For the fourth year in a row, Alberta has received a C grade on a report card that evaluates food environments and nutrition policies for young people. The sixth annual report card, released this week, grades the province's score across five environments: physical, communication, economic, social and political. (Nancy Carlson/CBC)Report based on pre-pandemic dataThe already-substandard report card could have been worse, had the data for it been collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the pandemic likely exacerbated existing vulnerabilities and eliminated some supports, like the province's school nutrition program. Alberta has had school nutrition guidelines for more than a decade, but they are voluntary.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2020 12:56 UTC