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Calculating the Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket 2011
Author(s): Shirl Kosky
Published Date: 2011/11/15
Calculating the Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket 2011
How to Calculate the Cost of A Nutritious Food Basket 2011.pdf


Nutritious Food Basket Report 2011
Author(s): Shirl Kosky
Published Date: 2011/11/15
The report includes the results of our 2011 Nutritious Food Basket Survey as well as some local indicators of poverty in our area. The purpose of this report is to: 1) Inform service providers, decision makers and the general public how difficult it is for low income families and individuals to purchase enough healthy food to eat when other fixed costs, like shelter, are factored in and; 2) Encourage continued local action on addressing poverty and food access issues.
Nutritious Food Basket Report 2011.pdf


Snapshot of Health Behaviours 2007
Author(s): Sarah Maaten
Published Date: 2007/09/08
CCHS 2007 Elgin Summary.pdf


Fruit & Vegetable Consumption
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/10/20
Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) data for 2001-2005 on the proportion of people who report eating five or more servings of vegetables or fruit daily.
Fruit veg_06.pdf


Adult Weights, trends
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/10/15
CCHS data for 1994-95 to 2005, on self-reported weight/height ratio (BMI), for people 18 years and older.
BMI_adult_06.pdf


Smoking, 2005
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2006/10/10
CCHS data for 1994-95 to 2005 on the proportion of people (12 years and older) who report smoking tobacco daily.
Smoking_06.pdf


Snapshot on ... Healthy Adult Weights
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2004/07/24
Highlights of information from national surveys done in 1990 and 2000-01 regarding the body mass indices, physical activity patterns, and eating habits of adults in Elgin County.
adult weights 2004.pdf


Snapshot on...Smoking & Smoke-Free Places (update)
Author(s): B.L. Coleman
Published Date: 2004/03/03
Update of the 2003 report: includes data regarding the proportion of smokers, smoke-free homes and workplaces, and support for smoke-free public places. Data is from the Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System telephone survey completed in 2003.
smoking update 2004.pdf