Food Insecurity In Australia

In our course of study we have learned the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary prevention levels. Primary prevention is aimed at preventing or reducing the effects on populations. Primary prevention occurs when we educate our patients, families or the community, providing them with the tool of knowledge needed to prevent illness. My project on food insecurity promotes primary prevention in university students by attempting to identify those students experiencing food insecurity, then providing those students with the resources to obtaining supplemental food within their community.

Lastly the author recommends community gardening as the best option because it will bring the community together. The author claims that the garden will be ‘a great way for children to learn,’ also that ‘kids spend far too much time inside’ and the garden will provide a healthy option for them to go outside and do some physical work in the fresh air. Referring to children as one of the main benefiters from the garden the author not only appeals to the council, because children are the future of their community but also appeals to parents as they want their community to be a healthy and sufficient place for their children. The author declares to the council

Community garden is not just a place to grow veggies .It is also a good place for enjoyable healthy outdoor exercise and for connecting with neighbours, recreation with family members, safe for pets and kids (Jackson, 2007). The first community garden was initiated in 1970s in Nunawadding which is one of the suburb in melbourne city (Grayson, 2000)

In Exploring Social Change, Harper tells us about his father’s upbringing on their family farm. Harper father had a limited amount of food that was available to him, especially fresh fruits in the winter months. At this time in society, families growing food on their farm to sell and eat, but Harper grandparents’ farm was just able to grow enough food for their family to live off. This occurred in the early 1900s and although Harper’s family had limited amount of food, they still didn’t have hunger issues. It’s ridiculously that in the United States today that citizens are having food insecurity problems. There are many states ranging from Arizona to Michigan with hunger issues. In, this paper I am going to give a brief detail

Hunger in the United States is a large problem that still affects the lives of our citizens seven years after the 2008 economic crisis. This is a problem that is still growing steadily in the lives of Americans, especially those who are living in poverty. Even though the United State’s rate of food insecure households is still far below the rates that are found in developing countries, it is still persistent problem as the issues of food insecurity move away from under nutrition and towards the quality of a persons diet. While poverty alone does not cause food insecurity, it is the main cause of being food insecure.

Obesity is generally caused by an imbalance of energy, this is when a persons energy intake from food exceeds their energy expenditure over a considerable period of time (Department of Health, 2009). One of the biggest causes of obesity in the western world is our access to high fatty, high sugar over processed fast foods such as MacDonalds, Hungry Jacks and more. According to Germov (2014, pp 212) nearly 1 out of every 4 meals Australian’s consume is prepared outside the household. The reasons for the increased intake of fast food and other high sugar substances can vary dramatically, however it can be due to a persons socioeconomic status, the price, and the convenience of not having to worry about preparing a meal yourself. Germov (2014, pp 215) also states that people in lower socioeconomic statuses have a higher prevalence of obesity than people in a higher socioeconomic status. This could be because the price of healthy food is much higher than the price of cheap fast food. Furthermore, an article by the Huffington Post has stated that it will cost a person an estimated $550 more per year to buy and consume healthy organic food rather than buying cheap processed foods. Therefore, if people in lower socioeconomic statuses are

When tackling the subject of food insecurity, uncertainty is the key notion. Many of us live our lives fleeing from the term; however, some Americans know this awareness as their existence. Food insecurity simply means the lack of the ability to provide food and sustain a healthy lifestyle. The USDA explains, “It is a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food;” adequate food being the key word. The USDA further goes on to categorize it into two sub categories; low and very low food security. “Low food security” is explained as “reduced quality, variety of diet; little or no indication of reduced food intake.” “Very low food security is multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns

Justification / Feasibility Studies have suggested that there are specific ties between food insecurity and student success rate. (Cady, 2014) Among college students, financial hardship can translate into budget demand that directly competes with food dollars (Patton-López, López-Cevallos, Cancel-Tirado, & Vazquez, 2014). Research has shown that food insecurity has shown a reduction in physical and mental health, which in turn, diminishes an individual’s ability to learn, work and care for themselves and reduces social participation (Hughes, Serebryanikova, Donaldson, & Leveritt, 2011). Research is necessary to also show the need to expand programs on college campus and further the support systems that increase access to nutritious food for the college population (Patton-López, López-Cevallos, Cancel-Tirado, & Vazquez,

Food insecurity is a broad topic which relates to a state in which an individual or individuals do not have reliable and safe access to foods in which are deemed healthy, accessible and reasonably priced. According to a study conducted by statistics Canada approximately four million individuals in Canada are considered food insecure. Literature has also suggested that food insecurity is a contributing factor to the rise of chronic diseases, example of these include diabetes, obesity and cancer. In addition, food insecurity has also been correlated with poor mental health outcomes such as anxiety issues, mood alterations, depressive episodes and impulsive behaviours. These mental health outcomes can be physiological and psychological

It is an ongoing cycle in the households of food insecurity. Foods that are lower in cost are purchased to make the most of the limited funds. Unfortunately, these foods are usually higher in fat or sugar and/or dimished nutritional value. It is more cost effect to purchase a box of macaroni and cheese that feeds a family of four than to purchase an apple that cost about the same. The apple has more macronutrients, phytochemicals, minerals, fiber and vitamins than the macaroni and cheese. Although carbohydrates are necessary in the diet, a disproportionate amount of starchy carbohydrates increase weight gain and possibly diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and other chronic diseases, which contributes to increasing health cost annually. Likewise, a package of Kool-Aid makes an inexpensive half-gallon drink, which is less costly than the same of 100% fruit

Cities all around the United States are creating community gardens to help make improvements to problems in their area such as: high crime, hunger, and urban blight. A community garden is a piece of property, private or public land, gardened by a group of people. The property will produce fruits, vegetables, etc. These gardens can be found in neighborhoods, schools, hospitals, assisted living and apartment building complexes. Community gardens are also being placed in unused vacant lots to help reduce the amount of garbage and wasted space in cities. People do not know how big of an impact they are making on their communities.

Food security described as having access to enough food for a healthy life. Americans living with food insecurity are uncertain of having enough food to provide for household members due to insufficient funds or other resources for food. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, very low food security is considered a food insecurity in which access to food is severely restricted. Hunger is described as a physical discomfort from not consuming food and can occur episodically but is possible to be the result of severe or protracted food insecurity. In Mississippi around 2007, about 29% of minorities were food insecure. According to the Feeding America network, African Americans are more likely to suffer from food insecurity.

M., Smith, S., Davis, J., & Null, D. B. (2016). The Prevalence of Food Security and Insecurity Among Illinois University Students. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 48(6). doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2016.03.013

There are some of the most devastating situations in which a family cannot afford food with nutritional value, such as the healthy food that they need every day to survive. A perfect example of that is a term called “food insecurity.” Food insecurity is the term that you use for individuals who struggle to put healthy food on the table because of their financial needs, such as simply not being able to afford it. Families who are like this more often than most of the time result in obesity. Obesity occurs in these circumstances because they are only able to afford the foods with the cheapest prices and therefore incredibly low nutritional value. People who are food insecure are more likely to become obese than those who do not struggle with

Poverty is gigantic situation in the USA. People are given a plethora of exclusive meals to eat, and lots of are uneducated as to what 's healthful and low cost. There is a large consensus that consuming healthy food charges rather more than consuming unhealthy meals.