To Whom It May Concern:
I would like to register for the "Filling Their Bellies: Community
Initiatives to Feed the Homeless" seminar on May 2nd. Please advise how
I can register and what information you require from me.
Regards,
Tanya
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On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:33:47 -0400
CUHI <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Spotlight on Urban Health Seminar Series
>
> Filling their Bellies:
> Community Initiatives to Feed the Homeless
>
> Valerie Tarasuk, (PhD)
> Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University
> of
> Toronto
>
> SUMMARY
>
> While the origins of homelessness in Canada arguably lie in
> macro-level
> changes in social and economic conditions, the problem itself resides
> in
> communities, and it has become their job to figure out how to
> respond. We
> undertook a broad-based study of community responses to the food
> needs of
> homeless people in Toronto to describe local efforts and elucidate
> the
> assumptions and constraints that shape this work. Our research
> included an
> inventory of programs providing meals or snacks to homeless people,
> structured telephone interviews with program staff, in-depth study of
> a
> purposive sample of 18 programs, and key informant interviews with
> program
> funders and suppliers. Our results draw into question the
> appropriateness
> and effectiveness of local food provisioning efforts. The
> mobilization of
> community resources that underpins these programs is consistent with
> federal
> policy directions on homelessness, but our data suggest that
> structural
> limitations make it impossible for such initiatives to meet the food
> and
> nutrition needs of homeless people.
>
> BIO
>
> Valerie Tarasuk is a Professor in the Department of Nutritional
> Sciences at
> the University of Toronto. Much of her research has focused on
> problems of
> domestic food insecurity, considering their origins and nutrition
> implications and examining current policy and program responses.
> Current
> research initiatives include a study of the relationship between
> housing,
> neighbourhood characteristics and food access among low-income
> families and
> an analysis of national survey data to examine nutrition disparities
> in
> Canada.
>
> University of Toronto, University College (15 King's College Circle)
> Rm 256
> - 2nd Flr, East Wing
> May 2, 2007
> 1:10- 2:10 PM
> Free, all are welcome, please RSVP to [log in to unmask]
>
> Upcoming Seminars/ Workshops:
>
> May 10th: "The Role of Neighbourhoods in the Development of Social
> and
> Health Policy" Workshop
> Panel: Jim Dunn (Centre for Research on Inner City Health); Russell
> Mawby
> (Housing, City of Ottawa);
> Maureen Fair (St. Christopher's House) & Armine Yalnizyan (Toronto
> Social
> Planning Council)
>
> Please see our website for upcoming seminar summaries and other
> events:
> www.cuhi.utoronto.ca
>
>
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