Resources & Research

On this page you will find a list of resources and research that have been shared on our website, in order of the date they have been posted.

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Database of Northern or Remote Food

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This is database of organizations, initiatives and resources on Northern or Remote food issues.  It is largely focused on the Territories.

Food Secure Canada completed this work in collaboration with members of the Northern and Remote Food Network.

Hunger and Poverty
Food Sovereignty
Indigenous Food Matters

Aboriginal Food Security in Northern Canada: An Assessment of the State of Knowledge

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The Council of Canadian Academies released a new evidence-based report, Aboriginal Food Security in Northern Canada: An Assessment of the State of Knowledge. This report comes at the request of Health Canada, which asked the Council to assemble an expert panel to assess northern food security and its implications for Aboriginal health.

Hunger and Poverty
Right to Food
Indigenous Food Matters

From Food Mail to Nutrition North Canada

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Report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Hunger and Poverty
Right to Food
Indigenous Food Matters

Inclusivity in Food Policy Councils

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FPN Listserv Question: Has anybody developed outreach and evaluation
Food Literacy
Democracy and Movements
Regional and Local

Food policy for all: Inclusion of diverse community residents on food policy councils

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The report is based on interviews conducted with FPC co
Food Literacy
Regional and Local
Food Systems

Making the case: For healthy, freshly prepared school meals (PowerPoint)

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These materials show how school meals can help decision makers meet their responsibilities by maximizing opportunities for academic achievement and promoting the health and safety of the students in their care. They offer reassurance that improving school food can be good for school finances and the economic well-being of communities.

Making the Case is available at: 

www.ecoliteracy.org/downloads/making-case

Nutrition and Healthy Weights
Children and Schools
Food Literacy

Making the case: For healthy, freshly prepared school meals (PDF)

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These materials show how school meals can help decision makers meet their responsibilities by maximizing opportunities for academic achievement and promoting the health and safety of the students in their care. They offer reassurance that improving school food can be good for school finances and the economic well-being of communities.

Making the Case is available at: 

www.ecoliteracy.org/downloads/making-case

Nutrition and Healthy Weights
Children and Schools
Food Literacy

Student Nutrition Programs

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"Since the amalgamation of the school boards in Toronto in 1998, the number of student nutrition program participants has grown significantly. In 1998, the Toronto Foundation for Student Success (TFSS) and our partners were supporting 20,000 students. Today, 15 years later, the TFSS proudly supports 699 programs and 152,502 children and youth."

Nutrition and Healthy Weights
Children and Schools
Food Literacy

A Study of Food Literacy

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Nutrition and Healthy Weights
Food Literacy
Food Environments

"Making Something Out of Nothing": Food Literacy Among Youth, Young Pregnant Women and Parents Who Are At Risk For Poor Health

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The Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health Food Literacy Working Group, along with seven other health units, took on the task of exploring what food preparation means to certain groups; what types of foods they can prepare; how they learn food skills; what challenges they face with preparing fo
Nutrition and Healthy Weights
Food Literacy
Food Environments