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AHS review and recommendations on food insecurity screening
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has recently published an extensive review of the literature on food insecurity screening in healthcare settings.
July 21, 2022
Announcement
PROOF’s new look
We are excited to share our website’s new design and changes to make the findings of our research more accessible and impactful for informing policy action.
July 19, 2022
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Newfoundland & Labrador Minimum Wage Review Submission
Food First NL and PROOF have co-authored a submission to the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Minimum Wage Review Committee.
March 29, 2022
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PROOF research featured in inaugural CRDCN research-policy snapshots
PROOF provided 4 snapshots showcasing policy relevant research enabled by data access through the Canadian Research Data Centre Network.
March 17, 2022
Commentary | Story
What does record inflation mean for household food insecurity in Canada?
If nothing is done to increase the incomes of vulnerable households in line with inflation, we can expect to see food insecurity worsen.
March 16, 2022
Announcement
Upcoming Canadian Nutrition Society webinar series
Please join us for a 2-part webinar series on household food insecurity in Canada, hosted by the Canadian Nutrition Society on February 10th and 17th.
February 5, 2022
Announcement
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Household Food Insecurity and Public Policy
PROOF invites applications for two (2) post-doctoral fellowships to join our research program studying policy interventions to household food insecurity in Canada.
January 24, 2022
Story
New food insecurity data for 2018/2019 from Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada’s new report marks the release of new data on food insecurity — the first from Canadian Income Survey (CIS).
January 7, 2022
Commentary
A decade of proof on how to tackle food insecurity in Canada
Read our new op-ed in The Hill Times on what our decade of research on food insecurity tells us about the solutions needed to address this problem.
December 28, 2021
Commentary | Story
A look back at 10 years of PROOF
PROOF started in 2011 through a CIHR Programmatic Grant to identify viable and effective policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada.
December 15, 2021