开发和测试一个以用户为中心的,基于Web GIS的食品资产地图,用于康涅狄格州东北部一个资源不足的社区.
Xiran Chen1, Manije Darooghegi Mofrad1, Sydney Clements2
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Nutrients
|March 13, 2025
概括
一张新的交互式地图通过显示位置和交通工具,帮助资源不足的社区找到健康的食物. 虽然有用,但数字素养和粮食安全影响可用性,需要进一步支持弱势群体.
科学领域:
- 社区健康 社区健康
- 地理信息系统 (GIS) 是指地理信息系统.
- 食物 获取 食物 获取
背景情况:
- 资源不足的社区面临着严重的障碍,无法获得健康,负担得起的食物,这是由于分布挑战和运输限制.
- 可靠的运输和对可用粮食资源的认识对于改善低收入地区的粮食安全至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为低收入社区开发和评估基于地理信息系统 (GIS) 的交互性食品资产地图,以提高对新鲜食品资源的认识和获取.
- 将食物地点,运输路线和援助资格纳入一个用户友好的数字平台.
主要方法:
- 该研究采用了以人为中心的设计 (HCD) 框架和基于资产的社区发展 (ABCD) 模型.
- 可用性测试 (n=74) 涉及基于任务的评估和调查,以评估导航性能和用户反.
- 分析检查了地图可用性和参与者的粮食安全,数字素养,社会人口统计学,饮食和健康特征之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 与食物不安全的人相比,食物安全的参与者表现出明显更高的可用性成功率 (p < 0.05).
- 评价饮食"非常好/优秀"的参与者最有可能通过可用性测试 (p < 0.05).
- 虽然通常很容易导航,但那些依赖粮食援助的人面临挑战,这表明需要有针对性的支持.
结论:
- 基于GIS的粮食资产地图有效地提高了对粮食资源的认识,并解决了运输信息上的差距.
- 需要采取进一步的干预措施,以确保粮食不安全的用户能够有效地利用数字工具获得食物.
- 该项目有助于改善粮食获取,数字化包容和社区参与服务不足的人口的更广泛的努力.
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