Empowerment & Public Health practice: Food Democracy- Essay Writing Assignment

Internal Code: MAS1400

Essay Writing Assignment:

Task: Compare and contrast an example of food democracy with a large supermarket. In your essay you need to examine both the nature of “food” and “democracy” in your chosen environments. Address the following questions in your essay; 1. What do you notice about the fundamentals of “democracy” in your chosen example of food democracy? 2.Compare and contrast each example; A. What do you notice in each site? B. What stands out in terms of “food” and “democracy” and its’ principles in each example. C. Use food democracy as a lens to examine how consumers are given choice or invited to participate, or not as the case may be, in each example Required: 1. Explain what empowering public health practice is 2. Demonstrate an understanding of political activity in the context of empowering communities 3. Analyse the role of the public health practitioner 4. Consider the relevance of this statement to taking action on the social determinants of health.