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Food environments
December 18, 2024
The foods that people choose to consume are influenced by the availability, affordability, and accessibility of foods in the environments in which they live, work, and play. Defined by the built and…
Food security and climate change impacts in remote and Indigenous communities in British Columbia
August 14, 2024
Introduction The BC Centre for Disease Control – Prevention and Health Promotion’s Food Security team recently released the findings of the project, Food Costs and Climate Change Impact Stories…
Scoping the public health response to drought
August 28, 2024
Abstract Climate-driven changes in annual maximum temperatures, precipitation patterns, snow accumulation, and glacier loss have elevated the risk of drought across Canada. Although drought…
Food costs and climate change impact stories from remote BC communities
June 27, 2024
Abstract A special supplement report to the Food Costing in BC 2022 report Food sovereignty and food security, including accessibility, affordability and availability, are critical issues affecting…
Climate change impacts on Canada’s food supply cold chain
February 15, 2023
Key Messages Canada faces unique challenges to food supply cold chains that are expected to be exacerbated by climate change. As climate change is expected to…
Healthy environments for food security and climate change in northern Canada: Case studies of food system initiatives within the Northwest Territories
January 19, 2023
This research on healthy northern environments has an emphasis on community action, self-determination, and knowledge sharing, to better understand the intersections between food security, climate…
Climate change, coastal communities, and food from the sea
July 20, 2022
Climate change is predicted to have significant impacts on food globally, with foods grown in the sea affected by changing ocean conditions and more frequent, intense, and prolonged extreme events.…
Growing resilience and promoting health through urban agriculture
June 16, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world turned to growing food at home or within their communities. Almost one in five Canadians started food gardening in the past year, with two-thirds…
Community refrigerators in the time of a pandemic: food-sharing safety
January 20, 2021
Food insecurity has been an increasing global issue well before the current pandemic. Grassroot activists have started initiatives in their communities to help combat food insecurity and food waste…
From ship to shore: Sightings of Asian Giant Hornets in Canada’s west coast
May 20, 2020
Recent sightings of the Giant Asian Hornet- dubbed the murder hornet by some sources- have left many wondering whether these enormous, aggressive insects are a new insect of concern. Their…