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Bill 216
Food Literacy for Students Act, 2020


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An Act to amend the Education Act in respect of food literacy
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Effective Approaches to Increase Food Skills in Children, Youth, and their Parents

This NC evidence brief provides an overview of effective approaches to increase food skills in children, youth, and their parents and identifies implications for food literacy policy and practice.
This evidence brief is part of a series on The State of Healthy Eating and Food Literacy in Ontario. To learn more about the series and access the other reports, click here.


Teaching vitamins? Great clip on the importance of vitamins for optimum health.
Vitamins are the building blocks that keep our bodies running; they help build muscle and bone, capture energy, heal wounds and more.

The Protective Role of Family Meals for Youth Obesity: 10 Year Longitudinal Associations
The Journal of Pediatrics - Sept 29, 2014

A Discussion About Food Literacy Within the Context of the Local Food Act
Based on submissions made to the standing committee on social policy during the Local Food Act hearing
Ontario Edible Education Network - Sustain Ontario - June 2014
Opportunities to fill the gaps in knowledge about the impacts of food education for children and youth in Ontario
Monika Korzan - Project Manager at Research Shop & Carolyn Webb - Coordinator for the Ontario Edible Education Network (OEEN), Sustain Ontario
The Institute for Community Engaged Scholarship/Research Shop - May 2014

What's to Eat? Improving Food Literacy in Canada

This report, published by the Conference Board of Canada, discusses why food literacy matters; analyzes the state of food literacy in Canada; highlights current efforts to develop food literacy; and recommends strategies to further improve Canadian household food literacy.

Home Economics and Food Literacy - An International Investigation
Professor Donna Pendergast - Griffith University & Ms Yvonne Dewhurst - University of Aberdeen
Proceedings of the Canadian Symposium XII - Issues and Directions in 
Home Economics / Family Studies / Human Ecology Education 

Richmond, BC - February 22-24, 2013

What is Consumer Science?
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) has created a handout outlining the different career paths of family and consumer science professionals.

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  • Home
  • About OHEA
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      • The Vegetarian's Complete Quinoa Cookbook
      • P.H.Ec. Authors
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