Conversations about School Food
In this online webinar, we were joined by topic experts who shared a special preview of policy recommendations that can help Canada make a nutritious and sustainable national school food program a reality. Watch to hear more on the research around school food, and what other countries are doing in this space.
You can watch the recording of this online webinar on the Arrell Food Institute YouTube channel. To learn more about establishing a national school food program in Canada, view this online resource by Arrell Food Institute.
5:00 – Introduction
8:01 – LunchLAB teaches students how to cook | CBC Creator Network
18:22 – Juliana Cohen presentation – Universal Free School Meals
25:45 – Dan-Olof Roth presentation – Long-term Effects of Childhood Nutrition
38:12 – Amberley Ruetz in conversation with Joshna Maharaj and Diane Golzynski
1:17:21 – Closing Remarks
Speakers:
Amberley Ruetz, School Food Researcher and Arrell Scholar Alumna
Joshna Maharaj, Chef, Advocate and Author
Diane Golzynski, Deputy Superintendent for Finance and Operations, Michigan Department of Education
With special commentary by:
Dan-Olof Roth, Professor, Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University
Juliana Cohen, Professor of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan Food of Public Health
Additional information:
Establishing a national school food program in Canada by Arrell Food Institute