Food on our minds: Diet, mental health, and the role of community food programs

Food on our minds: Diet, mental health, and the role of community food programs

Upcoming webinar Pod-Cast: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 12-1 p.m. EDT

Please see the details below and click HERE to register.

Join us on Wednesday, April 9^th from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. EDT for a webinar pod-cast that will explore the role that a healthy diet and cooking together have in mental health promotion. In this webinar, Karen Davison, a dietitian and leading researcher in the intersection of nutrition and mental health, will share key findings from her work. And Kristyn Dunnion, the Community Kitchen Coordinator at The Stop Community Food Centre, will speak about her experience running food programs for those struggling with mental health and poverty. The webinar will be moderated by Dr. Trace MacKay, Research and Evaluation Coordinator at Community Food Centres Canada.

Key topics we’ll cover in this webinar include: the impact of diet as a prevention and response to mental health challenges, the role that poverty and food insecurity play in mental health, and how food programs can be an important part of the response.

We'd like to cater the webinar to your interests, so please email us questions you'd like us to pose during the webinar and we'll do our best to get to as many as we can.