Buying Healthy Food through a Group Purchasing Organization
July 30, 2019
This document is a follow-up to the event “Exploring Opportunities in Group Food Purchasing” hosted by Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services and the Nutrition Resource Centre (now Nutrition Connections) on November 2, 2018.
Packaged Food Database
July 30, 2019
This interactive database indicates which packaged foods and beverages meet the various nutrition standards and guidelines for childcare, schools, workplaces, and recreation settings in Ontario. Program providers can use this database to make decisions about which foods to offer in these settings.
A Healthier Recreation Concession Pilot Project Evaluation – Blandford – Blenheim
May 8, 2017
This evaluation report, from the Healthier Recreation Concession Pilot Project in Blandford –Blenheim, assesses the financial feasibility of introducing and promoting healthier food and beverage sales in recreation facilities and describes the ways that a healthier food environment can be achieved.
Food Environments: An Introduction for Public Health Practice
February 16, 2017
This report introduces the concept of food environments, highlights some key evidence for the relationship between food environments and health, and identifies some ways environmental public health practitioners can influence food environments.
Grab a Cup, Fill It Up! An Intervention to Promote the Convenience of Drinking Water and Increase Student Water Consumption During School Lunch.
April 28, 2016
This US-based study shows that an inexpensive intervention to improve drinking water's convenience by providing cups can increase student water consumption.
Effect of a School-Based Water Intervention on Child Body Mass Index and Obesity
April 28, 2016
This US study estimates the impact of water jets on standardized body mass index, overweight, and obesity in elementary school and middle school students.
The School Zone and Nutrition: Courses of Action for the Municipal Sector
April 28, 2016
This presents a few possible courses of action for municipalities wishing to improve the food environment of children by limiting the presence of fast-food restaurants near schools, with the objective of promoting public health and well-being through sound land-use planning and an appropriate spatial distribution of commercial uses.
Healthy Foods in Recreation Facilities – It Just Makes Sense
March 16, 2016
The goal of this toolkit is to provide awareness, education and resources to encourage a greater availability of healthy food choices in New Brunswick’s recreational facilities.
Healthier Choices in Vending Machines in BC Public Buildings
February 25, 2016
The Policy outlined in this document supports government's priority to help British Columbians make healthy choices where they live, learn, work and play.
Healthier Food Retail: An Action Guide for Public Health Practitioners
December 22, 2015
The purpose of this US-based Action Guide is to provide guidance for public health practitioners on how to develop, implement, and partner on initiatives and activities around food retail in order to improve access, availability, and affordability of healthier foods and beverages.