Papers by Ellen Desjardins
Background: Food insecurity is a serious public health issue for Aboriginal people (First Nations... more Background: Food insecurity is a serious public health issue for Aboriginal people (First Nations [FN], Métis, and Inuit) living in Canada. Food security challenges faced by FN people are unique, especially for those living in remote and isolated communities. Conceptualizations of food insecurity by FN people are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of food insecurity by FN adults living in a remote, on-reserve community in northern Ontario known to have a high prevalence of moderate to severe food insecurity.
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2011
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2005
Journal of Nutrition Education, 1989
Abstract (English) This small, intensive, inductive study was done with 20 households, in order t... more Abstract (English) This small, intensive, inductive study was done with 20 households, in order to generate the hypotheses and methodological experience needed to pursue a larger deductive hypothesis-testing survey on the nutritional needs and food management ...
BMC Public Health, 2013
Background: Food insecurity is a serious public health issue for Aboriginal people (First Nations... more Background: Food insecurity is a serious public health issue for Aboriginal people (First Nations [FN], Métis, and Inuit) living in Canada. Food security challenges faced by FN people are unique, especially for those living in remote and isolated communities. Conceptualizations of food insecurity by FN people are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of food insecurity by FN adults living in a remote, on-reserve community in northern Ontario known to have a high prevalence of moderate to severe food insecurity.
Agriculture and Human Values, 2010
Regional planning for improved agricultural capacity to supply produce, legumes, and whole grains... more Regional planning for improved agricultural capacity to supply produce, legumes, and whole grains has the potential to improve population health as well as the local food economy. This case study of Waterloo Region (WR), Canada, had two objectives. First, we estimate the quantity of locally grown vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains needed to help meet the Region of Waterloo population's optimal nutritional requirements currently and in 2026. Secondly, we estimate how much of these healthy food requirements for the WR population could realistically be produced through local agriculture by the year 2026. Results show that a shift of approximately 10% of currently cropped hectares to the production of key nutritious foods would be both agriculturally feasible and nutritionally significant to the growing population. We supplement our findings with some agronomic considerations and community-level strategies that would inform and support such change. The methodology of this study could be applied to other regions: more such analyses would create a broader picture of the diverse qualitative and quantitative agricultural shifts that could synchronize optimal land use with dietary recommendations, thus informing coordinated policy and planning.
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 2008
ABSTRACT. Canada has a long history of civil society involvement in food activism. While neo-libe... more ABSTRACT. Canada has a long history of civil society involvement in food activism. While neo-liberal developments and deregulation since the 1970s were global in scope, Canada's political response was distinct due to its unique geography, social history, and system of ...
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Papers by Ellen Desjardins