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Raihan Hassen Featured in UBC Equity & Inclusion Community Spotlight
PHUN Lab member Raihan Hassen (MSc student in Human Nutrition) shares about her experiences as a dietetics student and how they have shaped her approach to her graduate work: “My experience as a dietetics student gifted me with a wider perspective of healthy-eating where I learned to explore systemic barriers to accessing appropriate and reputable nutrition information. My […]
Podcast: Jennifer Black on Creating Connections Through Food
Jennifer Black joins Kalina Christoff on the Ways of Knowing podcast to discuss the role of food in creating connections and communities, the surprising impact of school lunch programs, and how the pandemic has affected food security and mental health in Canada. Click here to listen to the episode.
Care is the secret ingredient in school lunch programs
In 2019, we documented lunchtime in three different schools. These kids taught us an important lesson: school food programs work better when they actively nurture care and connection. Click here to read the article in The Conversation.
Tackling the problem of food insecurity
How do you save more than four million Canadians from hunger? For food and health researchers Jennifer Brady, Elaine Power and Jennifer Black, the solution goes beyond food banks. Click here to read the article from SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council).