Dr. Lesley Frank

Sociology @AcadiaU, studies food insecurity, poverty, health equity, and social policy. Author -Out of Milk: Infant Food Insecurity in a Rich Nation (UBC Press)

[Nourishing Futures Network @nourishingftrs]

⚠️Food insecurity doesn’t start in adulthood. It begins during pregnancy, and affects a child before they’re even born

Join us for a powerful webinar🌐:
“Food insecurity in the first 2001 days”

📝To register
visit our website🔗 https://t.co/fE4LFBXZ1a or
Scan the QR code!👇

[Feed @feedukorg]

We are celebrating another accolade this week. Our co-founder, Dr Rosie McNee receives the Faculty of Public Health Littlejohn Gairdner Award 2025. Rosie has been recognised for her work contributing to tackling maternal and infant food insecurity in Scotland.

#TeamFeed

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

My amazing pals at @feedukorg are doing the work! Did you know that parents in the UK cannot use loyalty points to buy formula? Formula for Change campaign heads to Downing Street https://t.co/jE0Z0ZpwQq via @MetroUK

[Campaign 2000 @Campaign2000]

⚡New release!⚡

@CCPANS 2024 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia finds the highest single-year increase of child poverty rates in 35 years. Nova Scotia still has the highest child poverty rate in Atlantic Canada.

Read the report➡️https://t.co/uLJml4c2QA

[CityNews Halifax @CityNewsHFX]

Report finds Nova Scotia’s child poverty rate among highest in Canada
https://t.co/er6hb9TaMI

[CCPA-NS @CCPANS]

Outlets across the Maritimes are covering the Child and Family Poverty Report Card, which records the highest single-year increase in child poverty since 1989 & provides recommendations for eradicating child & family poverty:https://t.co/lJwXFZ3t0d

#NSpoli #childpoverty

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

@BigJMcC @CCPANS @HfxExaminer @CBCNS @nsgov Evidence based policy making at its finest

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

The @fedfamilylab joins the @CCPANS to release the new report on Child and Family poverty in NS. A record high increase. @AcadiaU

[CCPA-NS @CCPANS]

New 2024 NS Child & Family Poverty Report Card records a historic single-year increase in child poverty, explores intersectional factors correlated with child poverty rates, & provides recommendations to address this troubling trend: https://t.co/lJwXFZ3t0d
#NSpoli #childpoverty

[IFAN @IFAN_UK]

It's critical to focus on the particular challenges faced by children under 5 and the devastating reality that a quarter of these children are food insecure. The first priority must be to address the key driver of families' poverty (lack of income) through a
#CashFirst approach.

[Campaign 2000 @Campaign2000]

📣NEW REPORT📣

The 2024 National Report Card, “Ending Child Poverty: The Time Is Now,” is out now. The report is an urgent call to action, putting forward 50+ recommendations for #endingpoverty in Canada, once and for all. Read it now: https://t.co/ioyy7k66E5 #TimeIsNow #cdnpoli

[Liz O'Sullivan @LizOSullivanPhD]

Tune in to RTE1 on Monday 18th Nov to hear @Kennedy_ails and I speak with @KathrionaDev about infant and young child feeding in emergencies. Very excited to start disseminating the findings of this @hea_irl funded study next year. #iycfe #foodsecurity

[CCPA-NS @CCPANS]

Affordable Housing & Homelessness Working Group and the Strait Richmon Housing Matters Coalition partnered with Cape Breton University to publish a new report showing a 72% increase in homelessness across eastern Nova Scotia since 2021: https://t.co/5iDrsLZTVZ

#NSpoli

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

Fabulous talk by @amblyopics winner of the @csa_sociology Canadian Sociology Book Award for her book The New Spirit of Creativity @AcadiaSociology. So great to have you back. Top notch Canadian sociology

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

Yup, time to pay attention to social toxins.

[Jo-Anna Baxter, PhD @JoAnnaBBaxter_]

Thanks @uoftmedicine for this feature! Have you heard of the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program?

Across Canada, the CPNP provides important perinatal nutrition support to families navigating challenging life circumstances--but funding has *not* increased in over two decades

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

A fabulous keynote from @FloraD

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

Packing my bag and excited to be heading to #NFNC2024 to be with old and new friends passionate about food security for pregnancy and the early years. A powerhouse of delegates. @nourishingftrs

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

Acadia’s postdoctoral fellow @JaneDFrancis shares how to promote equity in breastfeeding support

[BCC @BCCBFI]

Our final day of the BFI National Symposium is a panel discussion & includes:
Dr. Jane Francis, PhD RD
Michelle Ward, BSW, RSW
Sheila Mills, NP, IBCLC, PNC(c)

#NBW2024 #healthequity #nationalbreastfeedingweek #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #healthcare #BFI #babyfriendlyinitiative

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

Fabulous engagement with the @BBCBFI this week. Great job Nova Scotia as host.

[BCC @BCCBFI]

Speakers for Day 3 of our BFI National Symposium:
Looking forward to an excellent day of learning and sharing!

#bfi #babyfriendlyinitiative #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #infantnutrition #NBW204 #nationalbreastfeedingweek #healthequity #symposium

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

Excited for this! Last day to register

[Nourishing Futures Network @nourishingftrs]

Today is the last day to register for our conference on October 22nd 2024! ⏰
Don't miss out on some great talks by @balaraia @FloraD @FranklyLess @luseadra @Jzinga2 @ZoBell20 @ClareFarrand and many more
Register and view the full programme at https://t.co/8ceM5DGs3G