Name: ______________________ Date:______________________________

Nutrition and Health (HFA4C/U1)

Food Security
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Part A: Terms Part C

Food Security exists when
all people, at all times
have physical, social, and
economic access to
sufficient, safe, and
nutritious food which
meets their dietary needs
and food preferences and
allows them to live an
active and healthy life.
How can you help the food system in your neighbourhood recover according to
the authors?there were acouple of things that would help recover the food
system in my neighborhood, the main step that was said by the authors was to
support local businesses because during these times businesses were hit the
hardest and by buying foods and supporting them its one of the best ways for
everyone to recover the foods system.and teh second way to recover way to
talk to the local political representative about food system issues by doing this
you are bringing acknowledgement to the local problems like teh food system
and help talk about ways they can get fixed.

Food Insecurity is the

inability to acquire or
consume an adequate diet
quality or sufficient
quantity of food in socially
acceptable ways, or the
uncertainty that one will be
able to do so. Household
food insecurity is often
linked with the household's
financial ability to access
adequate food.

Part B
What action did the
Richmond Food Security
Society (RFSS) take to
ensure its community food
security?
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Part D
1. Identify at least two countries in the article that the author thinks will
experience a hunger crisis during the pandemic.
(i) Latin America
(ii) Caribbean

2. Why is food insecurity on the rise even before the pandemic according to the
author of this article? Because the countries have already been facing
problems that cause food insecurity because of things conflict, climate change
and economic downturns.
 3. How many countries around the world face food insecurity?
25 countries around the world face food insecurity
4. Where are these countries located?
Most of these countries are located in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the
Middle East and Asia
5. What is the estimated increase in the number of acutely food insecure
people?it could increase from 149 million people pre coivd to 270 million people
before the end of the year.

6. How many children according to the World Food Program (W.F.P.) could die
daily as a result of the pandemic related disruptions in health and nutrition?
__6000______

7. How does Mr O’keefe describe acute food insecurity?

Mr.O’keefe describe acute food insecurity as blatant hunger conditions
that could mean anything from outright starvation in some nations to
sever hunger that can contribute to social and personal breakdowns. he
also said “ acute food insecurity means the inability to produce or
purchase enough food to meet daily dietary needs. “That means having to
skip meals. It means going to bed hungry; it means relying on a less
diverse diet, on less expensive staples. It means having to sell your
livestock it means selling your future to survive now.” Mr.O’keefe

8. How much money is Mr O’Keefe and other advocates trying to get the
USA (Washington) to assist as a relief package to the more than 70%
countries affected by the coronavirus?
Mr. O’keefe was trying ot get $20 billion to help the 70% of countries
affected by corona virus.

References

Create the APA citation for the article used to answer Parts A, B, and C.

(American Psychological Assoc.)

References
Vera, I. (2020). COVID-19 and Canada’s food system: Seeds of change in times of uncertainty.
Alive: Canada’s Natural Health & Wellness Magazine, 458, 22–25.
Create the APA citation for the article used to answer Part D.
● (American Psychological Assoc.)
References
Clarke, K. (2020). Without quick action, Covid-19 will create global hunger crisis by year’s end.
America, 223(3), 12–14.