Speed Data-ing Anastasia Egorova Meghana Subramaniam Ashley Bleggi
Hurricane Harvey
Existing Solutions: Emergency Kits This 3 day 1 person Emergency Kit contains: 1 2400 calorie food bar (5-year shelf life) 6 Water pouches (5-year shelf life) 1 Survival blanket 1 Emergency poncho 1 Pair of nitrile gloves 1 First Aid Kit (33 piece) 1 12-hour safety lightstick 1 Emergency whistle 1 Pack of pocket tissues 1 Dust mask 1 Convenient back pack
Existing Solutions: Food Bank Boxes
Problems with Existing Solutions Emergency Kit: Based on USDA regulations, average human should consume minimum 1800-2000 calories a day. The emergency kit provides one 2400 calorie food bar for three days which is not even enough for an active adult for a day. Those kits do not provide basic needs for people with children. Emergency kits are usually focused on active survival rather than prolonged stay. Food Bank: It is mostly focused on bringing food. Distribution might be hard to maintain.
How We Made Our Box Emergency Kit: Based on USDA regulations, average human should consume minimum 1800-2000 calories a day. The emergency kit provides one 2400 calorie food bar for three days which is not even enough for an active adult for a day. Those kits do not provide basic needs for people with children. Emergency kits are usually focused on active survival rather than prolonged stay. Food Bank: It is mostly focused on bringing food. Distribution might be hard to maintain.
Our Solution
Keywords Box name Bucket of keywords Items inside the box Baby ['baby', 'toddler', 'infant', 'diapers', 'newborn', 'breastf', 'huggies', 'pampers', 'luvs'] diapers, formula, small blanket', tissues Cleaning ['clean', 'sanitary', 'toilet', 'tower', 'tooth', 'toiletries', 'feminine', 'hygiene', 'wipe', 'cloth', 'bedding', 'mask'] Toilet paper, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, maxi pads, wipes, cloth, face mask Food ['food', 'water', 'canned', 'filter', 'produce'] Water, food, canned food, water filter, filtering tablets First aid ['bandage', 'aid', 'burn', 'antiseptic', 'urgent', 'kit', 'medi'] bandages, gauze pad, gauze roll, scissors, sting wipes, netrile glove, first aid tape, burn cream, antiseptics Other ['light', 'glove', 'umbrella', 'mask', 'tape', 'bucket', 'bedding', 'tool'] flashlight, gloves, poncho, umbrella, bedding, multitool, bucket
Unofficial Shelter Need Distribution
Official Shelter Need Distribution
Box Contents Comparison Other Box Food Box Sanitary First Aid Baby Batteries - 5.94$ Food Ration 4800 calorie - 18$ Personal Care Kit - 5.97$ First Aid Kit - 3.31 Formula - 7$ Flashlights - 1$ Water Tablets - 6.99$ Maxi Pads - 1.28$ Tylenol - 1.31$ 18 diapers - 3.31 Blanket - 5.88$ Total of Our Shelter Box: $59.98 vs One Person Box: $32.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00475B96S?ref=emc_b_5_t
What now? Future Disaster Response Further Customized Boxes
Contributors Meghana Subramaniam Anastasia Egorova Ashley Bleggi North Carolina State University Computer Science and Economics North Carolina State University Computer Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Economics and Statistics