Paper One Case Studies - Food And Health Flashcards
(12 cards)
Sub- Saharan Africa - Food Patterns
Increased food insecurity due to drought, conflict and poor infrastructure.
Undernutrition, child stunting, high maternal/child mortality.
USA Food Patterns
Obesity crisis: 40% of adults are obese.
Linked to diet, sedentary lifestyle, food deserts in LICs.
India: Green Revolution
Boosted cereal production, e.g. wheat and rice.
Improved food availability, reduced famine.
Challenges: groundwater depletion, loss of biodiversity.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Systems and Availability
Limited success with Green Revolutions.
Poor infrastructure, political instability, climate variability.
Malaria in Uganda
Endemic due to warm climate, stagnant water.
Strategies: bed nets, indoor spraying, education campaigns.
Challenges: resistance, poverty, access.
Cardiovascular Disease UK
Poor diet, no exercise, smoking.
Strategies from the government: awareness campaigns, sugar tax, NHS screening.
South Sudan Famine
2017
Conflict and displacement and drought.
100000 in famine conditions, millions are food insecure.
Aid disrupted by insecurity reliance on UN/NGO food drops.
Cuba - Urban Farming
Response to post - soviet food crisis in 1990s.
Organic farming in Havana to reduce dependence on imports.
Successful model for sustainable local food systems.
Sahel Region (Niger Mali): Food Insecurity
Chronic food insecurity due to desertification, population pressure.
Food aid vs resilience building - irrigation, crop diversification.
Cuba’s Health System
Free universal healthcare, focuses on prevention.
High life expectancy, low infant mortality.
Exports of doctors for global solidarity.
Ebola Outbreak - West Africa
2014 - 2016
Poor public health infrastructure.
Containment: contract tracing, quarantine, international aid - MSF, WHO.
Highlighted global health systems weakness.
Climate Change: Agriculture - Bangladesh
Sea levels rise + flooding = saline soils —> crop loss.
Adaption: salt tolerant rice, raised bed framing, floating gardens.
