What does the store look like, inside and out?
Breads and Cereals
Milk, Yogurt and Cheese
Teas, Waters, Sodas
Canned and Frozen Veggies
Apples, Oranges, Carrots and other Produce
Are there healthy snacks at checkout? Nuts, Dried Fruits, Trail Mix, Apples
Market Guardians is collaboration with the Food Guardians project of Southeast Food Access. As is true in many neighborhoods in SF and across the country, Hunter's Point and Bayview residents lack access to not only affordable healthy foods, but also accurate and real-time data on availability and choices in their local stores and markets. Our solution is to employ mobile survey and gaming technology to (1) create a simple needs assessment survey tool (2) make the survey tool more accessible & agile through a open mobile phone based version.
The Store Checkup mobile survey tool is an adaption of validated public health survey tools (like NEMS-S), focused on key indicators of healthy food options and availability: quantity and prices of whole grains, low-fat milk, low sugar beverages, fresh fruit, vegetables, etc. and favorable store conditions to encourage healthy choices. Using a simple interface, the survey tool chunks data into manageable categories and takes advantage of the intuitive and quick nature of the mobile interface and geo-location technology. This tool can be used on any phone with a web browser.