Are there adequate healthy food sources within walking distance?

Food is a basic necessity that helps to promote a healthy community. Access to healthy food is essential in promoting a healthy population and economic development and growth. In Oakton, there are numerous sources of healthy foods. The area is characterized by numerous groceries and restaurants where people can access healthy foods. Most of the groceries are within a walking distance. The availability of foods in the area has been influential in promoting effective growth. However, some people still live in the interior, which is not able to access healthy foods.

Is there something you could do in your community to increase access to healthy food sources?

Food is a basic necessity that needs to be availed and supplied equally in society. Inadequate access to healthy food leads to social problems like poverty, and there is a need to eradicate it. In Oakton, there is a need to intervene and help increase access to healthy food sources. I can take the initiative by investing in groceries and retail outlets in areas that experience food deserts. Investing in groceries and retail stores will help to avail healthy food within walking distance. The other important issue is encouraging people to invest in the farming of fresh products within the community. Farming will help to increase access to healthy and fresh products.

How do these food deserts relate to the food web?

A food desert is related to the food web from different perspectives. Food deserts are areas that have limited access to healthy and affordable food (Ferrara, 2019). The Food web, on the other hand, involves the interconnection between the food chain and a graphical representation of what eats what in the ecological community.  The state of ecology influences the food desert in an area. The ecological environment influences the existence of food deserts or not.

Share your findings and thoughts with the class in a discussion post and what you learned about food deserts.

The topic on food desert was very fundamental in understanding the importance of environmental conservation. A food desert is an issue that leads to social problems and needs to be eradicated from society (Scanlan & Regas, 2018). The occurrence of food deserts is an issue that needs to be addressed with a high level of urgency to ensure there is access to a healthy society. I learned that food deserts are in existence even in high-income countries like the United States. However, the major victims of food desert are the minority groups. Food desert have continued to enhance the level of social injustice in society. I believe that eliminating food deserts is a collective responsibility for all people in society. The government should encourage investment of food groceries to areas with food deserts by offering subsidies and incentives to investors. Access to healthy food is a right that should not be underrated.