Food Insecurity and The Cost of Eating in Chatham-Kent

What is Food Insecurity?

Household food insecurity (HFI) is the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints. It is rooted in poverty: inadequate and insecure income, and material deprivation. Material deprivation is when people cannot access and meet their basic needs for living. Household food insecutiy is used interchangeably with "food insecurity" throughout the report.

(Chatham-Kent Public Health, 2022)

Food Insecurity in Chatham-Kent

A report on Food Insecurity in Chatham-Kent, was presented to the Chatham-Kent Board of Health. To access this report and learn more, visit Important Documents on the DEIJ portal.

An infographic on The Cost of Eating in Chatham-Kent was also released and can be found in this post below.

If you are looking for more information on Food Insecurity in Chatham-Kent, please connect with Sharmini Balakrishnan, a Public Health Nutritionist with CK Public Health:

Sharmini Balakrishnan
Phone Number: 519.352.7270 Ext.2496

Email: sharminib@chatham-kent.ca