Food and Water

Contents of This Chapter:

  1. Chapter Reading Guide
    1. Chapter Learning Objectives
    2. Key Terms Preview
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Chapter Reading Guide
      1. Open Content, Original
  2. Food Equity and Families
    1. Equitable Access
    2. Food Deserts
    3. Comprehension Self Check
    4. Licenses and Attributions for Food Equity and Families
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
    5. References
  3. The Poverty Line and Food Costs
    1. Food Security and Food Insecurity
    2. In Focus: Food Insecurity at Linn-Benton Community College
    3. Food Stamps
    4. Comprehension Self Check
    5. Licenses and Attributions for The Poverty Line and Food Costs
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved
    6. References
  4. Food Habits Begin in Childhood
    1. Children and Nutrition
    2. Early Food Experiences
    3. Social Factors
    4. Cultural Factors
    5. Personal Health Factors
    6. Environmental Factors
    7. Experiential Factors
    8. In Focus: Intergenerational Eating Influences
    9. Comprehension Self Check
    10. Licenses and Attributions for Food Habits Begin in Childhood
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  5. Access to Water and Sanitation
    1. Diverse Water Challenges
    2. In Focus: Effects of Flint’s Water Crisis on Families
    3. Saving Money
    4. Effects on Families
    5. Environmental Justice
    6. Deindustrialization in Rural America
    7. Comprehension Self Check
    8. Licenses and Attributions for Access to Water and Sanitation
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
    9. References
  6. Addressing Equity in Food Production
    1. Food Production and Systems of Oppression
    2. Black Farmers During Reconstruction
    3. Farm and Field Workers
    4. In Focus: The Real Cost of Food
    5. Food Factory Workers as Essential Workers
    6. In Focus: The “Gangsta Gardener”
    7. Sustainable Agriculture Movement
    8. Comprehension Self Check
    9. Licenses and Attributions for Addressing Equity in Food Production
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
    10. References
  7. Looking Ahead: Vertical Gardens
    1. Licenses and Attributions for Looking Ahead: Vertical Gardens
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. All Rights Reserved Content
  8. Going Deeper
    1. Want to Learn More?
    2. Reflective Questions
    3. Key Terms
    4. Activity: Do You Live in a Food Desert?
      1. Discussion Questions
    5. Licenses and Attributions for Going Deeper
      1. Open Content, Original
    6. References

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