Rural Healthcare in Saskatchewan

In recent years, concerns have been raised by healthcare workers, and by the public, about shifts in the delivery of healthcare in rural Saskatchewan. CUPE Local 5430, which represents an array of healthcare and ancillary workers, has expressed an interest in understanding how recent changes in the delivery of healthcare in rural parts of the province have impacted their members and what these changes might mean for the overall direction of rural health service delivery in the province. The goal of this research project is to provide a picture of what changes have occurred over the past five years.

School Food Program Projects

Children spend a large proportion of their waking hours in school, an ideal setting to improve dietary quality and reduce health inequities. Canada is the only G7 country and one of the only OECD countries without a national school food policy or program. Internationally, school food programs are one of the most successful drivers of improved health, education and economic growth. We know that the diets of Canadian children across the socio-economic spectrum are poor, and socioeconomic status (SES) affects overall dietary intake.

Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan

The project team is collaborating with the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan and other provincial and local organizations to design and implement individual, community and organizational level interventions that enhance social inclusion of older adults with dementia living in small towns and rural communities in Saskatchewan.

Towards Improving Traditional Food Access for Urban Indigenous People headline

Our purpose in carrying out this project has been to support the development of actions that can remove barriers to traditional foods in urban environments for Indigenous people. Traditional foods are hunted, trapped, fished, gathered and cultivated to various extents depending on the community and their respective traditional territories. Communities and organizations across the country are finding innovative ways to bring traditional foods to urban residing Indigenous people, but they are often navigating the relevant policies and regulations on their own. This situation places the burden of navigating current policies and regulations on Indigenous communities