Current Issues

Question 1

Community Food Security

Answer 1

exists when all community residents obtain safe personally acceptable nutritious diet through sustainable food system that miximizes healthy choices, community self reliance and equal access for everyone

Question 2

Most important determinant of food insecurity and hunger?

Answer 2

INCOME

Question 3

Food insecurity effects on health

Answer 3

poor birth outcomes, reduced learning and productivity, multiple chronic conditions, lack of nutrients

Question 4

Poor food skills leads to what?

Answer 4

reliance on processed, pre preapred, low cost foods

Question 5

Moderately food insecure women overweight rates?

Answer 5

52%

Question 6

Strategies for community food security continuum

Answer 6

short term relief, capacity building, redesign

Question 7

Canadian policy on food security

Answer 7

does not exist

Question 8

policy implications?

Answer 8

addressing food insecurity means addressing income inadequacies. welfare income must be sufficient to meet basic needs

Question 9

Why are policy organizations formed?

Answer 9

increase citizen awareness, address problems of hunger and food insecurity, advocate for sustainable, safe food production and distribution, improve access to healthy food in the community, bridge the disconnect between food and producers and consumers

Question 10

Nutritious food basket

Answer 10

survey tool that measures the cost of basic healthy eating

Question 11

Number of overweigh/obese children in Canada?

Answer 11

1/3