Question

discuss issues in measuring the food environment among underserved populations

Answer 1

Undeserved population is a subgrouo of the population that has a higher risk of developing health problems because of greater exposure to health risks because of marginalization jn age, gender, and Socio cultural status.

Insufficient number and diversity of formal services and providers ,lack of acceptable service and human service infrastructure are some of the factors affecting the undeserving population. These population have s higher burden of employment, food and housing related insecurity that threaten the livelihood. poverty and exposure to these insecurities activate biobehavioural and psychological mechanisms. High levels of stress, por sleep and cognitive fsctirs compound the challenges of economic constraints, resulting in a mentality of scarcity which leads to poor diet quality.