Amelia is a registered dietitian with NH's regional Population Health Nutrition team. Her work centres on the food security portfolio and in part supports communities to achieve sustainable, accessible, and acceptable food systems. Amelia frames her food security work in people-centred ways, and considers the complex feelings and relationships people have with their food, body and "health". Amelia lives works and plays in Fort St John (as a guest on the land of the Dane-za and on Treaty 8 territory) with her partner, daughter, and chocolate lab.
Support your local food bank On December 1, CBC BC hosted their annual Food Bank Day. For some, it’s a time to think about food charity and what it means for our communities. Food bank use has be...
Growing up can be tough. Every day involves navigating changing physical, hormonal, emotional, and social situations. When a young person is worried about their access to food, is hungry, or is experi...
Recently, the Food Costing in BC Report was released for 2022. No surprise: The cost of healthy eating was high at the time of data collection (May-June 2022) and it is likely higher now. In the No...
Six things you might not know about Northern Health dietitians As a profession, dietitians are often misunderstood to be the kale-eating and dessert-shaming food police – but that just isn’t th...
Household food insecurity (HFI) exists when factors outside a family’s or an individual’s control limit their access to enough foods that promote their wellbeing. In 2012, the Northern Health regi...
I work in a Northern Health Primary Care clinic, and a lot has changed with COVID-19. Over the last few months, the waiting room, which is usually bustling, has been fairly quiet as many in-person cli...
