This position statement explores the issue of weight bias, stigma and discrimination; its intersection with other forms of oppression; and the role of public health to shift toward a weight-inclusive approach to advance health equity.
This practice brief describes key dimensions of and action on food justice as a public health priority. It provides a framework of eight principles of food justice, with a description and concrete actions for each, to guide practice.
Discover Season 2, Episode 2 “Disrupting for African Nova Scotian Food Sovereignty,” by listening to the episode and/or reading the episode companion document, which includes a written transcript, key quotes, related resources and discussion questions to support reflection, sharing and action.
This webinar will explore the connections between food systems and health inequities and provide action steps for the public health community to advance food justice. Through an overview of core concepts and illustrative examples, attendees will be equipped with a deeper understanding of food systems and strategies to advance food justice at different scales.
This episode companion document provides a new way to engage with the Mind the Disruption podcast. It includes a written transcript of Season 1, Episode 9 “Bonus episode – Tackling weight discrimination in nutrition and public health” with key quotes and related resources to prompt further reflection and exploration.
This Healthy Food Policy Project resource describes approaches to advance equity in food systems and concrete strategies to implement them.
This report describes how food systems impact health through five key channels and identifies associated leverage points for building healthier food systems.
This brief report explores how the intersecting components of food systems directly and indirectly impact health outcomes, and discusses associated policy solutions.
This issue brief describes key concepts needed to understand what food systems are and why they matter for public health in the Canadian context. Drawing on peer-reviewed and grey literature, it further explains how food systems impact health inequities.
This episode companion document provides a new way to engage with the Mind the Disruption podcast. It includes a written transcript of Season 1, Episode 5 “Disrupting food insecurity & fat phobia” with key quotes and related resources to prompt discussion, reflection and action.
