Abstract

Over time, the daily decisions people make about what to eat generate a significant impact on their health and longevity. Decisions about what to eat are often influenced by the resources people have available and the options they can access. However, people with limited resources often live and spend time in neighborhoods such as" food deserts" and" food swamps" with few healthy options, leading to dietary inequities. While previous research has focused on the role of food options in people's home neighborhoods, this project will investigate how the places people spend time in throughout their daily routines influence their dietary choices by analyzing vast amounts of human mobility data collected from smartphones. In this project, mobility data will be analyzed using Artificial Intelligence to evaluate policies that equitably increase access to healthy foods and lead to improved food choices by individuals …

Date

January 1, 1970

Authors

Abigail L Horn

Journal

NSF Award Number 2427150. Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Volume

24

Issue

2427150

Pages

27150