Alabama Food Deserts Project

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  Alabama Food Deserts Project

Inspiration

I was inspired after seeing millions of Americans line up for food banks during the COVID-19 recession and the increasing rise of obesity and food-related diseases that lines racial barriers.

What it does

This website seeks to raise awareness and help food desert/food bank organizations in Alabama gain outreach for clients and people in need. It also showcases a comprehensive report on the current situation of food deserts in the US and how many people are affected.

How we built it

I built this website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Challenges we ran into

Research for data collection/visualization has been hard to come across, and this was my first HTML project, so I had to self-teach myself languages.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I'm proud of the data visualization I've conducted on the map and the previous award I received for this website.

What we learned

I learned that food deserts in the state of Alabama are widespread due to the lack of investment in food and wealth distribution, and I learned new languages (CSS, JavaScript) that will help me in future projects.

What's next for Alabama Food Deserts Project

I plan to integrate ML via Python for a prediction tool that predicts counties of their proneness to food desert status and food insecurity.

Built With

• css
• html
• javascript