Background information regarding food, nutrition and health issues of Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples.

This First Nations Health Council booklet includes comprehensive guidelines on healthy eating including healthy foods to serve at schools, meetings, homes, cultural and recreational events and in restaurants. Information on traditional foods, promoting healthy eating in community programs, improving local food security and recipes are also provided. The appendices contain client handouts on a variety of healthy eating topics to assist individuals in making healthy choices.

This Public Health Agency pamphlet provides guidance on foods for religious faiths for schools and children and their families.

  2018-06-05 – Poster

A presentation for students and professionals about drug, food and nutrient interactions, including information about issues with regard to enteral feeding, and some cultural considerations.

  2014-12-15 – Other

This handout explains what sodium is and provides examples of lower sodium food choices. This handout has been translated into Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, and Tamil.

  2012-03-07 – Handout

This diabetes handout provides information about carbohydrates in African and Caribbean diets and gives examples of foods that contain carbohydrate and examples of foods that contain very little carbohydrate.

  2017-08-01 – Handout

This diabetes handout provides information about carbohydrates in African and Caribbean diets and gives examples of foods that contain carbohydrate and examples of foods that contain very little carbohydrate.

  2017-06-16 – Handout

A tool kit from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Ontario provides information to licensed residential services providers with information on food and nutrition for children (3 to 18 years), including special and cultural consideration, menu planning and grocery shopping.

  2016-03-30 – Manual/Guide

The Indigenous Cultural Competency eight module on-line training program, offered for a fee (free to Provincial Health Services Authorities and others in BC) is designed to increase knowledge, enhance self-awareness, and strengthen the skills of those who work both directly and indirectly with Aboriginal people.

  2014-12-14 – Course