This is a five-year research project in Ecuador. The objective is to examine the impact of alternative food networks (AFNs) on the underlying risk factors for diabetes and hypertension, to discern the specific attributes of AFNs that most efficiently prevent disease, and to explore how the endogenous scaling up of AFNs can be directed to generate a stronger impact on health among vulnerable populations in Ecuador and elsewhere. To achieve this, we propose five complementary studies, namely (i) participatory exploration on the relationship between AFNs and health, (ii) engagement of public institutions in pro-health implementation, (iii) a cross-sectional comparative study on social, dietary and health risk factors; (iv) assessment of AFN efficiency for translating knowledge into practice, and (v) evaluation of AFN food environment contributions.
This project is part of on ongoing partnership within the research group "Ekomer", which includes the Université de Montréal, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO-Ecuador), EkoRural, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE), Que Rico Es, University of Toronto and HealthBridge. The project is funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) program.
Partners: Université de Montréal (Malek Batal, Kate Zinszer, Bana Salameh), FLACSO-Ecuador (Myriam Paredes, Sara Latorre), EkoRural (Stephen Sherwood), PUCE (Pablo López), Que Rico Es (Marcelo Aizaga, Eliana Estrella Cobo), HealthBridge (Peter Berti), University of Toronto (Donald Cole).
This project is part of on ongoing partnership within the research group "Ekomer", which includes the Université de Montréal, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO-Ecuador), EkoRural, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE), Que Rico Es, University of Toronto and HealthBridge. The project is funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) program.
Partners: Université de Montréal (Malek Batal, Kate Zinszer, Bana Salameh), FLACSO-Ecuador (Myriam Paredes, Sara Latorre), EkoRural (Stephen Sherwood), PUCE (Pablo López), Que Rico Es (Marcelo Aizaga, Eliana Estrella Cobo), HealthBridge (Peter Berti), University of Toronto (Donald Cole).
