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Dietitian’s perceptions, knowledge and attitudes regarding their role in the assessment of food insecurity in Alberta
DownloadFall 2015
During 2012, four million Canadians struggled to bring healthy foods to their tables. Dietitians play a key role in assessing food insecurity and in supporting individuals, families, and communities experiencing this problem. Yet, the detection of food insecurity is often missed during the...
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Hunger on Campus: A Multi-Method Study of Food Insecurity among Post-Secondary Students at the University of Alberta
DownloadFall 2016
Individuals who are food insecure have insufficient access to food due to financial resource constraints. As an increasing number of students seek food assistance from the Campus Food Bank (CFB) Society at the University of Alberta (UAlberta), research is needed to understand why post-secondary...
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Hunger on Campus: Food Insecurity among Post-Secondary Students with Children at the University of Alberta
DownloadFall 2017
Background: Food insecurity is the limited or uncertain ability to obtain the quantity or quality of food that an individual or household needs due to financial constraints. Food insecurity has been shown to have a variety of negative impacts on health and wellbeing. Post-secondary students...
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Using a Community of Practice Approach to Respond to Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Edmonton, Alberta
DownloadFall 2021
Hunger and food insecurity have a long history and prevalence, with the oldest food bank in Canada and hundreds of community agencies responding to food insecurity. This research began in partnership with the Community University Partnership (CUP) at The University of Alberta to support network...