Malnutrition

The United States Federal Government funds a program called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, as a method to alleviate food insecurity (Grieger, L., & Danziger, S. 2011; Gundersen et al., 2011; Mammen et al., 2009; Mykerezi, E., & Mills, B. 2010; National Commission on Hunger, 2015; Ribar, D., Edelhoch, M., & Liu, Q. 2010; SNAP, 2016). SNAP is the largest food assistance program implemented by the federal government and is jointly administered…

Introduction: Webb County, Texas is predominantly Hispanic community along the South Texas border. The majority of the population is economically disadvantaged, which affects their ability to live a healthy lifestyle. The average median household income in Webb County is $35,659, and the poverty rate is approximately 31.8% of the total population, which is double the state average.1 As a consequence, school-aged children face the nutritional problem of being food insecure. Food insecurity is…

What image do you see when someone says hunger or food insecurity? Do you imagine someone severely underweight? Or maybe a child in a third world country? Perhaps the last thing you imagine is someone in the United States because surely hunger does not exist here. Despite this belief hunger does exist in the United States, the documentary A Place at the Table defines someone who is food insecure as someone who does not know where their next meal is coming from, they have no idea how to manage,…

There are a lot of misconceptions about food stamps, also known as SNAP, and how the system works. There have been several editorial letters and “Rants and Raves” in the Augusta Chronicle recently concerning who is receiving food stamps and how they are using or abusing them. To understand the food stamp program and how effective it is, you need to understand where the money comes from, you need to “follow the money,” and understand how misuse affects the program. Whether you call it Food…

I am completing the individual organization assignment on the Kennett Nutrition Program located in Kennett, Missouri. This program has been providing services and opportunities to the rural community for 40 years. I chose this program because I have a personal connection to these services. I attend the center once a month to participate in the lunch and facilitate the Bible bingo activity that afternoon. I work at a local long-term care rehab and nursing facility and I enjoy working closely with…

Stomachs growl as Molly’s family starves with nothing to eat. “When we run out of food, it makes my heart very sad and it maked me cry,” eight year old Molly exclaimed. “What it feels like to be hungry is that you feel like you’re getting sick because you don’t have any food you can eat… and you feel like you’re going to throw up,” Molly stated. This true story about Molly, from Feed The Children, arises the question :Are the United Nations combating world hunger? The United Nations are…

Executive Summary Food insecurity has three key components; food access, food availability and food use (1). Gaining access to nutritionally adequate and safe food is the primary outcome associated with food security (2). People experiencing food insecurity struggle immensely to eat the recommended daily servings of breads, cereals, vegetables and fruit. A higher prevalence of food insecurity in Australia has been reported among individuals in remote areas, indigenous people, unemployed people,…

Food deserts are known as areas that lack access or opportunities to affordable and healthy foods such as, fresh produce or other foods that can provide essential nutrients. These areas are mostly in underprivileged and rural areas of the country and have been mostly associated with minority and of low socioeconomic status populations. Food deserts have been associated to lead to inadequate nutrition and an increased consumption of highly processed foods, sodium, saturated fats, and refined…

People have experienced hunger since the beginning of time. From the times of hunter gather, to the agricultural revolution, humans have found ways to quench their hunger. But in today's world, the word hunger has developed multiple connotations, such as being a synonym for desire and crave. Even more so, hunger can be used to describe not only a craving for food, but for other objects and even feelings. Being that 795 million people today are hungry, meaning they do not have enough food to lead…

Imagine being in a difficult situation and barely having any money to buy groceries for your family and yourself. This may be true for many people and some may be walking around our campus so we should have Russell support our local pantry by donating to this cause. On the other hand, the Milpitas Food pantry is there to provide our community and together with the Jack Emery Food Drive, they will assist them by gathering all the meals needed. With this in mind, AVID is more than happy to have…