Reports and Research
Year-in-Review
2023-24 Year-in-Review Student Nutrition Programs in York Region
2022-23 Year-in-Review: Student Nutrition Programs in York Region
2021-22 Year-in-Review: Student Nutrition Programs in York Region
2016-17 Year-in-Review: Student Nutrition Programs in York Region
2015-16 Year-in-Review: Student Nutrition Programs in York Region
Research
How effective are school food programs? U of T researchers launch nationwide study (2022)
School-Level Perspectives of the Ontario Student Nutrition Program (2022)
Hunger Count, Food Banks Canada (2022)
Food Insecurity: A problem of inadequate income, not solved by food, PROOF (2022)
Health Benefits of School Food Programs: An Overview of Canadian Research (2020)
Health & Grades: Nutrition Programs for Kids in Canada (2019)
The Cost of Poverty in Ontario (2019)
Connections Between Food Insecurity, the Federal Nutrition Program and Student Behaviour (American) (2018)
Brain Food: Exploring Connections Between Nutrition and Learning (American) (2018)
What Are Canadian Children Eating at School (and How Can Eating Habits be Improved)? (2017)
In the News
Food insecurity in York Region reaches ‘crisis levels’ for children, youth (Aug. 2023)
Kids who go hungry more likely to access care for mental health, substance use: Ontario study (July 2023)
Study nudges college students to eat more fruits, veggies (Oct. 2022)
Toronto Student Nutrition Programs face ‘critical year’ due to rising food prices (Sept. 2022)
Inflation taking a bite out of school nutrition program (Aug. 2022)
The time has come for teaching ‘food literacy’ in schools (May 2022)
Food insecurity in Canada: 1 in 3 children risks going to school without breakfast (Feb. 2022)
Heartbreaking and just plain wrong': Kids growing up hungry suffer more bone fractures, asthma, ADHD (Feb. 2022)