Essay On Food Insecurities

Within the United states there are common insecurities that people struggle with on a daily basis. One of the major problems is food Insecurity. There are many people that wonder where their next meal will be coming from. Another issue arising with this is the wonder of how nutritional that meal will be. With this being said there are government programs, food pantries and other subsidies available to people in need. food insecurities in the United States, are not only geographical, but are also effected by social economic status of the community and individual. In the community an area can turn in to a food desert, “which is insufficient quantity or quality of food for the established prices within these neighborhoods.” (Besharov) This out prices what most individuals can afford causing a food disparity in these under established neighborhoods. In some of the research, the author previously stated, “he explains the importance of policies to change under established neighborhoods; along with making the grocery stores and access to food stores more sufficient.” (Besharov) …show more content…
Quantitative, qualitative, psychological, and social, these can vary in levels of severity as well, such as inadequate stock of food, to going a day or more with out food; actual hunger. Within the qualitative domain, this is measuring the range of severity. Psychological domain focus’ on the knowledge of the food situation. This would be represented by having anxiety or worry about providing a healthy meal option. Social domain refers to how socially unacceptable it is to use food pantries, asking other for help, or having to access food by other socially unacceptable means. With this also being said this is where people have to step out of their social norms which can be quite hard for independent