January 19, 2016
Norfolk News
Victoria Gray
Target poverty to eliminate food insecurity: health unit
Haldimand-Norfolk has the worst record for food insecurity in Ontario, and health officials want more done to fight poverty locally.
Laura Goyette, a dietitian with the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, urged Norfolk councillors at last week’s board of health meeting to get behind a movement to change the way organizations deal with food insecurity.
“We need to move away from food charity,” Goyette said in a phone interview