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Cultural nutrition booklet
It was during an intervention project at the Health and Social Services Centre in the Côte-des-Neiges district that four nursing students from McGill University realised that there was a genuine need to promote healthy eating habits among immigrants who had just arrived in Québec. Because of the obvious reasons of uprooting and a lack of information, these families are often faced with significant changes in their diet, placing them in a situation of nutritional vulnerability. And it goes without saying that a healthy diet plays an essential and decisive role in the health of human beings. The four students therefore decided to become actively involved and produced a practical guide, available in both English and French, providing immigrant families with information on the food products available in their new environment. Published last fall, the Cultural Nutrition Booklet has already been distributed to some twenty families. The guide presents the food groups of the different continents as well as providing tips for preserving food and the complete list of grocery stores in the neighbourhood. Greatly appreciated by the sector’s caregivers, the tool is now distributed by the Côte-des-Neiges HSSC.


Cultural nutrition booklet



Project's members:

Kareen Bontemps, Karine Bourgeois, Sidonie Mack and Véronique Laliberté.
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