Food insecurity

What is commonly referred to as a 'food desert'?

• Neighborhoods with a variety of food options

• Neighborhoods where residents lack convenient access to affordable and healthy food options

• Neighborhoods with a lot of fast food restaurants

• Neighborhoods with a high density of supermarkets

What is a term food justice advocates prefer to use instead of 'food desert' to emphasize that these communities resulted from systemic racism and discrimination?

• Food wasteland

• Food swamp

• Food scarcity

• Food apartheid

What are steps mentioned in the TEDx video to address the lack of healthy food in low-income communities?

• Providing transportation vouchers

• Getting more supermarkets to accept payment with Electronic Benefits Transfer

• Building more fast food restaurants

• Serve healthier meals in public schools

What is the author's main message in the TEDx talk?

• The impact of systemic discriminatory and racist policies on access to healthy food

• There needs to be more gyms and less delis in the community

• The impacts of fast food restaurants

• The benefits and downsides of living in a food desert

What percent of American Households are food INsecure?

• 25.1%

• 2.6%

• 37.3%

• 12.8%

______ is defined as all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life

How does the food insecurity prevalence in 2021 compare to 2022?

• Higher in 2022

• The same

• Higher in 2021

Which demographic categories (household makeup, race, gender, etc) have the highest rates of food insecurity?

Which states have the highest participation of SNAP?

• Oregon

• NJ

• New Mexico

• NH

• Oklahoma

What is the name of the Food Assistance Program in the US?

• SNAP

• FOODY

• POP

• STAND