Download or read book Nutrition and Food Security in Fort Severn, Ontario written by Judith Lawn and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 2004 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fort Severn is a Cree community of about 450 people located about 850 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is the most remote community in Ontario in terms of the supply of both perishable & non-perishable food. Food prices in the community are very high and the supply of perishable food is known to be less than desirable. The Fort Severn Food Mail Project was initiated to promote healthy eating & improve food security by reducing the rate for shipping priority perishable foods. This report presents findings of a survey conducted to obtain baseline data required to measure the impact of the Project. Trained interviewers administered a household questionnaire to 121 First Nation households and a nutrition questionnaire to 66 First Nation women aged 15 to 44. The household survey asked about food purchasing practices, opinions about the quality & variety of available foods, reasons for not buying more of certain types of healthy foods, household food security, and household demographics. The nutrition questionnaire included questions on food consumption, food preparation, and personal health & life style. Results are analyzed to evaluate food purchasing patterns, household food security status, and nutrient intake & general health status of First Nation women of child-bearing age in Fort Severn. Copies of the survey questionnaires are appended.