Food is Our Medicine
Food profoundly impacts health and well-being, while also holding the potential to improve health equity. Nourish’s Food is Our Medicine showcases the importance of weaving Indigenous foodways into health care as a means of supporting Reconciliation and improved healing for all.
Nourish envisions a future in which the full potential of food as medicine is honoured and realized in our health and food systems.
Nourish’s Food is Our Medicine learning journey guides health care providers on the importance of including culturally mindful food choices and Indigenous foodways into health care menus as a way of advancing Reconciliation.
The Food Is Our Medicine learning journey is based on five modules with extensive resources and reflection questions. The learning journey is offered through two different offerings: online self-guided learning for individuals (ongoing intake on Nourish Commons) and a virtual animated learning for teams (annual intake).
Three pathways to access the self-guided Food Is Our Medicine learning journey
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For Health Care Organizations
Health care organizations can access the self-guided Food is Our Medicine learning journey, plus additional courses, communities of practice, Coolfood climate reports, and evolving resources with a paid Nourish Commons Organizational Membership (includes 5 seats). Click the arrow for full details and pricing.
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For Individuals
Individuals can access the self-guided Food Is Our Medicine learning journey with paid registration. Click the arrow to register for a free individual membership in the Nourish Commons which then unlocks access to the paid course registration.
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For Indigenous Communities
Full access to the self-guided Food is Our Medicine learning journey is provided for Indigenous communities to support health, well-being, and cultural revitalization. Individuals are invited to complete the registration form by clicking the arrow, and we’ll follow-up with login details.
Come as a team. (Un)learn as a system.
Nourish regularly opens registration for teams to participate in a virtual animated Food Is Our Medicine learning journey. Sign-up for our newsletter for upcoming announcements.
And, if you are a private sector business or post-secondary learning institution interested in accessing licenses for self-guided or taoilored animated offerings please contact us to discuss further.
Program Acknowledgements
Terrelyn Fearn, Glooscap First Nation (Turtle Island Institute)
Melanie Goodchild, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation (Turtle Island Institute)
Mair Greenfield, Kebaowek First Nation (Nourish)
Tessie Harris, European settler (Nourish Indigenous & Allies Advisory)
Hayley Lapalme, French Canadian settler (Nourish)
Elisa Levi, Chippewas of Nawash First Nation
See current members of the Nourish Indigenous & Allies Advisory.
Briteweb, Digital Agency
Dimitra Chronopoulos, Editor
Brittnay Gauthier, Michipicoten First Nation, Beadwork Artist
RallyRally, Design Studio
Mariah Meawasige, Anishinaabekwe/settler from the northern shores of Lake Huron (Genaabajing (Serpent River First Nation) and Elliot Lake, Designer/Illustrator
“This learning journey means the absolute world to me. It has taught me more about Indigenous foodways, practices, and culture in the last six months than any class I have taken in my 17 years of education. I loved how it was interactive and had a good mix of reading tools and videos.”
~ Food is Our Medicine learner
