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Association of Food Environment Variables and Covid-19 Outcomes Driven Locally and Nationally by Population and Median Household Income

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posted on 2022-03-01, 21:35 authored by Benjamin Conrad RomanjenkoBenjamin Conrad Romanjenko, Mercedes Fermelia, Thomas Hafner, Gabby Flores
Initiated in the Microbiology Capstone class, research began as a team of undergrads interested in the relationships between COVID-19 outcomes and food environment variables. Through the gathering of open source COVID-19 and food environment data, we developed data literacy through preliminary work. Focusing on Wyoming county data, we determined positive correlations between COVID-19 outcomes and farmers markets, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Stores (SNAPS), Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Stores, and percent diabetes. I continued the analytic work, expanding data to include county level data for the United States. Using structural equation modeling I identified population and median household income to be drivers of both COVID-19 outcomes and food environment variables. Understanding the national trends, I reassess the findings at the Wyoming county level.

History

Advisor

Watson, Rachel

Degree

  • Bachelor's

Graduation date

2021-05-14

ISO

eng

Language

English

Contributor

Fermelia, Mercedes; Hafner, Thomas; Flores, Gabby

Department

  • Microbiology - MICR