Aboriginal health learning in the forest and cultivated gardens: building a nutritious and sustainable food system.

Sustainable food systems are those in which diverse foods are produced in close proximity to a market. A dynamic, adaptive knowledge base that is grounded in local culture and geography and connected to outside knowledge resources is essential for such food systems to thrive. Sustainable food systems are particularly important to remote and Aboriginal communities, where extensive transportation makes food expensive and of poorer nutritional value.

Food insecurity and obesity: a comparison of self-reported and measured height and weight.

Objectives: We used self-reported and measured height and weight data to examine the relationship between food insecurity and obesity.

Methods: We defined food insecurity according to 3 different models. We used self-reported and measured height and weight from 2 versions of the Canadian Community Health Survey to calculate obesity rates.

The nature and correlates of unmet health care needs in Ontario, Canada.

Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Cycle 1.2, we examine the nature of unmet mental health care needs in Ontario, Canada and how this is associated with socio-demographic, social support, health status and mental health service use factors. Unmet mental health care needs result from experiencing barriers to three issues: acceptability, accessibility and availability.