This practice brief describes key dimensions of and action on food justice as a public health priority. It provides a framework of eight principles of food justice, with a description and concrete actions for each, to guide practice.
Discover Season 2, Episode 2 “Disrupting for African Nova Scotian Food Sovereignty,” by listening to the episode and/or reading the episode companion document, which includes a written transcript, key quotes, related resources and discussion questions to support reflection, sharing and action.
This webinar will explore the connections between food systems and health inequities and provide action steps for the public health community to advance food justice. Through an overview of core concepts and illustrative examples, attendees will be equipped with a deeper understanding of food systems and strategies to advance food justice at different scales.
This episode companion document provides a new way to engage with the Mind the Disruption podcast. It includes a written transcript of Season 1, Episode 9 “Bonus episode – Tackling weight discrimination in nutrition and public health” with key quotes and related resources to prompt further reflection and exploration.
This issue brief describes key concepts needed to understand what food systems are and why they matter for public health in the Canadian context. Drawing on peer-reviewed and grey literature, it further explains how food systems impact health inequities.
This episode companion document provides a new way to engage with the Mind the Disruption podcast. It includes a written transcript of Season 1, Episode 5 “Disrupting food insecurity & fat phobia” with key quotes and related resources to prompt discussion, reflection and action.
This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with Alana Wade (RN) and Cristina Zaganelli (NP) from Alberta Health Services. Their leadership team includes Dr. Ron Lim (Medical Director) and Stacey Whitman (former Injectable Opioid Agonist Therapy Manager.) The interview took place in March 2022, and its details should be considered within the
Guest bloggers Christine Johnson (health equity lead) and Karen MacKinnon (nutritionist) discuss Nutrition Month and shifting nutrition communications.
This paper discusses advocacy for food security based on the experiences of the Ontario Association of Public Health Nutrition Professionals and Food Secure Canada. It highlights the application of a range of public health advocacy roles.
This curated list offers tools and resources to facilitate action on policy solutions related to food insecurity.
