing serious complications from COVID-19.
This map shows high school musical theater productions in area schools during March. It also highlights those school districts in our region receiving a 2019 Best Communities for Music Education award. According to the National Association for Music … Continued
While most people are thinking of giving roses and candy on Valentine’s Day, why not consider a more priceless gift? Celebrate February and National Donor Day (February 14) by registering to be an organ donor. Registration takes just minutes, and … Continued
The upstate area offers a wide variety of hobby, craft, sewing, and knitting supply stores and classes.