The Ontario Dietitians in Public Health’s food security working group reviewed and compiled research to support implementation of income-based policy approaches to reduce poverty as the most effective way to address food insecurity.
This report provides an analysis of food costing data in one area of Northern Ontario as an example to highlight the elevated cost and decreased affordability of food in northern First Nations communities. The disproportionately high incidence of food insecurity in these communities is also discussed.
REFLEX-ISS is a discussion tool intended to facilitate the conversation on how to incorporate considerations of social inequalities in health into routine projects.
Through interviews with current politicians, senior bureaucrats and external lobbyists, this report examined how approaches to shift the distribution of the social determinants of health and improve health equity fit the Australian political context.
Upstream and Saskatoon Health Region’s Population and Public Health group detail the results of a HEIA they conducted on the City of Saskatoon’s recently released growth plan. Growing healthier offers 13 recommendations for direct action that will enhance Saskatoon’s community health and well-being.