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Objective 1: Determine dietary pattern changes since the last household survey completed by each First Nation in 2009
In each Nation, up to 100 adults and 100 children (6-18) are being invited to participate in a dietary survey. Information on the food environment and subsistence economics is being collected through a combination of expert interviews, workshops and food costing
PIs: Malek Batal, Laurie Chan and Tiff-Annie Kenney
Karen Fediuk lead nutritionist
Objective 2: Estimate the potential impacts of changes in fisheries catches in coming decades (e.g., by 2050) on seafood consumption, diet quality and the risk of chronic diseases for coastal First Nations
William Cheung PI & MSc Supervisor
Focus: Modelling marine species under different climate change projections
Model outputs: Species abundance and composition, catch potential, range shift, change in seawater temperature and other ocean conditions
Adepa
Projecting scenarios for fisheries catch under various fishing and climate scenarios using modeling.
Accessing implications of the projected changes in catch on the nutritional health of the communities.
Charity
Identifying culturally important species and accessing adaptive capacity
Connecting climate projections to food systems, policy and desired community outcomes
Objective 3
Co-develop knowledge and adaptation plans to support the marine food security of participating Nations and are based on the cultural, social, economic and nutrition needs of participating Nations.
Objective 4
Develop a health promotion program targeting diet quality and sustainable food consumption for health with the FNHA
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