2. Problem Definition and Solution
Approach
o There has been a flood in Pittsburgh
o Health officials need to inspect food
establishments to prevent an outbreak of food
infection or poisoning
o Food inspections must take place at locations in
the flood zone and in the buffer zones of
vulnerable populations
3. Data
o Data from Pittsburgh Department of City
Planning, US Census Bureau TIGER, Allegheny
County Health Department.
o Includes Pittsburgh
buildings, neighborhoods, sidewalks, flood
zone, and street center lines
o Study focus on bakeries, restaurants, grocery
stores, and convenient stores
4. Methodology
o Geocode Pghfoodsources to create food
establishment layers
o Intersect flood zone layer with each food
establishment layer
o Intersect buffer layers with block centroids
5. Results
Total Population Age Under5 Age 65 and over
Convenience Stores 48541 2433 7841
Total Population Age under 5 Age 65 and over
Restaurants 129219 6655 21288
Total Population Age under 5 Age 65 and over
Bakeries 10301 604 1751
10. Discussion
o Health officials should focus on restaurants in the
flood zone
o Approximately 130,000 people can possibly be
affected
o Over 16% are over the age of 65
