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Unfortunately, many children in Canada don’t get enough of the nutritious foods their bodies and brains need, foods that supply key nutrients and energy to fuel their healthy growth and development. National policies to ensure children have access to sufficient nutritious food are needed.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused food insecurity in Canada to grow as well as highly disrupted food support systems, with student nutrition being one of them.
- Julie Fitz-Gerald
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Health Canada recognizes the important role healthy eating plays in promoting the health of children and youth. Numerous resources, including dietary guidance, research and reports and tools and resources, have been developed to support evidence-based policy and program development.
Retail Food Environments in Canada
Retail Food Environments in Canada - This special supplement fills important gaps in knowledge on Canadian retail food environments. It builds on the Food Environments in Canada: Symposium and Workshop in May 2015 where food environment researchers and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines explored evidence in this rapidly growing area. A recommendation emerged to consolidate key research in this multi-disciplinary field together in one place. The supplement was developed collaboratively with the University of Saskatchewan and the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, University of Waterloo.
Healthy Eating After School
Healthy Eating After School - Integrating healthy eating into after-school physical activity initiatives This report synthesizes literature and key informant insights on how to integrate healthy eating and food skills into after-school physical activity initiatives. This paper was prepared for the Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Health Canada, in collaboration with a working group of the Federal, Provincial, Territorial Group on Nutrition (FPTGN).
School Health
Supportive Environments for Learning: healthy eating and physical activity within comprehensive school health A journal supplement contains a series of seven articles that: summarize the state of knowledge on policy options to support healthy eating and physical activity in the school setting; describe roles of stakeholders; and provide an overview of monitoring and evaluating the implementation of school policies. These articles highlight the importance of integrating action on healthy eating and physical activity within a broader comprehensive school health framework. They include key findings from scientific background papers, which provided the evidence to inform the development of the 2008 WHO School Policy Framework. The articles acknowledge that further research is needed to strengthen the evidence base to inform future programs and policies. The supplement was developed collaboratively with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Joint Consortium for School Health.
22 hours ago · Household food insecurity prevalence was slightly lower and stable during the COVID-19 pandemic years (8.5% in fall 2020 and 9.1% in 2021) and increased to 15.6% in 2022. Levels of household food insecurity generally tracked with changes in consumer price inflation.
All people in Canada are able to access a sufficient amount of safe, nutritious, and culturally diverse food. Canada’s food system is resilient and innovative, sustains our environment and supports our economy.
Mar 11, 2020 · Together, we can strengthen our food system at every step — from how we produce and process food, to how we improve access to healthy food, and how we minimize food waste. New and improved federal programs such as the Canada Child Benefit and the top-up to the Guaranteed Income Supplement are already helping the most vulnerable Canadians
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Apr 1, 2024 · “Since 2015, we’ve reduced child poverty from 16.3 per cent to just 6.4 per cent in 2021 – lifting 650,000 kids out of poverty. Today, the rising price of groceries is making it tough for families, especially Millennial parents, to afford the food their kids need.
