The health unit participates in local poverty reduction work and collaborates with municipalities and community partners to support policy and program changes that can reduce household food insecurity. The health unit’s past No Money For Food is Cent$less campaign encouraged the community to advocate to the provincial and federal government for fair workplaces with good jobs, increased social assistance rates, and increases to the minimum wage. There are opportunities at all levels of government to make positive changes.
Over the past several years our Board of Health has endorsed advocacy for a basic income, social assistance increases, attainable housing, affordable childcare, and accessible dental care to support reducing inequities that cause household food insecurity.
The health unit also continues to carry out the Nutritious Food Basket survey annually to monitor and share the results of food affordability in Simcoe Muskoka.
Please reach out to us to find out more about collaborating on action to reduce household food insecurity.