24 million Americans live in food deserts where ultra-processed foods are abundant and fresh food is scarce. To address this problem, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from UC San Francisco and UC San Diego conceptualized the NOURISH platform. NOURISH is meant to provide small business owners in food desert communities with access to loans and grants, online maps that optimize the placement of fresh food outlets for foot traffic.
24 million Americans live in food deserts where ultra-processed foods are abundant and fresh food is scarce. To address this problem, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from UC San Francisco and UC San Diego conceptualized the NOURISH platform. NOURISH is meant to provide small business owners in food desert communities with access to loans and grants, online maps that optimize the placement of fresh food outlets for foot traffic.