By Christina Tran, RD - January 2022 - This holiday season has brought on some frustrating changes and challenges. However, if you have goals to eat well this holiday season and beyond, you can rest assured that nutrition advice has not changed significantly. From pre-pandemic days to now, there have always been some [...]
By Nina Badwal - December 2021 - (Photo: Daily Bread Food Bank) The holiday season is upon us and food insecurity in Toronto is getting worse. According to a report from the Daily Bread and North York Harvest food banks, there were 1.45 million client visits to food banks between April 1, [...]
Christina Tran, RD & Yvonne Yorke - September 2021 - . Breakfast is commonly referred to as “the most important meal of the day.” There are many reasons for this as breakfast is intended to provide us with the energy that we need to start our day. This is especially important for [...]
- By Nea Maaty - Since the onset of the pandemic, affording food has become more difficult, particularly for people living in low income communities. Food insecurity is still one of the major issues in St. James Town especially after the economic drop that has affected many people due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Although [...]
Our topic today is how to stay healthy during the winter months. It can be challenging to eat healthy and keep active when the days are short and weather outside is chilly. Joining us today are experts from Sherbourne Health to provide us with some winter tips: Daniella Moss – Registered Nurse - Do you [...]
With a new school year fast approaching, Christina (a dietitian from Sherbourne Health and The Corner) would like to share some healthy eating tips that we can try all year round. This short video has some pointers on making quick, budget-friendly, and healthy breakfast and lunch!
“Pivot” - one of the most widely used words of the past six months refers to what countless individuals and organizations have done to respond to the new COVID-19 reality. This article showcases three organizations that have been serving families with children in and near St. James Town -- Reaching Out through Music, summerlunch+, [...]
Nalini Pandalangat, Director of Newcomer Health & Specialty Services, Sherbourne Health, is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She completed her PhD at the Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, and has extensive experience leading projects and programs in the community health, hospital and international development sectors. Her PhD was on cultural influences on help-seeking, treatment and support for mental health problems in the Sri Lankan Tamil community. Her research and program interests are focused on immigrant mental health, gender and health, cultural competence, health care access and health equity. Currently she is part of a core team working on the development and dissemination of a refugee mental health framework.
