Publications
The following represents some of our recent publications associated with the various FoodARC projects.
Project-Specific Publications and Resources
Publications and Resources from Activating Change Together for Community Food Security
Publications and Resources from Voices for Food Security in Nova Scotia (including Participatory Food Costing reports)
Publications from Children Lifestyle and School Performance Study (CLASS II)
All Publications and Resources by Year
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
2020
Egbe, M., Grant, A., Waddington, M., Terashima, M., MacAulay, R., Johnson, C., Kholina, K., Williams, P. (2020). Availability and affordability of healthy and less healthy food in Nova Scotia: Where you shop may affect the availability and price of healthy food. Public Health Nutrition, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S1368980020000841
Frank, L. Williams, P., Waddington, M., Sim, M., Grant, S., Rossiter, M. (2020). The Cost and Affordability of Growing and Feeding a Baby in Nova Scotia, Canadian Journal of Public Health, 111: 531-542.
Terashima M, Hart C, Williams PL. (2020). A Spatial analysis of population at risk of food insecurity using the voices from a Photovoice study. Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation, 7(2): 20-47.
Pabani N., Lordly D., Knezevic I., Williams P. (2020). Student engagement with community-based participatory food security research: Exploring reflections through photovoice. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research n/a: 1-5.
Bessey, M., Frank, L., & Williams, PL. (2020). Starving to be a student: The experiences of food insecurity among undergraduate students in Nova Scotia, Canada. Canadian Food Studies / La Revue Canadienne Des études Sur L’alimentation. 7(1): 107-125.
2019
Williams, PL, Waddington, M, Duvar, E, Brady, J, & Murphy, E. (2019). Understanding Feeding in the Early Years Through Cooking as Inquiry. Report for Nova Scotia Health Authority Public Health Central Zone.
2018
McIsaac, JD Read, K, Williams, PL; Raine, K Veugelers, PJ; Kirk, SFL. (2018) Reproducing or reducing inequity? Considerations for school food programs. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 79. doi:10.3148/cjdpr-2017-029
2017
Fraught, E., Asbridge M, Willows, N, Williams PL, Veuglers, P. (2017) The association between food insecurity and academic achievement in Canadian school-aged children. Public Health Nutrition. Oct;20(15):2778-2785.
2016
Andrée P, Langille L, Clement C, Williams P, Norgang E. Structural Constraints and Enablers to Community Food Security in Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 2016. DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2016.1157547. (PDF, 2,460 KB | 34 pages)
Skinner K., Burnett K., Williams P., Martin D., Stothart, C., Leblanc J., Veeraraghavan G., Sheedy A. (2016). Challenges in assessing food environments in northern and remote communities in Canada. Can J Public Health, 107(1): eS60-eS63. doi: 10.17269/CJPH.107.5324.
Carlsson, L., Williams, P. L., Hayes-Conroy, J. S., Lordly, D., & Callaghan, E. (2016). School Gardens: Cultivating Food Security in Nova Scotia Public Schools? Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 77(3), 119-124. doi:10.3148/cjdpr-2015-051
2015
Kirk S, Kuhle S, McIsaac JL, Williams PL, Rossiter M, Ohinmaa A, Veugelers P. (2015) Food security status among Grade 5 students in Nova Scotia, Canada and its association with health outcomes. Public Health Nutrition. available on CJO2014. doi:10.1017/S1368980014001414.
Rossiter MD, Colapinto CK, Khan MK, McIsaac JL, Williams PL, Kirk S,. Veugelers PJ. Breast, formula and combination feeding in relation to childhood obesity in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Maternal and Child Health Journal September 2015, Volume 19, Issue 9, pp 2048-2056.
McIsaac JL, Li Chu Y, Blanchard C, Rossiter M, Williams PL, Kirk S, Veugelers
P, Raine K. The impact of school policies and practices on students’ diets, physical activity levels and body weights. A province-wide practice-based evaluation. Canadian Journal of Public Health . Can J Public Health 2015;106(2):e43–e51.
Johnson CP, Williams PL, Gillis DE. The Capacity Building Experience of Women Engaged in Determining the Cost and Affordability of Healthy Food in Nova Scotia, Canada. J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2015. 10 (3): 356-378.
2014
Activating Change Together for Community Food Security. (2014). Making Food Matter: Strategies for Activating Change Together. Halifax, NS: Food Action Research Centre (FoodARC), Mount Saint Vincent University. (PDF, 9.2 MB | 106 pages)
Tarasuk V, Hamelin A, Williams PL, Ostry A, Raine K. Poland B, Bocskei E,
Naomi D. A survey of food bank operations in five Canadian cities. Biomed, 2014, Vol.14, pp.1234. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1234.
Kirk S, Kuhle S, McIasacc JL, Williams PL, Rossiter M, Ohinmaa A, Veugelers
P. Food security status among Grade 5 students in Nova Scotia, Canada and its association with health outcomes. Public Health Nutrition. available on CJO2014. doi:10.1017/S1368980014001414. Abstract available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25075606
Newell F, Williams PL, Watt C. Is the Minimum Enough? Affordability of a Nutritious Diet for Minimum Wage Earners in Nova Scotia (2002-2012). Can J Public Health. 2014;105(3):e158-e165.
Knezevic I, Hunter H, Watt C, Williams PL, Anderson B. Food insecurity and participation: A critical discourse analysis. Critical Discourse Studies. 2014, Vol.11(2), pp.230-245.
2013
Can Nova Scotians Afford to Eat Healthy? Report on 2012 Food Costing (PDF, 6.6 MB | 43 pages) and Supplementary Tables. Halifax, NS: Food Action Research Centre (FoodARC), Mount Saint Vincent University (PDF, 1.9 MB | 16 pages)
Williams PL, Anderson BJ, Hunter H, Watt C. The Nova Scotia Participatory Food Costing Projects (2001-2011): Evaluative learning from ten years of participatory research. 2013. (PDF, 1.9 MB | 79 pages)
Williams PL, Lake, S. The Provision of Charitable Food Assistance in Canada: Forging a More Adequate Response Key Findings from the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. (PDF, 585 KB | 10 pages)
Partners of the Nova Scotia Participatory Food Costing Project. Pictures that Represent Voices…Examining Impacts of Participatory Food Costing on Communities and Organizations. 2013. (PDF, 1.4 MB | 32 pages)
2012
Williams PL, Amero M, Anderson B, Gillis D, Green-LaPierre R, Johnson C, et al. A participatory food costing model in Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 2012;73(4):181-8. Available at http://dcjournal.ca/doi/abs/10.3148/73.4.2012.181
Green-LaPierre R, Williams PL, Glanville T, Norris D, Hunter H, Watt C. Learning from ‘Knocks in life’: Food insecurity among low-income lone senior women. Journal of Aging Research. 2012;Article ID 450630:11 pages. Available at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jar/2012/450630/
Williams PL, Watt C, Amero M, Anderson B, Blum I, Green-LaPierre R, et al. Affordability of a nutritious diet for Income Assistance recipients in Nova Scotia (2002-2010). Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2012;103(3):183-8 Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6973751/
Williams PL, MacAulay R, Anderson B, Barro K, Gillis DE, Johnson C, et al. “I would have never thought that I would be in such a predicament”: Voices from women experiencing food insecurity in Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2012(2-3):253-70. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19320248.2012.704740
2011
Can Nova Scotians Afford to Eat Healthy? Report on 2010 Food Costing (PDF, 1.2 MB | 39 pages) and Appendices. Halifax, NS: Mount Saint Vincent University (PDF, 635 KB | 25 pages)
Noseworthy B, Williams PL, Blum I, MacLeod M. The availability and relative cost of locally produced foods in grocery stores in Nova Scotia. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 2011, 6: 188-206. Available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19320248.2011.576594
2010
Williams PL, McIntyre L, and Glanville T. Milk Insecurity: Accounts of a Food Insecurity Phenomenon in Canada and Its Relation to Public Policy. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 2010, 5(2): 142-157. (PDF, 229 KB | 17 pages)
2009
Cost and Affordability of a Nutritious Diet in Nova Scotia: Report of 2008 Food Costing (PDF, 330 KB | 30 pages) and Appendices. Halifax, NS: Mount Saint Vincent University (PDF, 593 KB | 40 pages)
2008
Green RJ, Williams PL, Johnson CS, Blum I. Can Canadian seniors on public pensions afford a nutritious diet? Canadian Journal on Aging, 2008, 27 (1): 69-79. Available at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=6626372
Cost and Affordability of a Nutritious Diet in Nova Scotia: Report of 2007 Food Costing. Halifax, NS: Mount Saint Vincent University (PDF, 2 MB | 328 pages)
Participatory Food Costing: Making the Connection
The Second Nova Scotia Food Security Gathering: Making the Connection II (PDF, 4 MB | 19 pages)
Carlsson L, Williams PL, Brown L, Millar N, Reimer D, McKitrick A, Kay A. Mobilization around Food Security within the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships: A National Scan. 2008. (PDF, 162 KB | 33 pages)
Carlsson L, and Williams PL. New Approaches to the Health Promoting School: Participation in Sustainable Food Systems. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 2008;3(4): 400-417. (PDF, 127 KB | 19 pages)
Langille, L, Romanow, P, Munro I, Lyons R, Bull A and Williams, P. Building Collaborative Capacity for Research and Influencing Policy: The Rural Communities Impacting Policy (RCIP) Project. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 2008:3(3):23-55. (PDF, 176 KB | 33 pages)
What Does it Cost to Eat Healthy in Your Community? A Training Guide to Participatory Food Costing (PDF, 341 KB | 60 pages) and Attachments (PDF, 83 KB | 28 pages)
2007
Healthier Food, Healthier People Project: A Joint Initiative. Public Health Agency of Canada, Atlantic Regional Office; Health Canada, Atlantic Regional Office. January 2007. (PDF, 860 KB | 100 pages)
McIntyre, L, Williams, P, Glanville, NT. Milk as a Metaphor: Low-Income Lone Mothers’ Characterization of Their Challenges Acquiring Milk for Their Families. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2007;46:263-279. (PDF, 115 KB | 19 pages)
2006
Building Food Security in Nova Scotia Through Participatory Food Costing: 2004/05 Food Costing Update. 2006. Nova Scotia Nutrition Council and Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre. (PDF, 291 KB | 10 pages)
Williams PL, Johnson CP, Kratzmann MLV, Johnson CS, Anderson BJ & Chenhall C. Can Households Earning Minimum Wage in Nova Scotia Afford a Nutritious Diet? Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2006, 97 (6): 430 – 434. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41994809?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
Thought about Food? Understanding the Relationship between Public Policy and Food Security in Nova Scotia, a Background Paper and Policy Lens (2006) (PDF, 271 KB | 48 pages)
Capacity Building for Food Security Through Mentoring and DVD (2006) (www.foodthoughtful.ca)
2005
Thought About Food? A Workbook on Food Security & Influencing Policy (DVD-Available) (www.foodthoughtful.ca)
Williams, PL & Johnson CP. The Value of Participatory Food Costing: Views of the Participants and Support People, Post Spring 2002 Food Costing. September 2005. (PDF, 248 KB | 23 pages)
2004
Participatory Food Security Projects Phase I and II, Building food security in Nova Scotia. Using a participatory process to collect evidence and enhance the capacity of community groups to influence policy. June 2004. Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Nova Scotia Family Resource Centres/Projects (funded by the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program & Community Action Program for Children), Nova Scotia Nutrition Council. Report (PDF, 468 KB | 87 pages) and Appendices
The struggle to feed our families in Nova Scotia: What does story sharing tell us? May 2004. Nova Scotia Nutrition Council and Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre. (PDF, 261 KB | 10 pages)
2003
The struggle to feed our families in Nova Scotia: What does food costing tell us? September 2003. Nova Scotia Nutrition Council and Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre (PDF, 390 KB | 4 pages)
Williams PL, McIntyre L, Dayle JB, & Raine K. The ‘wonderfulness’ of children’s feeding programs. Health Promotion International, 2003. 18 (2):163-170 (PDF, 63 KB | 8 pages)
A National Environmental Scan of Strategies for Influencing Policy to Build Food Security (PDF, 506 KB | 85 pages) Environmental Scan Highlights (PDF, 245 KB | 7 pages)
Gillis, D. E., & Williams, P. L. (2003). Just the Berries: Concerns about young women’s nutrition. Canadian Family Physician, 49, 974-976.