Malnutrition

The author of the passage “The Island of Plenty” is Johnson C Montgomery. Montgomery’s claim is that until we have successfully fed all Americans plentifully, we should not share our resources with other foreign countries. To an extent, this statement is valid, but we are all humans living on one planet with the same purposes to live and thrive. We can eat plentifully while supplying others with the same resources as well. Some of the points Montgomery identified and addressed we encourage…

The agricultural revolution is what turned hunters and gatherers into farmers. It brought the development of villages and the ability to grow one's own food. Domesticated animals and specialized jobs also developed with farming. However it also brought disease and an increase in death. My thoughts on agriculture are very similar to David Steinlicht, it was a very important step towards civilization. Jared Diamond claims that agriculture was “The worst mistake in the human history of the human…

Food aid began in the United States by one man George McGovern. It was stated in the 1940’s when the General Assembly made a firm decision to distribute the excess food to disadvantage areas in the United States. Many people in these disadvantage areas were suffering from food deficiency. After President Kennedy took office with several other official leaders which included the US Department of Agriculture, a study was completed to identify how the government can better provide assistance to…

Who is "hungry" or the "food-insecure" in America? The number of citizens experiencing food insecurity in America is surprising. While many would consider families who are homeless or living in poverty the only population with food insecurity, the actual statistics provide a much more diverse community of people. According to Feeding America, a major domestic hunger relief organization, food insecurity is defined as “all people in a household having enough food for an active healthy lifestyle…

According to statistics, more than one billion people in the world are undernourished today. In his article “Attention Whole Foods Shoppers”, Robert Paarlberg discusses recent food policy of Western countries, according to which food products should be organic and local. In result, poor African countries experience hunger and worsening of the agriculture infrastructure because most Western countries lost their interest to invest the agricultural systems of developing countries. While in the West…

Food Insecurity What and Where? Food insecurity is when people do not have access to enough safe and nutritious food to live an active and healthy life. It effects many countries in the world, especially the countries of Africa. Kenya is a country that is greatly affected by food insecurity. It is located across the equator in east-central Africa. Kenya is on the coast of the Indian Ocean, as shown on the map (Figure 1). In Kenya food insecurity is a large problem. More than 1.5 million people…

Public Health expands across a wide variety of topics that can connect or disconnect, but still affects different populations. One of the recent problems faced by New Jersey is the issues with droughts. Over the past few months, there has been less and less rainfall compared to the natural amount of precipitation that naturally occurs in certain parts of New Jersey to keep good water levels. Data shows that the drought has taken a toll on the northern part of New Jersey, while the southern part…

There are current U.S. programs designed to ameliorate the issue of inadequate food access to the rural elderly, each being major contributors in meeting the needs of this population, but likewise facing limitations common to all non-profits, and common to the issue itself. Possibly the most well known is Meals on Wheels America, a non-profit organization with a national hub that supports state and local branches in all fifty states (Helseth, 2013). Meals (2017) is known for their efforts to…

Although Colorado, Virginia, and South Carolina all have things going for them, including cultural and historical attractions, Colorado is the best place to live and raise a family. Colorado has an abundance of outdoor activities for people of all interests and fitness levels. Magnificent scenery abounds and strong social communities thrive. Perhaps due to the myriad outdoor activities Colorado has one of the lowest obesity rates in the country ((webmd)). In contrast, South Carolina experiences…

According to the USDA Household Food Security, in the United States 16.2 million kids in America struggle with hunger. Child hunger is an everyday issue that many of us are not aware of, but should be. We have all heard the phrase “No child should ever go to bed hungry,” and that is a phrase I strongly believe in. As a child, I grew up in Columbus County, where 22% of the population is food insecure (Hunger Research, 2013). In my community, many of the children whom I attended elementary school…