Research
“I was eating more fruits and veggies than I have in years”: a mixed methods evaluation of a fresh food prescription intervention
This report discusses the impact of the Guelph Community Health Centre’s (GCHC) Fresh Food Prescription (FFRX) Program and how it has affected program participant’s self-reported health, food security, changes in fruit and vegetables consumption and perceived food environments. This report came to the conclusion that fresh food prescription programs may be a useful model for healthcare providers to improve patients’ food environments, healthy food consumption and food security. This report has led our team at The SEED to scale up our efforts and run another FFRx program in 2021-2022 that was one year in length. Stay tuned for more results.
Author(s): Cole Heasley, Becca Clayton, Jade Muileboom, Anna Schwanke, Sujani Rathnayake, Abby Richter and Matthew Little
Product(s): Peer Reviewed Research Article
Project Partner(s): The University of Victoria, University of Guelph and Guelph Community Health Centre (The SEED Team). For more information contact: Abby Richter, FFRx Coordinator: arichter@guelphchc.ca or 519-821-6638 x338
The Impact of Community-Based Nutrition Workshops on Participants’ Cooking Skills, Health Behaviours, Nutrition Knowledge and Quality of Life: A Qualitative Investigation
This report discusses the impact of the Guelph Community Health Center’s (GCHC’s) cooking classes on participants’ cooking skills, health behaviours, nutrition knowledge and quality of life. A review of the qualitative findings from focus groups and interviews conducted on GCHC’s cooking class participants provides insight into the impacts these classes have had on the lives of the participants. Furthermore, it provides data for quality assurance of the cooking class program. GCHC Research Infographic
Author(s): Chelsea Bott, Sydney Brennan and Alicia Campbell
Product(s): Report
Program(s): Research Course
Project Partner(s): The University of Guelph, Guelph Community Health Centre
Assessing the Potential for Collaboration between The SEED and Wellington Farmers to Increase Access to Fruits and Vegetables Among Priority Populations
Prepared with community partners at the Guelph Community Health Centre and The SEED, this report presents the findings of surveys conducted with farmers in Wellington County to explore the potential for collaboration between food producers and emergency food providers. The purpose of this report was to determine how farmer support can help alleviate concerns from emergency food providers and to see how a cold storage facility such as the one developed by The SEED might be able to support farmers.
Author(s): Carly Fraser, Thomas Armitage
Product(s): Report
Program(s): Research Shop
Project Partner(s): The SEED, Guelph Community Health Centre
Becoming Complex-Capable: The Importance of Hope and Strategies for Working with Complex Clients
Prepared with community partners at the Guelph Community Health Centre, this literature review demonstrates why hope is critical in the treatment of individuals with complex needs and pinpoints the best practices and strategies for inspiring hope in these complex clients.
Author(s): Curtis Nash
Product(s): Literature Review
Program(s): Research Shop
Project Partner(s): Guelph Community Health Centre
Creative Strategies to Increase Community Awareness and Engagement in Community Health Services
Prepared with community partners at the Guelph Community Health Centre, this literature review identifies promising practices that have been developed and used by community health centres, and other health and community organizations, to increase awareness of their activities and services in their communities.
Author(s): Yuiko Cowper-Smith
Product(s): Literature Review
Program(s): Research Shop
Project Partner(s): Guelph Community Health Centre
Evaluation of Existing Peer Parenting Programs
This report reviews and compares five “peer parenting” models in place in Canada, focusing on their goals, strengths, limitations, resources, and approaches to volunteer training. It was produced to support the development of a volunteer peer parenting program by the Early Years program at the Guelph Community Health Centre.
Author(s): Carl Asuncion, Carly Fraser
Product(s): Environmental Scan
Program(s): Research Shop
Project Partner(s): Guelph Community Health Centre
Fresh Convenience Stores: Making Produce Affordable and Accessible
In partnership with the SEED and The Guelph Community Health Centre, this literature review identified programs that utilized convenience stores as a channel through which to provide fresh produce and healthier food options at more accessible and affordable prices in lower-income neighbourhoods that were situated within food deserts. This literature review contributed to the development and expansion of food access programming by the SEED.
Author(s): Biatris Lasu, Alexandra Sawatzky
Product(s): Literature Review
Program(s): Research Shop
Project Partner(s): The SEED, Guelph Community Health Centre
Mobile Food Market Needs Assessment
This report was developed for the Guelph Community Health Centre. The needs assessment looks at addressing food insecurity in the Grange Hill East neighbourhood of Guelph through a mobile food market. There is evidence that mobile food markets have been successful in increasing food access, particularly fruit and vegetable intake. Most participants of this community-based research project indicated at least some interest in attending a mobile food market. There were clear findings with respect to participants’ preferences for the form and function of the mobile food market.
Author(s): Nicole Jeffrey, Tara Sutton
Product(s): Report
Program(s): Research Shop
Project Partner(s): The SEED, Guelph Community Health Centre
