Percent of population living within ½ mile of an Off-Street Trail System.
Access to healthy food sources and recreational areas are necessary to support healthy diets and physical activity. Lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating are major risk factors for chronic diseases, the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Chronic diseases include heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Half of all adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease. A community approach to healthy living, like providing access to healthy foods and more places for physical activity, can have broader effects than the efforts of people working on their own to make healthy changes.
In 2022, the percentage of Population Living Within One-Half Mile of an Off-Street Trail System in Alachua County was 39.3 compared to Florida at 18.8. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.
Alachua County is in the first quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the situation occurs less often in about three quarters of the counties.
The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracking
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Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.