Food Skills Programming Environmental Scan
April 30, 2021
This report by Nutrition Connections (previously the Nutrition Resource Centre) summarizes an environmental scan of food skills programs being implemented by Ontario public health units (PHUs), community health centres (CHCs), and key community-based organizations operating within Ontario were identified. The purpose of this resource is to […]
Aboriginal Food Skills Programming – Background and Key Informant Interviews Summary
April 30, 2021
This report by the Nutrition Connections (previously the Nutrition Resource Centre) was produced as a part of a series on the topic of food literacy in order to gain a better understanding of what works in community programs in Ontario. It provides a summary of information […]
The Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): European Union
April 25, 2021
This report by Policy Evaluation Network outlines an assessment of European Union (EU)-level policies influencing food environments and priority actions to create healthy food environments in the EU.
Eating in Ontario: What Do We Know? Vegetable and fruit consumption, food insecurity, self-rated health, and physical activity based on CCHS 2017 with implications related to COVID-19
April 12, 2021
This report reveals the troubling depths of food insecurity among female lone-parent households, Indigenous populations, and low-income Ontarians. It also identifies the degree to which too many Ontarians are not being sufficiently nourished, and face challenges feeding their families. This is due in part to the […]
Eating in Ontario: What Do We Know? Comparing intake of key nutrients, vegetables and fruit in Ontario with Canadian intake and dietary recommendations
April 12, 2021
Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015 – Nutrition), this report paints a concerning portrait of Ontarians in all age categories falling short of their nutrient requirements, increasing their risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. This report is part […]
Healthy Eating in Ontario: What Do We Know? An Analysis of Eating Behaviours, Food Literacy and Food Insecurity Indicators
April 12, 2021
Using Canadian Community Health Survey data, this report looks at several determinants of dietary intake including key indicators for healthy eating, food literacy and food insecurity. This report aims to help inform policy and program development surrounding healthy eating and chronic disease prevention. This report is […]
Healthy Eating for a Healthy Baby
April 12, 2021
This resource for pregnant women includes information on baby building nutrients, foods and beverages to limit or avoid, food safety, sample menus, recipes and more.
Sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in the Region of the Americas
March 24, 2021
This publication provides economic concepts related to the economic rationale for using sugar-sweetened beverage taxes and the costs associated with obesity; key considerations on tax design including tax types, bases, and rates; an overview of potential tax revenue and earmarking; and responses to frequent questions about […]
Equitable Sugary Drink Tax Policy Recommendations
March 6, 2021
Healthy Food America and The Praxis Project, convened the Sugary Drink Tax Equity Workgroup in 2020 to develop recommendations on how to design an equitable sugar-sweetened beverage tax policy, outlined in the infographic. For more details about these recommendations, please see the full report.
Centering Equity in Sugary Drink Tax Policy: Elements of Equitable Tax Policy Design
March 6, 2021
The Tax Equity Workgroup, a collaboration between Healthy Food America and The Praxis Project, developed recommendations on how to design an equitable tax policy. The Workgroup sought to highlight tax policy elements that are critical to ensuring that sugary drink taxes intentionally benefit the populations most […]