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Wednesday, March 15, 2017 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WatFIG Meeting with Dr Shannon Majowicz

Foodborne Disease and Food Safety: What’s the Fit with Food Systems?

Each year, over 4 million Canadians develop a new infection because of the food they eat. Although many of these infections resolve without treatment, the associated costs are over $400 million annually, and serious consequences such as paralysis, miscarriage, chronic bowel impacts, and death can occur. In response, public health has evolved a set of activities aimed at identifying, and where possible preemptively intervening, at points across the food system where the microorganisms that cause foodborne disease could be introduced or multiply within food products.

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Thursday, January 26, 2017 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WatFIG Meeting with Dr. Leia Minaker

Public health nutrition: where does the environment fit?

At a population-level, Canadians' diet quality is less than optimal to promote health. Historically, public health nutrition professionals have focused on nutrition education campaigns to promote healthy diets. More recently, Canadian governments in many jurisdictions have begun to recognize the importance of the food environment - the settings and contexts in which Canadians purchase and consume foods and beverages - in determining nutritional health.