community nutrition day 4

Today in community nutrition we discussed food insecurity. We referred back to the Erin Brockovich portion of the movie that saw. We also watched a very touching video about food insecurity in Ohio. It was very touching to see over 800 people standing in line for food. It made me realize just how bad of a problem we have with food insecurity in Ohio. It was also amazing the types of people we saw in the lines waiting for the food in the news story. Many of the people had jobs or currently were working. It was not what one person would expect to see in a person waiting in line for food. It made you realize somewhat what they were going through and how they always have to think about where their next meal is coming. It was hard to believe that it was that big of a problem here. I never realized that it was such a huge issue so close to home. It made me realize that something has to been done to fix this. People also need to be more aware of these problems in the United States. I think most people think of starving people in other countries and people not needing for here, but without looking very hard you can definitely see people that need help getting enough food for their family. Something needs to be done to help these people achieve that.