Researchers and co-chairs of the Canadian Association for Food Studies’ School Food Working Group explain what Ottawa should prioritize to ensure its national school food program succeeds.
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An effective national school food program can help build the foundations for a healthy population. That’s why Ottawa must limit the influence of the food industry on a national school food program.
Obesity crisis: pizza, pastries, chips, donuts, cookies, hot dogs, and burgers – just your average school lunch.
A well-planned national school food progam in Canada could be a huge boost to children’s health outcomes, long-term healthcare spending and local agriculture and economies.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor of Health Promotion; Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University
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Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Studies, Dalhousie University
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Master of Public Health Student, University of Toronto
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PhD Candidate in the School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Food and Nutrition and Sport Science, University of Gothenburg
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Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
