PROOF Administrator
Announcement | Story
Food insecurity featured in Canada’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy
Household food insecurity will be included as one of the indicators on the the federal Poverty Reduction Strategy’s online dashboard.
August 22, 2018
Research | Resource
Research snapshot – Food insecurity and use of mental health services
The Evidence Exchange Network has produced a new research resource on our study of food insecurity and mental health service utilization in Ontario.
August 16, 2018
Commentary
Basic income: A no-brainer in economic hard times
New op-ed from PROOF’s Dr. Catherine Mah discusses the cancellation of Ontario’s basic income pilot and the potential of a basic income to reduce food insecurity.
August 3, 2018
Commentary | Research
New commentary in Public Health Agency of Canada journal
PROOF researchers review the existing state of household food insecurity measurement in Canada and propose changes to close critical gaps in the monitoring.
May 23, 2018
Commentary | Story
Food waste and food insecurity in Canada
PROOF researchers discuss why diverting food waste to charitable food programs will not address food insecurity in Canada.
October 23, 2017
Research
2 New PROOF Publications Examining Housing and Food Insecurity in Latest Volume of Canadian Journal of Public Health
2 new studies found that the 2008 recession increased renter’s vulnerability to food insecurity and that half of renters households in subsidized housing were food insecure.
June 21, 2017
Research
The household food insecurity gradient and potential reductions in adverse population mental health outcomes in Canadian adults
Findings showed a food insecurity gradient across each of the adverse mental health outcomes – the odds of reporting an outcome increased with the severity of food insecurity.
June 12, 2017
Commentary | Story
Provinces and Territories Opting Out of Measuring Household Food Insecurity
In 2015 and 2016, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon chose not to monitor food insecurity. As a result, there will be no national estimates for those years.
May 25, 2017
Research | Resource
New Research & Factsheet – Food Procurement, Food Skills & Food Insecurity
PROOF has recently published a new study in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, looking at the extent that food skills and garden use relate to household food insecurity in Canada.
March 13, 2017
Story
Basic Income Can Reduce Food Insecurity and Improve Health
Dr. Valerie Tarasuk spoke with U of T writer Jim Oldfield on the potential of a basic income to reduce food insecurity and improve health.
November 28, 2016
