Title: Assess the socioeconomic environment in food access.
Course: Introduction to Nutrition for Health and Medical Sciences (14199) > Section: Understanding Nutrition Relating to Various Stages Across the Life Span

Assessment should include

- environmental setting (e.g., global, urban, rural)
- financial impact (e.g., Women, Infants, and Children [WIC] program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP], food banks)
- socioeconomic effect
- education level
- food deserts
- school nutrition programs.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it necessary to assess the food environment?
- What is the definition of global? Urban? Rural?
- What is UNICEF? OXFAM?
- What is WIC?
- What are the purposes and benefits of WIC, SNAP, and food banks?
- What are the resources in your local community?
- How do financial hardships/challenges affect nutritional intake?
- What effect does the environment have on nutritional intake?