Dear colleagues,

PROOF and CDPAC are putting on a free webinar on food insecurity measurement
in Canada with a focus on reporting, interpreting, and using food insecurity
statistics from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). We hope you can
join us. Please share widely.

Food Insecurity Measurement in Canada: Interpreting the Statistics
(http://www.cdpac.ca/content.php?doc=369) 
Date: February 8, 2017 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST

Register now at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2400401389236303363 

Presenters:
Valerie Tarasuk, PhD - Professor at University of Toronto and principal
investigator of PROOF
Suzanne Galesloot, MSA, RD - Public Health Nutrition Provincial Lead at
Alberta Health Services
Tracy Woloshyn, RD - Public Health Nutritionist at York Region Public Health

Description:
Food insecurity - the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial
constraints - is increasingly recognized as a serious public health problem.
Since 2005, household food insecurity has been systematically monitored in
Canada through the Canadian Community Health Survey run by Statistics
Canada. The growing use of these data by public health, community agencies,
research centres, and social policy groups has been critical in building
awareness and understanding of the problem of food insecurity. However,
inconsistencies and inaccuracies in the reporting of data on food insecurity
mask the scale and severity of this problem. The accurate and effective use
of Canada's monitoring data hinges on a clear understanding of what exactly
is being measured on the Canadian Community Health Survey, what it means,
and how to interpret the food insecurity statistics available on Statistics
Canada's website (CANSIM). Anyone interested in using food insecurity
statistics or learning about how food insecurity is monitored in Canada is
encouraged to join.

Tim Li
PROOF Administrator
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Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of Toronto
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