A healthy diet throughout life helps to maintain good health and well-being and prevents many diseases and conditions. Food insecurity is a health equity issue and it affects peoples’ health in both the short- and long-term. Children from food insecure households are more likely to have poor physical and mental health, are more likely to go to the hospital, and have poorer academic performance and cognitive outcomes in later life.

Ending food insecurity means all hands on deck

Food insecurity is on the rise in Canada as factors such as inflation, housing affordability, insufficient wages and income supports impact what people can afford. Finding solutions to food insecurity in Canada requires an all hands on deck approach.

Jesse Rosenberg

Healthy food for a stronger Canada

This policy brief provides recommendations to address the rising cost of essential foods, improve health, and build local agriculture and supply lines.

Jesse Rosenberg and Kwame McKenzie

Election 2022: Thriving cities

Our previous New Normal Election Analysis pieces examined seniors’ care, income inequality, good jobs, mental health, and anti-racism, and housing.…

Wellesley Institute