INSTRUCTIONS:
Identify an issue related to NYC food policy, using a very specific and local lens. Currently NYC is divided into 59 communities, each containing its own distinct anddiverse food related issues. SeeFoodscapes and the Neighborhood Food ResourceGuides: https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/nyc-foodscapes-community/https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/coronavirus-nyc-food-reports/- pick one of these communities that is considered underserved and/or marginalized. Next, you will pick a specific food-related problem and/or policy concernand/or innovation related to food insecurity, hunger, food justice, and/or diet-related disease. These are just some of the many possible topics, but certainly not a complete list: restaurant warning labels, funding for community gardens,SNAP for online purchases, free school meals for all students, urban farming at NYCHA, calorie menu labeling, healthier food in hospitals, etc.-Background: Set the scene of the problem you will be addressing. Introduce thesetting and community affected.■ Answer the initial questions: who, what, where, how, why■ What is the cause of the problem? Where is the origin of the problem?Do the research: the causes to the problem are not alwaysfood-related. The causes can be financial, educational, political,etc.-Local Concerns and Impact: You will be discussing how this concern impactsNew York City and the specific community affected.■ What do residents think of the problem/topic?■ What do residents want policymakers to do to address this problem?■ How many residents are affected by this problem, and to what extent?■ Citing statistics as well as anecdotal evidence (experiences told by NewYorkers themselves) gives the audience a sense of how severe the issueis.-Policies and Efforts in Place: Explore the work that has already been done toaddress the problem, and give credit to the groups/people who did this work.■ This includes both legislative policies that are in place in NYC, as well ascommunity service based efforts.■ How successful have these efforts been? Do residents appreciate theseefforts?- References: You should cite (AMA style citation) at least 10 academic sources(Google Scholar, Hunter’s Database, and PubMed) and 4 secondarysources (New York Times, NPR, any .gov websites, if you’re unsure let usknow).●For ALL ACADEMIC SOURCES, you must download and find theFULL study -- you cannot use only the abstract.■ Citations should be in APA Style.