Equity in Nutrition - CNS Events & Activities
Please keep watch of this site to learn about upcoming events and new resources that are available
Upcoming CNS Events
October 17, 2024 - mini virtual conference
Nourishing Diversity: Building Inclusive Teams in Nutrition and Why it Matters
October 24, 2024 - webinar
Food Insecurity in Inuit Nunangat: Context, Gaps, and Policy Recommendations
Past CNS Events
May 2-4, 2024
CNS 2024 Annual Conference - Edmonton, Alberta
- Session description: Reframing nutrition and health policy through a decolonizing lens for better balance - Myra Tait - Athabasca University and Natalie Riediger, PhD - University of Manitoba
- Session description: Food Insecurity in Inuit Nunangat: Context, Gaps, and Policy Recommendations - Lynn Blackwood, B.Sc., RD - Nunatsiavut Government and Jordyn Stafford, B.Sc. - Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
- Session description: Dietary inequities and food insecurity among Indigenous peoples and individuals from racial/ethnic minority groups - Dana Lee Olstad, PhD, RD - University of Calgary, Rosanne Blanchet, PhD, RD - Université de Montréal and Se'era Anstruther, PhD,MPH - University of Calgary
- Travel awards available to equity deserving groups, including Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), LGBTQ2S+ and / or people with disabilities. See: Annual Conference Equity in Nutrition Travel Award
May 4-6, 2023
CNS 2023 Annual Conference - Québec (Quebec)
- Session description: Early life determinants of dietary and lifestyle behaviors - Véronique Gingras, Dt.P., PhD - Université de Montréal and Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD - Columbia University
- 2023 Annual Conference Equity in Nutrition Travel Award
January 28, 2023
CNS 2023 Thematic Conference - Disparities in Eating Disorder Care and Research Across Race, Ethnicity and Underrepresented Populations
- Session description: Eating Because We're Hungry or Because Something's Eating Us?: Body Image Issues and Eating Disorders in Black Women - Charlynn Small, PhD, LCP, CEDS-S - Asst. Dir. Health Promotion/Staff Psychologist, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), University of Richmond
- Session description: Wicked Bodies: A Teaching Tool for Health Professionals working with 2SLGBTQ+ People Living with Eating Disorders - Phillip Joy (he/him), PhD, PDt, MSc -Applied Human Nutrition, Mount Saint Vincent University
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