Principal Investigator:Glacken, Jody Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
This is a small, additional funded component of the Healthy Foods North evaluation which intends to add to the knowledge base in regards to working with partners in the retail food sector. This information will benefit Healthy Foods North and potentially influence further program funding and expansion in the Beaufort Delta region.
Objectives of this portion of the study are:
1. To conduct int...
Principal Investigator:De Roose, Elsie C. Licensed Year(s):20102009
2008
2007 Summary:
The goal of the program is to promote healthy food consumption and activity through education and improved availability, and to prevent chronic disease.
This is a multi-phased project begun in October 2006, which aims to reduce chronic disease by working with communities in order to develop the Healthy Foods North intervention program. Data was gathered using local residents and health staff f...
Principal Investigator:Sharma, Sangita Licensed Year(s):
2006
Summary:
The Healthy Stores project aims to improve health and prevent obesity and disease in communities through culturally-appropriate, store-based interventions. In the Northwest Territories, the project will be carried out in five phases. In 2006, it is planned that work in the first three phases will be executed. The Principal Investigator, Dr. Sharma, will train local health professionals in the Bea...