January 22, 2013
Today in class we talked about Health and Nutrition Policy. Dr. Holben passed around a copy of the paper, and had us look at a figure about where our tax money is distributed throughout the government. It was interesting to learn that about $139.07 of our tax dollars goes to food and nutrition assistance. I believe that SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, needs to have stricter rules set in place about what someone can get with food stamps and what they aren't allowed to get. I understand that this is a free country and everyone is entitled to eat what they want to, but it's my tax dollars. I want someone to eat healthy, nutritious food. I'm positive that other people feel the same.
January 24, 2013
Food security isn't about making sure your food is safe, or locked up, but refers to the availability of food and someone's access to it. We covered what it means to have food security, and what are some signs of someone being food insecure. We also watched the beginning of one of my favorite movies Erin Brockovich, which was released in 2000. I've seen this movie a couple times, but it wasn't until now I noticed many signs that Erin was food insecure. Such as her living conditions, her debt problems, and her going without food at the restaurant to save money. This is an excellent example of food insecurity, and how many Americans are faced with problems like this every day. I am looking forward to learning more about food insecurity, and how it can be prevented in a community.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
What is Community Nutrition? Week 1
January 15, 2013
Before coming to this class, I thought I had a faint idea about the material that was going to be covered. However after class, I realized that I was wrong. Throughout the semester we will be doing many projects and assignments to further our knowledge about community nutrition. My definition of community nutrition is helping a group of people with the common interest of wanting to improve their health through nutrition, and expanding their knowledge of nutrition.
In class we discussed our group community garden project. We were divided into four different groups, and then our group brainstormed ideas about a target population to grow our garden for. We will assess their nutritional needs, and grow produce to help meet those needs. At home in Mansfield, I grew an herb garden, but now I am very excited to learn how to grow vegetables. It will be great to work in the garden throughout the semester because I feel that it would be a great stress reliever!
January 17, 2013
In class we went through the steps on conducting a community needs assessment. I am very interested in learning more about this throughout the semester. We also got back in our groups and find tuned our target group for the community garden project. I've been doing some research on gardening throughout the winter months, and what are some key ways to get the best vegetables. I can't wait to start this exciting process.
Over winter break I went to Boston, MA and saw their community gardens. There is a seven year wait just to get one plot! It would love to figure out how to get community gardens more accessible to more people. I hope to live in a big city one day, so access to a community garden would be very important to me. I face this problem now because I live above Broney's, and I don't have a backyard to start my own garden. Maybe I could look into getting my own plot next year in Athens.
Before coming to this class, I thought I had a faint idea about the material that was going to be covered. However after class, I realized that I was wrong. Throughout the semester we will be doing many projects and assignments to further our knowledge about community nutrition. My definition of community nutrition is helping a group of people with the common interest of wanting to improve their health through nutrition, and expanding their knowledge of nutrition.
In class we discussed our group community garden project. We were divided into four different groups, and then our group brainstormed ideas about a target population to grow our garden for. We will assess their nutritional needs, and grow produce to help meet those needs. At home in Mansfield, I grew an herb garden, but now I am very excited to learn how to grow vegetables. It will be great to work in the garden throughout the semester because I feel that it would be a great stress reliever!
January 17, 2013
In class we went through the steps on conducting a community needs assessment. I am very interested in learning more about this throughout the semester. We also got back in our groups and find tuned our target group for the community garden project. I've been doing some research on gardening throughout the winter months, and what are some key ways to get the best vegetables. I can't wait to start this exciting process.
Over winter break I went to Boston, MA and saw their community gardens. There is a seven year wait just to get one plot! It would love to figure out how to get community gardens more accessible to more people. I hope to live in a big city one day, so access to a community garden would be very important to me. I face this problem now because I live above Broney's, and I don't have a backyard to start my own garden. Maybe I could look into getting my own plot next year in Athens.
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