30%
Diet / Physical Inactivity 70%
25%
50%
ages 12-19 15%
overweight
40% overweight
10%
0%
0%
1980
$100k +
Firearms
$80 - 100k
2000
$60 - 80k
Drug Use
20%
ages 6-11
5%
Alcohol
Motor Vehicles
30%
10%
farm / farmer’s market
Tobacco
60%
20%
obese
obese
1980
2000
$40 - 60k $20 - 40k
Child and Adolescent Obesity
Overweight and Obese Adults
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002). “National Health Examination Survey” and “National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.” National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002). “National Health Examination Survey” and “National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.” National Center for Health Statistics
- $20k
Causes of Premature Death National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (2001). “Obesity and Other Diet-and-Inactivity Related Diseases: National Impact, Costs and Solutions.”
oranges AUSTRALIA 8,600 mi
blueberries NEW ZEALAND 6,800 mi
garlic CHINA 7,300 mi
grapes, raspberries CHILE 5,900 mi Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA) (2008).
bell peppers NETHERLANDS 6,000 mi
tongva villiage of yangna SUBSISTENCE pre-1769
el pubelo de los angeles SUBSISTENCE HORTICULTURE 1769-1848
ranchos and farms MAIZE and WHEAT 1821-1890s
CATTLE 1848-1860s
VITICULTURE and SHEEP 1860-1930s
CITRUS 1890-1930s
OIL, INDUSTRY, REAL ESTATE 1940s-present
“Certified Farmer’s Markets in Los Angeles County” farmernet.com, retrieved 1/31/2010 “Median Income in Los Angeles by Zip Code” realestate.aol.com, retrieved 1/31/2010
rice THAILAND 8,200 mi
asparagus Peru 4,200 mi
tomatoes MEXICO 1,200 mi
LOS ANGELES
agriculture history
wheatfield . agnes denes
south central farm