Promotion of Healthy Eating: Among New Immigrant Women in Ontario

Publication: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
September 2002

Abstract

Little attention has been given to the dietary patterns of new immigrant women in Canada. Research suggests that before migration, many immigrants, especially those from non-Western countries, consume a healthy diet, but this changes on migration. This paper presents information from a recently completed literature review conducted for the Women's Health Council of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The paper includes a review of the major determinants of food choice and health promotion strategies appropriate to new immigrant women. Our findings suggest that nutrition intervention for new immigrant women must consider the social context of these women's lives, address cultural, linguistic, economic and informational barriers and consider how these change over time. Recommendations are also made on how to best promote healthy eating in this group.

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On a accordé peu d'attention aux modèles alimentaires des nouvelles immigrantes au Canada. Les recherches portent à penser qu'avant leur départ, de nombreuses immigrantes, en particulier celles des pays non-occidentaux, consommaient une alimentation saine, mais que la migration change cette situation. Cet article présente de l'information tirée d'une revue de la documentation récente réalisée par le Women's Health Council de l'Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Il donne un aperçu des principaux déterminants du choix d'aliments et les stratégies de promotion de la santé appropriées pour les nouvelles immigrantes. Nos travaux révèlent que l'intervention en nutrition chez ces femmes doit tenir compte de leur contexte social, des obstacles culturels, linguistiques, économiques et informationnels ainsi que du changement de ces obstacles en fonction du temps. On présente également des recommandations sur la meilleure façon de promouvoir une alimentation saine dans ce groupe de population.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Volume 63Number 3September 2002
Pages: 125 - 129

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Version of record online: 12 February 2007

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Ilene Hyman, PhD, BSc (PT)
The Centre for Research in Women's Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Sepali Guruge, BScN, MSc, PhD Student
Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Mary-Jo Makarchuk, MHSc, MSc, RD
Toronto Public Health, Toronto, ON
Jill Cameron, MSc
University Health Network Women's Health Program, Toronto, ON
Vaska Micevski, MScN, RN
Cardiac Program & Women's Health Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON

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