Household Food Insecurity Webinar Series

Primary Care / Family Medicine

Food insecurity affects one in five households in Alberta and is closely linked to poorer physical, mental, and social health outcomes, particularly among children, Indigenous communities, and individuals with chronic disease. As a key driver of health inequities, it is essential that primary care teams are equipped to recognize and respond to food insecurity in clinical practice. 

To support this need, PLP collaborated with the Office of Lifelong Learning and the Nutrition Services Provincial Strategy Team at Alberta Health Services to develop a two-part webinar series on household food insecurity. The series provided practical guidance to help physicians and their teams better understand the drivers, impacts, and opportunities for intervention. Following the sessions, participants received access to recordings and Pearls for Practice resources. Participants were additionally encouraged to apply their learning through quality improvement cycles using MyLifelongLearningPlan.