School Food Research in Canada Webinar: Big Picture Insights and What’s Next
Posted: January 17, 2022
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What is the current state of school food programming in Canada, and what does the future look like for school food?
The Coalition for Healthy School Food and the Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS)’s School Food Working Group are co-hosting a webinar, School Food Research in Canada: Big Picture Insights and What’s Next, on Thursday, January 27, at 12 p.m. EST.
Dr. Amberley Ruetz and Dr. Mary McKenna will present key findings from their latest paper: ‘Characteristics of Canadian school food programs funded by provinces and territories’.
This study is the most comprehensive analysis of school food programs in Canada since the 1990s, capturing new data on the range of practices and the breadth of program coverage across the country.
Dr. Rachel Engler-Stringer, PI of Canada’s first school food intervention research funded by CIHR and the co-host with Dr. Amberely Ruetz of the CAFS’ School Food Working Group, will also be on hand to present on the newly launched case study research on promising school food program models across Canada. This study will yield lessons from every province and territory to inform the creation of a world-class, locally-adapted School Food Program for Canada.
Dr. Donald Bundy, Director of the Global Research Consortium for School Food and Nutrition, the research arm of the Global School Meal Coalition, will update on the global evidence for school food programs and the work of these two important groups.