The most pressing need of most communities is public health, especially healthy food and nutrition. Having good and nutritious food requires a collective responsibility, and soliciting this type of effort from the community is difficult. The public health status of several communities, especially those from low-class neighborhoods, has been deteriorating a lot because of the lack of proper meals. Poor nutrition has several adverse effects on community members, including reduced life expectancy, increased prevalence of diseases, and low levels of development in the affected communities.
Working in a food bank has given me insight into the nutritional needs that malnourished patients and other patients suffering from other diseases need. Malnourished people often need all the required supplements that make a meal balanced. This includes but is not limited to starch-rich foods, foods with carbohydrates and lastly, not to forget vitamins.
With the increasing expenses in the non-governmental organizations and no income with little donations, volunteers have helped feel a big gap where a lot of money would have been spent to hire workers. The availability of volunteers will help the food banks offer vital services search as scouting for the vulnerable in a community and aligning those needs with those of the food bank. When it reaches time for giving food, volunteers are at the forefront; they help offer these services free of charge, thus offering a big relief to the organizations.
The first thing I can do as a coordinator is to start two major campaigns. The first campaign is wooing more volunteers to come and help the community reach its goals of having a good public health status. The second campaign would be about educating the community on the importance of good public health.
The implications of proper nutrition and a balanced diet to future nursing practice are that one will look at their health from the following perspectives and perfect on them. The three perspectives include health as an asset, a social system and a lifestyle with reference made to nutrition and a balanced diet.