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...
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...
On May 28, 2020, the Northern Environmental Action Team (NEAT) held its first virtual town hall called Parenting and Food Security. These town halls are designed as a way to bring community members to...
(This story was co-authored by Northern Health dietitians Lise Luppens and Emilia Moulechkova) Ahhh, spring – a season full of change and possibility! While spring may look a bit different for fa...
Help your community with food security Ensuring access to food for all Northerners is an important part of Northern Health’s COVID-19 response. If you know of, or represent, a community based org...
All British Columbians have the right to access a healthy diet in ways that are right for them. In two previous blog posts, I highlighted household food insecurity and the Food Costing in BC repo...
Today is World Food Day, a day to promote awareness of food security around the globe. In northern BC, almost 1 in 5 households struggle to afford a basic, nutritious diet. When I first read this stat...
