The Problem Of Hunger In America

A food organization, Feeding America, states that “sixty-six percent of Americans had to choose between food and Medical care” (“Community Health and Nutrition in America,” 2016, para.3). Sixty-six percent of Americans basically had to choose between death or death; that means if an individual chooses Medical care instead of food then he or she would starve to death. If he or she chooses food instead or Medical care, then he or she would not be able to get the medical attention they need and could possibly die. Hunger in America is a devastating problem that needs to be solved as soon as possible. The United States cannot have strong Americans with hungry kids because when children are hungry it is catastrophic for them to fulfill their academic …show more content…
The United States should make ending hunger a national goal. According to Chilton and Rabinowich (2010) they state that “food insecurity in the United States are invisible precisely because of the American public’s lack of understanding of the nature of hunger, and our policymakers’ unwillingness to tackle hunger as a national priority” (Chilton & Rabinowich, 2010, para, 1). A solution to this problem would be to adopt a human rights act that approaches food. In paragraph four in this article it states, “By a human rights approach to food and nutrition, [they] mean that access to enough healthy food is a fundamental human right of all people, everywhere. In addition, the United States needs to “characterize food insecurity and hunger as unacceptable and a violation of fundamental human rights” (Chilton & Rabinowich, 2010, para, 4). Basically, “The right to food means that everyone must have reasonable opportunities to secure enough food for themselves . . . fulfilling the right to food does not mean providing food; rather, it means ensuring that all people have access to the opportunities that enable them to purchase and/or grow the food they need” (Chilton & Rabinowich, 2010, para. 6). Adopting a human rights act can prevent and treat child …show more content…
The first step is to “understand the scope and demographics of hunger in this country and to understand the different factors that affect food insecurity will aid us in expanding nutrition programs to reach those who are most vulnerable” (Chilton & Rabinowich, 2010, para, 1). That means to map out why there are significant amount of people who are food insecure and the regions that have the majority of people starving. The second step is “to improve government agency coordination and cooperation” (Chilton & Rabinowich, 2010, para, 1). Improving agencies and cooperation can help make ending hunger faster, easier, and less frustration will be involved in the process. The third step is to “improve accountability. Improving accountability will require a clean allocation of responsibilities and time frames for the progressive realization of ending hunger.” The lack of widespread knowledge about hunger in America allows the United States legislators to continue to ignore the devastating problem. The fourth step is to “ensure the adequate public participation in the development, implementation, and evaluations of a national strategy to end hunger” (Chilton & Rabinowich, 2010, para, 12). Obviously, a nations plan demands all of everyone’s participation. Every individual should participate in ending hunger; not as an act of charity, but as an act of