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title: Analyzing the Links Between Food Deserts and Diabetes
date: 2025-09-12T05:30:00-04:00
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# Analyzing the Links Between Food Deserts and Diabetes

*September 12, 2025* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> UM Institute for Health Computing Researchers Derive Insight From Wide Range of Data Sources

[Institute for Health Computing Researchers Examine Links Between Food Deserts and Diabetes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tRpXVIfHio)



Learn how University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC) intern Abby Abaku is researching the possible links between food deserts and diabetes among Maryland residents. Abby and Rozalina McCoy, director of UM-IHC’s Precision Medicine and Population Health Program discuss the importance the institute’s role in the project.



**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Artificial Intelligence](https://today.umd.edu/topic/artificial-intelligence), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-computer-mathematical-and-natural-sciences), [College of Behavioral and Social Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-behavioral-and-social-sciences), [School of Public Health](https://today.umd.edu/topic/school-public-health), [Institute for Health Computing](https://today.umd.edu/topic/institute-for-health-computing)