Hamilton food banks offer more kosher, halal and other cultural and religious foods as need for help grows

When unexpected financial hardship hit Luis Alvarado and Ana Ruiz – a Jewish couple from Hamilton – they suddenly found ...
Maclean's

Youth Are In Crisis—and Better Access to Care Can’t Wait

Using insights from the data hub, the ecosystem is the latest evolution of GreenShield’s commitment, designed to address three of the biggest barriers youth face: navigation, affordability and ...
Yahoo News Canada

How culturally appropriate diets can be a pathway to food security in the Canadian Arctic

As food prices soar it is clear that food security is becoming an ever-growing concern for Canadians. However, not everyone faces these rising costs equally. In Inuit Nunangat — the homeland of Inuit ...

New study to examine access to culturally preferred foods for Surrey's Black community

Researchers and community volunteers in Surrey are studying the barriers that make African and Caribbean foods difficult to ...
Healio

Recognition, respect crucial for delivering culturally appropriate care in diabetes

BALTIMORE — Providers must recognize and respect the culture of their patients with diabetes to deliver a strong level of care, according to a speaker at the Association of Diabetes Care & Education ...
Health Affairs

To Advance Health Equity For Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries, We Need Culturally Appropriate Services

At the center of culturally appropriate services is culture. Culture is a set of shared symbols, beliefs, values, and customs that shapes individual and/or group behavior. Culture is learned through ...
The Vancouver Sun

Critical need for culturally appropriate seniors housing in Vancouver Chinatown: report

The supply of affordable housing in and around Chinatown is inadequate, outdated and lacks coordination with health services and culturally appropriate care for Chinese seniors, according to the ...
The Conversation

How culturally appropriate diets can be a pathway to food security in the Canadian Arctic

Tiff-Annie Kenny receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the New Frontiers in Research Fund (CIHR), the Northern Contaminants Program, ArcticNet, Fonds de recherche du ...