Government Efforts

Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week, our annual campaign, aims to enhance learning of clinicians, healthcare providers and consumers around malnutrition. CMAW 2024 dates to follow.
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In primary care, 1 dollar spent on nutrition interventions can save up to 99 dollars by reducing medication use, hospitalizations and freeing up physician time.
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Nutrition risk screening is the first step in identifying patients at risk for malnutrition.
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Up to 1 in 3 hospitalized children are malnourished upon admission to hospital and at risk of further deterioration.
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Check out the CPS module Reducing the burden of paediatric malnutrition: Practical tools to guide
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March 14, 2024, Aging with Dignity Position Statement

Aging with Dignity Bilateral Deals – An Important Investment but lacks focus on food and nutrition
This position statement created by CMTF and CNS explains why nutrition is important to healthy aging, the impact of malnutrition on seniors and encourages the inclusion of food and nutrition in future Aging with Dignity agreements between the federal and provincial/territorial governments.

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Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week, our annual campaign, aims to enhance learning of clinicians, healthcare providers and consumers around malnutrition. CMAW 2024 dates to follow.

In primary care, 1 dollar spent on nutrition interventions can save up to 99 dollars by reducing medication use, hospitalizations and freeing up physician time.

Nutrition risk screening is the first step in identifying patients at risk for malnutrition.

Up to 1 in 3 hospitalized children are malnourished upon admission to hospital and at risk of further deterioration.

Check out the CPS module Reducing the burden of paediatric malnutrition: Practical tools to guide

Advancing Nutrition Care in Canada

Government Efforts