NUFS 377 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
how many canadians experience food insecurity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅12%
community - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅group of people with diverse characteristics who are linked by
social ties, share common perspectives, and interact in geographical locations
social isolation in edmonton - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅18% of edmontonians feel socially isolated
from their communities
food insecurity and social isolation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅people from food insecure households
were more likely to have a weak sense of community belonging compared to food secure homes
food banks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅do not deal with food insecurity
remove a gov's responsibility to ensure that everyone has a livable wage
non-gov. run
reindigeizing spaces - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅traditional medicine wheel gardens
belonging comes from connection
empowers people through respecting them
critiqued that it doesnt recognize poverty
community capacity building - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅strengthening the skills, competencies, and
abilities of people and communities so they can overcome the causes of their exclusion and suffering
asset based community development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅looks at the strengths and capacities
as opposed to the problems(deficit based approach)
looks for strengths that enables people to thrive and be resilient
advocacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅act of taking a position on an issue and initiating actions in a
deliberate attempt to influence private and public choices
, policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a consensus on the ideas that form the basis of action and hence
underline decision making
shared canadian values - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅human rights, respect for the law, gender
equality, ethnic and cultural diversity, linguistic duality
7 core principles of a human rights based approach to community access to food (PANTHER) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅participation
accountability
non-discrimination, transparency, human dignity, empowerment, rule of law
participation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
importance of involving all players in decisions that affect them
accountability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
accountability of the state for its commitments that are relevent for the realization of the right to food
non-discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
guaranteed right to food be the same for every person
transparency - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
people should be provided with information about the decision making process and know who is
accountable
human dignity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
encourages enabling people to obtain food in a dignified way (not charity)
empowerment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
concerned with the ability of people to meaningfully participate in decisions affecting their lives
how many canadians experience food insecurity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅12%
community - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅group of people with diverse characteristics who are linked by
social ties, share common perspectives, and interact in geographical locations
social isolation in edmonton - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅18% of edmontonians feel socially isolated
from their communities
food insecurity and social isolation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅people from food insecure households
were more likely to have a weak sense of community belonging compared to food secure homes
food banks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅do not deal with food insecurity
remove a gov's responsibility to ensure that everyone has a livable wage
non-gov. run
reindigeizing spaces - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅traditional medicine wheel gardens
belonging comes from connection
empowers people through respecting them
critiqued that it doesnt recognize poverty
community capacity building - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅strengthening the skills, competencies, and
abilities of people and communities so they can overcome the causes of their exclusion and suffering
asset based community development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅looks at the strengths and capacities
as opposed to the problems(deficit based approach)
looks for strengths that enables people to thrive and be resilient
advocacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅act of taking a position on an issue and initiating actions in a
deliberate attempt to influence private and public choices
, policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a consensus on the ideas that form the basis of action and hence
underline decision making
shared canadian values - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅human rights, respect for the law, gender
equality, ethnic and cultural diversity, linguistic duality
7 core principles of a human rights based approach to community access to food (PANTHER) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅participation
accountability
non-discrimination, transparency, human dignity, empowerment, rule of law
participation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
importance of involving all players in decisions that affect them
accountability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
accountability of the state for its commitments that are relevent for the realization of the right to food
non-discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
guaranteed right to food be the same for every person
transparency - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
people should be provided with information about the decision making process and know who is
accountable
human dignity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
encourages enabling people to obtain food in a dignified way (not charity)
empowerment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅core principle of human rights approach
concerned with the ability of people to meaningfully participate in decisions affecting their lives
