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10 <br /> What are the barriers to improvement? <br /> Remember: NOT WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT OR HOW TO FIX IT YET <br /> Why are segments of the population more food insecure/lack access than others despite a <br /> variety of interventions by several agencies/County Government? <br /> - Lack of attention/awareness <br /> - Insufficient outreach/engagement with targeted populations <br /> - Lack of effective coordination (food or other services/programs) <br /> - Reliance on private/nonprofit <br /> - Demographic changes <br /> - Anti-immigration policies/fears <br /> - Wages and financial management <br /> - Healthcare costs <br /> - Nutritional education <br /> - Housing and transit— access to community resources <br /> - Stress on parents <br /> - Racism <br /> - Intergovernmental cooperation (lack of) <br /> Why aren't current County programs not reaching the needs of targeted populations despite <br /> our affluence? <br /> - Food charity efforts <br /> - Income inequality <br /> - Dependence on corporate food supply system <br /> - Lack of education on system, gardening, nutrition <br /> - Federal policy <br /> - Food waste <br /> - Misinterpretation of what help looks like <br /> - Cost of nutritious food/supply <br /> - Lack of coordination among providers <br /> - Reluctance to address silos <br /> - Lack of multi-lingual communication <br /> Ms. Price underscored how important it is not to just focus on long-term solutions — people are <br /> hurting now and need to have their needs responded to. <br /> Lunch <br /> Over lunch Travis Myren introduced participants to the TedTalk video about Diversity, Equity <br /> and Inclusion featuring the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In the video, Adichie shares her <br /> perspective about the danger of a single story when it comes to assuming who someone is. She <br /> challenged audience members to continually look for multiple stories when determining <br /> someone's identify. <br /> Systems Thinking & hunger focus in Orange County, Continued Michael Goodman <br /> Mr. Goodman introduced the concept of Mental Models as the thinking behind Systems <br /> Thinking. <br /> What are Mental Models? <br />