BNIA-JFI uses Community Statistical Areas (CSAs) boundaries for tracking Vital Signs data so that progress can be measured over time. CSAs are based on Census tracts which remain consistent from year to year. BNIA-JFI relates CSAs to neighborhoods as defined by the Baltimore City Department of Planning.

BNIA-JFI uses Community Statistical Areas (CSAs) boundaries for tracking Vital Signs data so that progress can be measured over time. CSAs are based on Census tracts which remain consistent from year to year. BNIA-JFI relates CSAs to neighborhoods as defined by the Baltimore City Department of Planning.

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) obtained the food permit list from the Baltimore City Health Department in August 2011, which includes all sites that sell food, such as stores, restaurants and temporary locations such as farmers' market stands and street carts. The restaurants were grouped into three categories, including full service restaurants, fast food chains and carryouts. Carryout and fast food chain restaurants were extracted from the restaurant layer and spatially joined with the 2010 Community Statistical Area (CSA) data layer, provided by BNIA-JFI. The prepared foods density, per 1,000 people, was calculated for each CSA using the CSA's population and the total number of carryout and fast food restaurants, including vendors selling prepared foods in public markets, in each CSA. Source: Johns Hopkins University, Center for a Livable Future Years Available: 2011, 2013, 2019

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) obtained the food permit list from the Baltimore City Health Department in August 2011, which includes all sites that sell food, such as stores, restaurants and temporary locations such as farmers' market stands and street carts. The restaurants were grouped into three categories, including full service restaurants, fast food chains and carryouts. Carryout and fast food chain restaurants were extracted from the restaurant layer and spatially joined with the 2010 Community Statistical Area (CSA) data layer, provided by BNIA-JFI. The prepared foods density, per 1,000 people, was calculated for each CSA using the CSA's population and the total number of carryout and fast food restaurants, including vendors selling prepared foods in public markets, in each CSA. Source: Johns Hopkins University, Center for a Livable FutureYears Available: 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) obtained the food permit list from the Baltimore City Health Department in August 2011, which includes all sites that sell food, such as stores, restaurants and temporary locations such as farmers' market stands and street carts. The restaurants were grouped into three categories, including full service restaurants, fast food chains and carryouts. Carryout and fast food chain restaurants were extracted from the restaurant layer and spatially joined with the 2010 Community Statistical Area (CSA) data layer, provided by BNIA-JFI. The prepared foods density, per 1,000 people, was calculated for each CSA using the CSA's population and the total number of carryout and fast food restaurants, including vendors selling prepared foods in public markets, in each CSA. Source: Johns Hopkins University, Center for a Livable FutureYears Available: 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019

Baltimore City continues to make improving the health and lives of its residents a priority. In 2011, the City released the update of Community Health Profilesfor all CSAs as well as Healthy Baltimore 2015 Safe Homes and Families, acomprehensive health policy agenda and measures for tracking progress. In order to describe the health and well being of City residents, BNIA-JFI currently tracks thirteen adult, juvenile, and infant health indicators for Baltimore City and its neighborhoods. The data is provided by the Maryland Department of Health andMental Hygiene, Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems (BSAS), the Baltimore City Health Department, and the United States Bureau of the Census. Where possible, data is presented at the CSA and City level. For several indicators, data is only available at the zip code level.