FoodARC (Research Inspiring Change)
166 Bedford Highway B3M 2J6 Halifax, NS, Canada

[Analysis & Opinion] There is FINALLY some noise about food policy as the government publishes its report reflecting on its 2017 public consultations (in which FSC was greatly involved). This report back gives us some indication of where they’re headed so READ our analysis!

It is time to ensure that a National Food Policy reflects the priorities Canadians have put forward including the need to reduce food insecurity, advance food s...afety, and ensure the welfare and labour rights of food workers across the country. Read more from UFCW Canada National President Paul Meinema in his latest commentary: http://ow.ly/gKwJ30lJq8q #canlab #UFCW (Food Secure Canada) See more

September is hunger action month! Read more here about ways you can take action and help tackle hunger in your community.

Check out Food action and understanding: The roots of household food insecurity and ways to grow community food security - a presentation prepared by FoodARC in collaboration with Ecology Action Centre. You can download this presentation here: https://foodarc.ca/blog/9143/

Congratulations to our friends at Atlantic Indigenous Mentorship Network for a successful first Summer Institute! You can find more information here: http://www.msvu.ca///aboutus/news/SummerInstitute2018.aspx

Here is a glance at what's happening at FoodARC - our August 2018 Newsletter: http://ow.ly/6EkK30ltwiz Please, feel free to email [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to subscribe to our mailing list. Thank you and have a great week!

Do you know that there is a link between food insecurity and mental health? Check out this Research Snapshot by EENet - Evidence Exchange Network to know more about it!

Notification of Thesis Defence: Nadia Pabani will present "Bringing the Public into Public Nutrition: How engagement with community-based participatory action research has informed Public Health Nutritionists’ practice in Nova Scotia" on August 21st, 2018 at 1:00 PM at FoodARC.

Congratulations, Ksenia!

Check out this link shared by Centre for Local Prosperity and learn how P.E.I. farmers are fighting for food sovereignty: http://ow.ly/DNgu30lb8Vq

Hello everyone! FoodARC is looking for study participants who currently study or work at the Mount. Please see a letter and a poster attached. Thank you! ------ Hi there!... My name is Ksenia Kholina and I am writing to invite you to participate in a research study I am conducting as an intern with the Food Action Research Centre (FoodARC). This study is part of a dietetic internship I am completing with Dr. Patty Williams at FoodARC. It will help to inform the evaluation of a knowledge sharing tool, a board game called The Hand You’re Dealt, that our team at FoodARC has developed, as well as to inform future research related to this. I am conducting preliminary research into whether this tool can be a vehicle for teaching people who play it about the experience of food insecurity and their views on this. The FoodARC team and our partners are interested in understanding anticipated and unanticipated outcomes related to the experience of playing the board game. The study involves coming to MSVU on Wednesday, August 1st at 2 pm or Thursday, August 2nd at 10 am or on Friday, August 3rd at 5 pm for approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. You will be notified of the location prior to the date. We will introduce you to FoodARC’s research and to The Hand You’re Dealt. You will then play the game in small groups, which will take approximately 45 minutes, followed by a group reflective discussion about the experience of playing the game. The discussion portion of the session will be audio recorded. You will also be asked to fill out a brief questionnaire 1 day before, and again 1 day after the research session. If you would like to provide us any additional feedback, you will also have an opportunity to come for an individual interview. Refreshments will be provided. You will also get a chance to win a small prize. If you are interested and able to attend one of the sessions, please email me at [email protected]. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this study. Thanks! Ksenia

FoodARC’s Director, Dr. Patty Williams recently received funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for a new research project called Dismantling stigma: Exploring experiences of and views on food insecurity, social exclusion, and shame among women through participatory action research. You can find more information here: http://www.msvu.ca/en/home/aboutus/news/SSHRCgrants2018.aspx

Hello everyone! FoodARC is looking for study participants who currently study or work at the Mount. Please see a letter and a poster attached. Thank you! ------ Hi there!... My name is Ksenia Kholina and I am writing to invite you to participate in a research study I am conducting as an intern with the Food Action Research Centre (FoodARC). This study is part of a dietetic internship I am completing with Dr. Patty Williams at FoodARC. It will help to inform the evaluation of a knowledge sharing tool, a board game called The Hand You’re Dealt, that our team at FoodARC has developed, as well as to inform future research related to this. I am conducting preliminary research into whether this tool can be a vehicle for teaching people who play it about the experience of food insecurity and their views on this. The FoodARC team and our partners are interested in understanding anticipated and unanticipated outcomes related to the experience of playing the board game. The study involves coming to MSVU on Wednesday, August 1st at 2 pm or Thursday, August 2nd at 10 am or on Friday, August 3rd at 5 pm for approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. You will be notified of the location prior to the date. We will introduce you to FoodARC’s research and to The Hand You’re Dealt. You will then play the game in small groups, which will take approximately 45 minutes, followed by a group reflective discussion about the experience of playing the game. The discussion portion of the session will be audio recorded. You will also be asked to fill out a brief questionnaire 1 day before, and again 1 day after the research session. If you would like to provide us any additional feedback, you will also have an opportunity to come for an individual interview. Refreshments will be provided. You will also get a chance to win a small prize. If you are interested and able to attend one of the sessions, please email me at [email protected]. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this study. Thanks! Ksenia

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