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Provinces and Territories Opting Out of Measuring Household Food Insecurity
The inclusion of the Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM) on the annual cycles of Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) has enabled the monitoring of food insecurity in...
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New Publication: The household food insecurity gradient and potential...
The household food insecurity gradient and potential reductions in adverse population mental health outcomes in Canadian adults Jessiman-Perreault G, McIntyre L (2017) SSM-Population Health 2017; 3:...
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2 New PROOF Publications Examining Housing and Food Insecurity in Latest...
A natural experimental study of the protective effect of home ownership on household food insecurity in Canada before and after a recession (2008–2009) McIntyre K, Wu X, Kwok C, Emery H (2017) Canadian...
View ArticleOpportunity: Post-Doctoral Fellowship In the Epidemiology of Food Insecurity
Dr. Valerie Tarasuk at the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto and Dr. Marcelo Urquia at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP), University of Manitoba invite applications...
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Food waste and food insecurity in Canada – Diverting food waste to charitable...
By Naomi Dachner & Valerie Tarasuk This article was first published in Policy Options. As people recognize the magnitude of food waste and its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global...
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The case for more comprehensive data on household food insecurity Tarasuk V, Li T, Mitchell A, Dachner N. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada 2018; 38(5):210-213. [Free Full Text]...
View ArticleLatest household food insecurity data now available
The latest data from the 2015-2016 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) demonstrate that household food insecurity remains a serious problem in Canada, with the prevalence ranging from 10.2% in...
View ArticleBasic income: A no-brainer in economic hard times
New op-ed from PROOF’s Dr. Catherine Mah discussing the cancellation of Ontario’s basic income pilot. Originally published in The Conversation on August 2, 2018....
View ArticleResearch snapshot: Food insecurity and use of mental health services
Evidence Exchange Network has produced a new research resource to synthesize Tarasuk et al’s paper from the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, The relation between food insecurity and mental health...
View ArticleFood insecurity featured in Canada’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy
On August 21, 2018, Minister Duclos released Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy. The Strategy introduced an Official Poverty Line for Canada and announced targets for...
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