Urvashi’s project examines the effect of providing access to free fruits & vegetables through the service of a mobile produce market on dietary habits, health outcomes, and healthcare costs, as well as the ways in which the Greater Boston Food Bank might improve the accessibility, availability, and acceptability of the mobile produce market and the foods that it distributes.
Urvashi is a master’s student in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She is interested in the intersection of minority health and well-being, the social determinants that influence positive or negative health outcomes, the factors that promote well-being, and how to design community-based interventions and systems changes to improve quality of life.