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A Critical Assessment of the Development Process for a HACCP Implementation Manual for a Healthcare Foodservice Operation - The Dartmouth General Hospital

Corbett, Lesley Erin (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2001-10)

The use of a food safety program in a healthcare foodservice operation is instrumental in safeguarding the health and welfare of patients, their families and staff from foodbome illness. The Hazard Analysis Critical Control ...
Food-related Beliefs, Attitudes, Knowledge, Eating Patterns and Intended Classroom Food Practices of BEd Students

MacEwen, Melissa (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2005-03)

Children and youth are at an impressionable age, and their eating habits and nutritional health are influenced by a variety o f people in their immediate environment. Children and youth learn by example and the eating ...
Childhood obesity in the family environment: Family rules and the diet quality of New Brunswick school children

Young, Margaret Hilary (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2005-04)
Mapping the Social Relations Shaping the Everyday Lives of Single Mothers who are Food Insecure in Nova Scotia

MacAulay, Rita (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2005-10)

In Canada, single mothers are particularly vulnerable to experiencing food insecurity: a situation that exists when there is limited or uncertain ability to access acceptable foods in a socially acceptable way. This study ...
Dietary Habits, Health Beliefs and Quality of Life among Chinese-Canadians

Kwok, Stephanie Wai-Hai (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2006-05)

Chinese are the largest Asian subgroup in Canada and to varying degrees have adopted eating and lifestyle patterns of North Americans (e.g. high-fat, low fruit/vegetable diets; sedentary). They may therefore be more ...
Body esteem, eating attitudes, and adherence in adolescents with cystic fibrosis from Atlantic Canada.

Faulkner, Colleen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2006-09)

A study was conducted to investigate the influence of body esteem, nutritional status, nutritional intake, and eating attitudes on adherence to dietary therapy and enzymes in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis. ...
A Study of the Factors Associated with Initiation and Maintenance of Weight Loss

LeBlanc, Rebecca J. (2007-09)

Traditional nutrition counselling and commercial weight loss programs that focus ...
The Media and the Message: Providing Reliable, Relevant and Cost Effective Nutrition Information to Varsity Athletes

Weaver, Candace (2007-09)

Varsity athletes lack the basic nutrition knowledge necessary for performance, ...
A Father's Influence of His Daughter's Perception of Her Body Image and Dieting Practices

Andrews, Denika (2007-10)

Body image and diet have been an area of concern in young females for a number ...
Achieving Healthy Body Weights in the Teenage Years: Evidence-based Practice Guidelines for Community Nutrition Interventions

Rudd, Brenna (2007-10)

Background: Adolescent obesity has become a significant public health problem. Conservative estimates, based on self-reported data, indicate overweight and obesity rates among Canadian adolescents aged 12 to 17 soared from ...
Accessing Nutritious Food: The Realities of Lone Senior Women in Urban Nova Scotia

Green, Rebecca (2008-03)

This is the first qualitative study in Canada specifically focused on food insecurity ...
A Case Study Evaluation of a Local Fruit and Vegetable Snack Pilot: Recommendations for Future Program Planning

Abrey, Anne Marie (2009-04-15)

Purpose: Using a case study process evaluation of the Eating Well, Learning Well: Fruit and Vegetable Snack Pilot’s program planning, strengths of this collaborative effort as well as a vision for future collaboration on ...
Meals at the Home; Meals All Alone:Nutritional Competency and Food Security Relative to Transition from Residential Youth Care to Independence

Blair, Valerie (2009-04-15)

Youth cared for as part of the child welfare system struggle with the transition from custodial care to independence. This has been attributed to a variety of reasons including lack of a social ...
Development of Evaluation Tools for Dietitians of Canada’s Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition (PEN) Service

Hemming, Janet Maureen (2009-04-16)

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) uses the best available research evidence, in combination with clinical expertise and client values, to guide practice decisions (1). ...
Consumer use and interpretation of trans fat information on food labels

Ellis, Sonya (2009-04-21)

Trans fat information has recently been added to Nutrition Facts panels and packages are ...
Body esteem, eating attitudes, and adherence in adolescents with cystic fibrosis from Atlantic Canada.

Faulkner, Colleen (2009-04-21)

A study was conducted to investigate the influence of body esteem, nutritional status, ...
The Assessment of Food Management Behaviours that Influence the Diet Quality of Mother-led Families in Nova Scotia

Currie, Kristin (2010-04-14)

We have shown in previous research that food management strategies adopted by lowincome families may account for the difference in diet quality within households that have similar economic and structural characteristics. ...
A Voice To Be Heard. Social Barriers Impacting on Dietary Modification: The Experiences of Women of African Descent with Type 2 Diabetes

Bruhier, Deborah (2010-05-10)

Although Nova Scotia has one of the highest populations of people of African descent in Canada, health research on this population is limited. Women of African descent have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and ...
Cultivating Food Security in Nova Scotia Public Schools: A Case Study of an Elementary School Garden Project

Carlsson, Liesel (2011-01-19)

Background: Community food security (CFS) exists when all community residents obtain a safe, personally acceptable, nutritious diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes healthy choices, community ...
Evaluation of practice-based evidence in nutrition (PEN) service for dietetic practice

Martin, Constance (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2011-06)

Objective: The analysis of the online evaluation survey of Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition (PEN) subscribers and non-subscribers quantitatively examined dietitians’ perceptions of the PEN service as a provider of ...

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