HLTH 101 Chapter : Food banks and Health.docx
5 May 2012
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Began in canada in 1982: recession, high unemployment, poverty. Emergency response: thought to disappear when the recession ended. Sign of inadequate support by the welfare state. Advantages of food banks: avoids food waste, people can use this food, more personal, opportunities for interaction, provides opportunities for outreach and education, political change. Helping the needy (downstream: not the source of the problem, direct and practical that the donor thinks the recipient needs, creates an us and them, can be awkward for recipient. Creates fair and just structures (upstream: works on root causes and big picture. Food banks are a smoke screen for poverty: clouding our ability to really see the situation. Does not change the fact that they are food insecure. Problem is too big for community based charities. Exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs to live an active and health life.
