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The Nutrition Resource Group

The Nutrition Resource Group NRG) is a collaboration that meets for networking and sharing, and supports the Nutrition Resource Centre’s (NRC) work. Membership of the NRG is drawn from a number of key provincial organizations whose work includes the promotion of healthy eating.

• NRG Terms of Reference [PDF: 82 KB]

Minutes from the Nutrition Resource Group's Meetings:

• April 2010
• December 2009
• April 2009
• May 2008
• January 2008

Resources Produced / Submitted by NRG Group Memmbers (December 2010)

Community Dietitians in Health Centres Network

• Thinking Outside of the Breadbox, A 'how-to" handbook for food security programming in Community Health Centres November 2010 [PDF: 2,332 KB]
• West End Urban Health Alliance (WEUHA) Nutrition Affiliate, Healthy Eating Guiddelines for Organizations June 2010 [PDF: 496 KB]

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario:

• Funding from Heart and Stroke Foundation Sparks the Gift of Healthy Eating in Toronto Communities
• Healthy Eating for South Asians [PDF: 270 KB]
Healthy Eating Bengali Cuisine [PDF: 254 KB]
• Healthy Eating, North Indian Cuisine [PDF: 285 KB]
• Healthy Eating, Punjabi Cuisine [PDF: 280 KB]
• Healthy Eating, Sri Lankan Cuisine [PDF: 280 KB]

Nutrition Resource Group Members:

• Nutrition Resource Centre:
  • Cindy Scythes, NRC Manager and NRG Chair
  • Kathleen Orth, Program Assistant, Nutrition Resource Centre (Recorder)
  • Elizabeth Smith, Program Coordinator, Community Food Advisor
  • Erin Colburn, Program Coordinator, Eat Smart!^®
  • Lee Rysdale, Program Coordinator, NutriSTEP^®
  • Mary Ellen Prange, Program Coordinator, Eat Smart!^®, Special Projects
  • Sarah Evason, Program Coordinator, Colour It Up...Go For More Vegetables and Fruit

• Cancer Care Ontario
  • Rebecca Truscott, Health Education Nutritionist
  
  
• Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division:
  • Salima Allibhai-Hussein, Senior Manager, Prevention
  
  
• Canadian Diabetes Association:
  • Sharon Zeiler, Senior Manager, Diabetes Education and Nutrition
  
  
• EatRight Ontario (Dietitians of Canada)
  • Helen Haresign, Vice-President, Development
  
  
• Family Health Team RD Action Group:
  • Stefani De Paolis, North York Family Health Team
  
  
• Community Dietitians in Health Centres Network:
  • Krystyna Lewicki, Four Villages Community Health Centre
  
  
• Dietitians of Canada:
  • Linda Dietrich, Regional Executive Director
  
  
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario:
  • Carol Dombrow, Nutrition Consultant
  
  
• Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport:
  • Amy Gartner, Program Coordinator, Standards, Programs and Community Development Branch
  
  
• Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (Ophea):
  • Brenda Whitteker, Director of Programs
  
  
• Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH)
  • Megan Bale, RD

Last Updated: January 12, 2011.