Upstream action on food insecurity: A curated list
This curated list offers tools and resources to facilitate action on policy solutions related to food insecurity.
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Position statement and recommendations on responses to food insecurity
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.
Paying for nutrition: A report on food costing in the North
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.
The REFLEX-ISS tool: Taking better account of social inequalities in health
REFLEX-ISS is a discussion tool intended to facilitate the conversation on how to incorporate considerations of social inequalities in health into routine projects.
Taking action on the social determinants of health: Insights from politicians, policymakers and lobb
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.