WORLD HUNGER
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JAMILETH BELLIDO
Child hunger is a huge problem in the Chicago community that many people don't encounter for as a serious issue. According to the Greater Chicago Food Depository they state in their website that “The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey revealed that 16.7 percent of Cook County residents lived in poverty, up from 15.9 percent in 2009, and surpassing the national poverty rate of 15.3 percent.” many studies and research show that the main cause for hunger in the Chicago area is the cold fact that many families are at poverty level or below poverty level and struggle to provide children with a well nutritioned meal and have a hard time trying to put enough food in the table.
Food deserts, an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food, are part of a bigger problem that are located all over Chicago's poorer areas of the city. LaSalle Bank Forums state in their website that “The correlation between food access and diet-related health outcomes repeats itself in nearly every instance of analysis: as communities become more out-of-balance in terms of food choices, residents are more likely to die prematurely.” Based on this statement it can assumed that there is very poor food access in Chicago that has lead to many other factors like malnutrition, health issues and even hunger from not having equal access to grocery stores or fast food outlets. To name just a few local communities that share the same issue would be North/South Lawndale, West Inglewood, Gage Park, Archer Heights, Garfield Ridge, Irving Park, Douglass and 69 other communities.
Food deserts, an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food, are part of a bigger problem that are located all over Chicago's poorer areas of the city. LaSalle Bank Forums state in their website that “The correlation between food access and diet-related health outcomes repeats itself in nearly every instance of analysis: as communities become more out-of-balance in terms of food choices, residents are more likely to die prematurely.” Based on this statement it can assumed that there is very poor food access in Chicago that has lead to many other factors like malnutrition, health issues and even hunger from not having equal access to grocery stores or fast food outlets. To name just a few local communities that share the same issue would be North/South Lawndale, West Inglewood, Gage Park, Archer Heights, Garfield Ridge, Irving Park, Douglass and 69 other communities.
ESMERALDA IBARRA
The University of Illinois in Springfield have made studies to figure out a way to reduce the hunger issues around the state. Nally of the Feeding Illinois program said she was very optimistic and looking forward to the future because the AAP have been taking on poverty and hunger. The American Academy of Pediatrics have released a new policy statement, PCHUS, “Poverty and Child Health in the United States,”. Screenings include asking about basic needs, the policy statement recommends pediatricians to help patients build flexibility to the negative effects of poverty and supporting protective circumstances within families. Greater Chicago Food Depository shows that just over 20 percent of Chicagoan's face “food insecurity.” Food insecurity is the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. That ends up being approximately 434,000 of Chicagoan are phasing food insecurity, most of them being children.
Child hunger has always been an issue because there has been differences between neighborhoods that are made up of urban and African american cultures. The Black Panther Party was created on October 15, 1966 because the Black Panther Party understands that children needed a “nourishing breakfast every morning” so that they can learn. The Free Breakfast For Children program was especially significant because it served as a space for educating youth about the current condition of the Black community. "While the children ate their meal[s], members [of the Party] taught them liberation lessons consisting of Party messages and Black history."
Child hunger has always been an issue because there has been differences between neighborhoods that are made up of urban and African american cultures. The Black Panther Party was created on October 15, 1966 because the Black Panther Party understands that children needed a “nourishing breakfast every morning” so that they can learn. The Free Breakfast For Children program was especially significant because it served as a space for educating youth about the current condition of the Black community. "While the children ate their meal[s], members [of the Party] taught them liberation lessons consisting of Party messages and Black history."