3 weeks left to register for Advancing Food Insecurity Research in Canada
Advancing Food Insecurity Research in Canada (November 17-18, 2016) will provide an opportunity to share new and emerging research in food insecurity. Conference attendees can expect to learn what is known about the relationship between food insecurity and health, how food insecurity interfaces with social vulnerability, and what the broader social and economic implications of this problem are. At this conference, we will take stock of current knowledge gaps so that we can forge an agenda for future research that will lead to more effective responses to food insecurity in Canada.
A new preliminary program now available at: http://proof.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Preliminary-Program-Advancing-Food-Insecurity-Research-in-Canada-Nov-17-18.pdf
Registration closes November 8th. Register today at http://proof.utoronto.ca/conference/registration/.
In addition to breakout sessions and poster presentations, the conference will feature the following plenaries.
Advancing Food Insecurity Research in Canada
Presenters: PROOF researchers
More information coming soon.
Insights from Other Countries
Presenters: Colleen Heflin (University of Missouri), Rachel Loopstra (University of Oxford), James Ziliak (University of Kentucky)
Chair: Craig Gundersen (University of Illinois)
At this plenary, three leading food insecurity researchers from the US and UK will provide an international perspective on research in this field, reflecting on what they see as the important directions going forward.
The Social Construction of Food Insecurity
Presenters: Liz Dowler (University of Warwick), Elaine Power (Queens University), Janet Poppendieck (City University of New York)
Chair: Lynn McIntyre (University of Calgary)
Drawing on perspectives form the UK, US, and Canada, speakers will discuss the emergence and evolution of food insecurity as a problem in high-income countries, considering why certain “frames” or ways of understanding have gained traction in the public discourse and policy arenas while others have not. Speakers will reflect on what they see as critical issues in moving beyond food based, charitable responses toward more effective responses.
Using Research to Inform Advocacy
Presenters: Diana Bronson (Food Secure Canada), Mary Ellen Prange (Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH)), Lauren Goodman (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK))
Chair: Valerie Tarasuk (University of Toronto)
Speakers from organizations that are leaders in advocacy for policy reforms to address food insecurity in Canada will discuss how they see the interface between research and advocacy. They will reflect on what has been most useful, existing gaps in knowledge and other challenges associated with using research, as well as what advocacy opportunities lie ahead.
Future Research Directions
More information coming soon.
PROOF is a CIHR-funded, interdisciplinary research program working to identify effective policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada. For more information, visit http://proof.utoronto.ca/.