[BCFSN] Site C event with agrologist Wendy Holm at UBC - March 29

[Ana Simeon]

I really preferred the Cost of Eating Report that was once produced by the Dieticians of Canada.


This is the 2011 version: (http://www.dietitians.ca/Downloads/Public/CostofEatingBC2011_FINAL.aspx). It provides a more critical lens and important recommendations for change.


best,


Paul M. Taylor
Executive Director, Gordon Neighbourhood House

Tel: 604-683-2554 ext. 202 | www.gordonhouse.org |
Together we grow.
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From: food <food-bounces at bcfsn.org> on behalf of Harris, Theresa <Theresa.Harris at phsa.ca>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 8:57 AM
To: 'food at bcfsn.org'
Subject: [BCFSN] Submission for distribution list: food costing in BC


Hello,

Please see the below message for distribution. I apologize if you have received this multiple times, I just signed up for the listserv and it wasn't going through at first.

Thank you!

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The Population and Public Health team at the Provincial Health Services Authority is excited to announce the release of the 2015 Food Costing in BC report. You can access the full report through the BC Food Security Gateway, at http://bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/resources/1734/

Here is a brief summary of the 2015 food costing report:

·         In May and June 2015, the Regional Health Authorities collected and priced information for 67 food items in nearly 200 grocery stores across BC to determine the cost of a nutritionally adequate, balanced diet.

·         The PPH team analyzed the data and determined that the average monthly cost of a nutritious food basket (NFB) for a reference family of four in British Columbia in 2015 is $974, which shows a cost increase of $60/month since 2013.

·         The cost of a healthy diet can affect individuals and families of all incomes but can have the highest impact among households with the lowest incomes. These are also the households that are most food insecure and face numerous health and social challenges.

·         The food costing process expanded in 2015 to gather more local-level data and now includes data at both the RHA and Health Service Delivery Area (HSDA) levels. This information will better support the health authorities with their population health planning.

I want to thank the health authorities for all their hard work in coordinating and conducting the food costing data collection.

Also, Dietitians of Canada (BC) is reviewing the report and preparing a comparison of the 2015 BC food costing with current social assistance rates and seeing how this aligns with national policy directions  http://www.dietitians.ca/Downloads/Public/Food-Insecurity_one-pager_Eng.aspx They will be communicating further with their members.

Melanie Kurrein
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