Grants and Contributions:

Residents in eligible communities have access to community-based nutrition education initiatives
Residents in eligible communities gain knowledge and skills to support healthy eating and are choosing and preparing healthy foods

This program supports culturally appropriate retail and community-based nutrition education initiatives to influence healthy eating in isolated northern communities, as part of the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) program led by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC). The objective of the program is to increase knowledge of healthy eating, support skills in the selection and preparation of healthy store-bought and traditional or country food and build on existing community-based activities.