A Recipe For Healthy Places: Case Study

The policy issues that most greatly affect the Austin community of Chicago is the limited access to healthy foods. In 2012, the Chicago Plan Commission officially adopted “A Recipe for Healthy Places,” a plan developed by the City of Chicago in partnership with hundreds of community stakeholders to improve the nutrition of Chicago residents and confront escalating obesity rates and related diseases(). At St. Angela’s one would think as a private school the children of the program would have better choices when it comes to the food that is being provided. This is definitely not the case. Since, I have been there for snacks I see the kids in the after school program being offered chocolate and animal crackers on a regular basis. I have seen the kids also being offered candy and fruit snacks. I have yet to see the children being offered anything nutritious. …show more content…
I know from personal experience and living in the Austin area that in order for the “ A Recipe for Healthy Places” has not made any significant impact in the Austin Neighborhood. One should keep in mind that Austin is the biggest neighborhood in Chicago by population with ___ residing in Austin. Austin is also one of the most violent neighborhoods where children are not able to play in parks freely due to gang activities and random shootings. One of the main objectives of this plan was to expand the healthier food enterprises to the low income area. So if there has been no significant change in community that residents like myself can see in the neighborhood I believe that the only way for a change to take place is for one’s who live in the area that are knowledgeable to take action. “A Recipe for Healthy Places” begun in 2011 and there has been no