Welcome to the FoodNOW Project Website!
FoodNOW (Food to eNhance Our Wellness) is a four-phased needs assessment and integrative knowledge translation project, aimed at collecting and evaluating existing and lacking nutrition and food programming available to people living with HIV or AIDS in Nova Scotia. FoodNOW is a research and community outreach project based at MSVU and led by two Registered Dietitians in the Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Dr. Phillip Joy and Dr. Shannan Grant. FoodNOW was founded in partnership with people who provide service, care, and resources for people living with HIV or AIDS, and community partners. It has and will continue to prioritize first voice, specifically the voices of people living with and individuals supporting people living with either of these medical diagnoses.
On this website, you will find information about our project, team, and community partners.
Click on the video below to watch “Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Joy & Dr. Grant”; A video created by ResearchNS to showcase our project’s lead investigators and the FoodNOW project!