Create national or provincial health policy (policies) to address DRM as prioritized in the policy brief by 2025
Description
• We will meet with federal and provincial governments to advocate for policy changes that can be articulated via the policy brief and supporting documents.
• We will demonstrate interest and action taking place globally and highlight the opportunity to demonstrate leadership by formalising policy that will address disease-related malnutrition (DRM).
• We will solicit support and engagement from relevant stakeholders and collaborators to offer evidence in support of much needed policy to reduce incidences of DRM.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
CAN DReaM, Creating Alliances Nationally to address Disease Related Malnutrition
Description
• The Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) commits to advocate for evidence-based practices and policies to address DRM. A standing committee within CNS, the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF), will achieve this through the creation of a national alliance with the engagement of diverse stakeholders, including those from provincial and federal governments, healthcare organisations, academia, agri-food and industry.
• CMTF commits to review and analyse the literature on existing national nutrition policies that are relevant to DRM and to publish the findings. This work will help to identify gaps in existing policies related to DRM and will inform the design of a policy brief and health policy related to DRM. Progress will be assessed quarterly, with reporting to national and international stakeholders by CMTF and CNS.
• The aim is for CNS-CMTF to lead by example to expand and strengthen international and global connections to address DRM, to enable other countries to create national alliances to leverage best practices and policies from around the world, and to create capacity for policy-level change globally. Progress will be measured through engagement (creation of a national alliance), and identification and creation of policy related to DRM within Canada. In addition, we will report on the number of countries that join this global collaborative effort.
• CAN DReaM will initially be funded through the CMTF and CNS.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Leadership and governance
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Policy commitment within Canada |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | No | 2021 |
| Target | Yes | September 2025 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | Status | |
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| Progress report | In progress | August 2024 |
In Progress
The report indicates progress towards the target, and the end date had not been reached at the time of progress assessment.
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| Progress report | None | Unknown |
