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 --- Department of Nutritional Sciences University of Toronto Tel: 416-978-5452 Fax: 416-978-5882 Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] Website: <http://proof.utoronto.ca/> proof.utoronto.ca Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/proofcanada> @proofcanada To manage subscriptions/passwords, or view archives, go to http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html . [log in to unmask] is run in collaboration with Health Nexus: http://www.healthnexus.ca/index_eng.php