Food deserts is not a well known issue, i have asked many people in the communty about this issue and there thoughts and say it is not an issue, its good food. This leads me to my first point in this explanation. People in communities are not well informed informes about the communities issues, they are based of what they hear around the people, which is not always right.
Food deserts are a social problem that is tied in with economics. In chicago it is a very segregated society, where ones economic status plays a role in where they are allowed to live. There are the lower class, the middle class, and then there are the first class the people with the money. Due to the reason that little village is a low income community that is perdomantly mexican americans as well as immigrants that are not fluent in the english language I believe are taken advantage of. Many of these people are not educated or have some but not enough to understand what is around them. If one traveles too the farser south right away there are changes not only in the communities appearence but as well as the kind of groceries that roam the community. In the little village community or the North lawndale community there are no healthy food stores such as Jewels, etc. But what you will always find right around the corner is the fast food resaturants.
It is a political issue because people with the power in the office know about these communities and I believe they keep the people in these certain communities. Make it harder for these pople to grow. Food Deserts affect everyone in various ways and is ignored by the people in office. Yes, many say promises and mention they understand what the community has and must be changed but nothing is ever done. But the main priority is whether wasting the money on the people from a low income communtiy be worth getting a store that has healthier food that the people wont be able to afford at the end. This is why the stores are miles away in suburbs in well wealthy people who can afford to waste 3$ on a single apple. Where the bussiniss people earn there profit. But while they make that profit they only engender a childs health to risk, because it is about the profit now a days not about the peoples concerns and life.
Both Cultural and Religios are relevent that culture is what you are, your race, your practices, etc. Depending in the group of people you where lucky to end up in because regardless of being poor or rich, theres a reason you where placed in these families, in these groups. Some cultures dont let one choose to raise there voice, they have to eat certain kinds of foods. It has always been said that the white people tend be skinnier and healthier because of there traditional eatting taught from when they where children too now. Now, many other cultures verious mixed dont always keep the same kinds of foods. If one changes the way one eats now they create a healthier self and family, and create a new culture where fast food is not a choice anymore.