Online Training
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Past Webinars
Why we need a universal food and nutrition program for children in Canada
Date: November 12, 2020 at 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Did you know Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program? Join us on November 12th to discuss how COVID-19 revealed the gaps in the food system and why there is a need for a comprehensive universal food and nutrition program across Canada.
Getting Kids’ Hands Dirty: Experiential Approaches to Food Education
Date: January 23 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Encouraging children to take pleasure in exploring, preparing, and experiencing a variety of tasty and healthy foods lays the groundwork for a healthy and positive relationship with food that can last a lifetime.
Strengthening Our Communities with Nutrition and Mental Health Training: A Pilot
In this webinar, participants will explore the role of nutrition professionals in promoting nutrition for mental health. This webinar will present the successes of a pilot nutrition training for mental health professionals, and engage participants to share relevant activities in their communities.
Ophea Webinar: A Journey through Canada’s NEW Food Guide: What Educators Need to Know
Date: September 23 2019
Ophea (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association) recently hosted a webinar designed to help elementary school teachers in Ontario teach Canada's New Food Guide within the H&PE curriculum.
CHANGE Your Nutrition Toolkit: Practical Tools for Making Meaningful Dietary Changes
Date: September 12, 2019, 12:00 - 1:00pm EST
Join us for a webinar to learn about the exciting release of a new nutrition toolkit from Metabolic Syndrome Canada to help Canadians eat healthy.
Local Food Use and Food Literacy: What We Heard from Child Care and Student Nutrition Programs
Date: May 30 2019, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This webinar is part of NRC’s Unpacking Food Literacy Series. Early childhood is an important time to lay the groundwork for a healthy start for life. To contribute to the growing body of applied research on the development of healthy habits, The Nutrition Resource Centre at […]
NRC Webinar – Food Marketing in Recreation Settings
Date: May 23, 2019 @ 12:00PM - 01:00PM
Join us to explore the issue of food and beverage marketing that children may be exposed to in recreation settings.
OPHA/NRC Webinar – Powering Off: Re-thinking Screen Time & Sedentary Behaviour Through Public Health
Date: May 7, 2019 @ 12:00PM - 01:00PM
This webinar will focus on opportunities for public health professionals to learn new skills in limiting screen usage while promoting interventions to decrease sedentary behaviours.
A local food environment policy framework: How to take action and measure change in Ontario
Date: Apr 9 2019, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This webinar is held in partnership between Public Health Ontario and the Nutrition Resource Centre. Government policies targeting the availability, affordability, and marketing of foods can shape the food environment. Local governments are often the first to implement innovative healthy food policies; however the implementation of […]
Environmental Sustainability and Dietary Guidance: Research, Policy, and Applications
Date: Mar 19 2019, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
With current research linking dietary choices and patterns to environmental impacts, there is growing consensus that a substantial shift in diets and methods of food production is needed. It is urged that this is imperative to build a more sustainable and resilient global food system. […]