Canadian Nutrition Society Series — Household Food Insecurity in Canada

This 2-part webinar series, hosted by the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS), discusses the relationship between household food insecurity and food, nutrition, and health, and the implications for policy and practice.

As part of the CNS Education Webinars, the recordings are available free-of-charge for CNS members. Non-members can access the recordings for a small fee.

Part 1: food, nutrition, and health in the context of pervasive material deprivation

Date:
February 10, 2022

This webinar discusses population data on food insecurity prevalence and current trends; review the geographic and socio-demographic patterning of household food insecurity in Canada; examine how household food insecurity relates to dietary intakes, overweight and obesity, diet-related diseases, and health more broadly; and consider the relationship between households’ food insecurity status and their other financial needs and stressors. Finally, we explore the implications of these learnings for health care providers and intervention in clinical settings.

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Presenter:
Valerie Tarasuk, PhD — Professor, University of Toronto

Moderator:
Malek Batal, PhD — Professor, Université de Montréal

Part 2: Public Policy Responses and Solutions

Date:
February 17, 2022

This webinar draws on findings from Canadian research and recent international comparative studies to interrogate the relationship between the prevalence and severity of household food insecurity and social policy, considering family and child benefits, wages, pensions, housing and food subsidies, and the public funding of charitable food assistance programs.

Building on this body of evidence, we  discuss key elements of effective policy responses to address food insecurity in Canada, considering the centrality of income security to this problem.

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Presenters:
Valerie Tarasuk, PhD — Professor, University of Toronto
Herb Emery, PhD — Professor, University of New Brunswick

Moderator:
Bénédicte Fontaine-Bisson, PhD — Professor, University of Ottawa