Title: Investigate topics related to nutrition and wellness.
Course: Nutrition and Wellness (19253-36) > Section: Understanding Nutrition and Wellness

Investigation may include

- hunger (e.g., problems involving malnutrition, chronic undernutrition, seasonal undernutrition, malabsorptive hunger, famine)
- the effects of economic distress and/or homelessness
- obesity
- food supply and distribution (e.g., food deserts)
- food safety
- food security
- nutrition equity and food justice
- food waste
- environmental influences on food supply and water quality
- sustainable food systems, green technology, and hydroponic and other alternative techniques for food production.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why are nutrition and wellness issues frequently in the news?
- What economic forces influence nutrition and wellness?
- What are some benefits of growing food organically?

Communication

- What factors determine nutrition and wellness of people across the globe?
- How has the analysis of factors influencing nutrition and wellness changed over time?

Leadership

- What skills do we need to explore societal, governmental, socioeconomic, and technological influences related to nutrition and wellness?
- Whose responsibility is it to address community and national issues of nutrition and wellness?

Management

- What are the short-term and long-term consequences of food technology on the global community?
- What standards are in place for consumers to identify organically grown foods?

Teacher Resources:

- Federations of Virginia Food Banks
- Food Insecurity and Food Deserts, Federation of Virginia Food Banks
- Social Determinants of Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- TED Talk: Hunger isn't a food issue. It's a logistics issue.