NOPREN Science Communication Series: Healthy Food Retail Work Group

Date time: 
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Please note: Times listed are in ET.

Title: Data Visualization Approaches to Promote Equity

Speakers: Lorin Bruckner, Data Science Librarian, UNC Chapel Hill, Jared McGuirt, Assistant Professor, UNC Greensboro, & Jon Schwabish, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

Details: This panel presentation features experts in the fields of library science, and public health nutrition, and health equity. The panel will start with an overview of data visualization including the evolution of the field of data visualization, best practices for communicating data visually, and tools to help researchers create better visuals. After this foundational information is shared, this presentation will explore applied examples of how these methodologies can be used in healthy food retail and health equity research.

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