Workshop: Taking action to create a healthier food environment

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Author: Nicole van Riel

Posted: September 25, 2015

Categories: Events / Food Access / GoodFoodBites / Municipal Regional Food Policy Network / News from Sustain Members

Are you involved in the creation of healthy food environments? This workshop organized by the Nutrition Resource Centre is designed for you!

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Date:          Wednesday October 30, 2015
Time:         08:30AM – 04:00PM
Location: Chestnut Conference Centre (Giovanni Room), Toronto

The goal of the workshop is to create healthier food environments across Ontario by sharing knowledge, resources and tools to build capacity for research, policy and action at the local community level among health promotion professionals and community partners.

Participatory and interactive workshop activities ensure you will be able to apply the knowledge and skills you gain in your own community. Be prepared to be open to sharing your experiences and to learn from others. Participants will also “sleuth the food environment” by taking a field trip to a nearby retail food outlet to assess the health of the local food environment.

LEARN ABOUT:

  • The latest food environment research and initiatives to highlight opportunities for policy and projects to improve the food environment
  • How to engagein municipal planning, partnerships and the policy process
  • Tools and resources that will help you take action in your community

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This workshop will support the work of those individuals actively involved in the promotion and/or planning of healthy communities, including:

  •         Public and community health intermediaries
  •         Urban planners and geographers
  •         Local/regional decision-makers
  •         Members of community organizations
  •         Academics and researchers

Registration Rates (excluding Eventbrite fees and Fall Forum discounts)
OPHA Member – $153
General – $170

Interested in attending?  Register here!

 

Bring Food Home 2015

A related workshop will also be run in Sudbury as part of Bring Food Home on Saturday November 21. Learn more about this session on healthy food environments, generously sponsored by the Nutrition Resource Centre and Public Health Ontario:

Working with Municipal Planners and Local Policy Makers to Create Healthy Food Environments and Strengthen Community Food Systems

Full conference passes, single day passes, special member discounts, and tickets to the Feast of Local Flavours are all available now. Go to the Bring Food Home registration form.