Rachel Engler-Stringer
Biographic Data
| ID | 107138 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Engler-Stringer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Engler-Stringer |
| SIGNATURE | ENGLER-STRINGER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Saskatchewan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Being well-fed in universal school lunches in Canada: Avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach
As Canada is implementing a new national school food program with a long-term vision of every child having access to nutritious food in school, understanding student eating perspectives and food choices in universal programs is paramount. The purpose of this study was to understand how students in two low-income and culturally diverse elementary schools in Saskatoon, Canada, perceived and participated in a 2-year, universal school lunch pilot. Th…
Partnerships and knowledge sharing for sustainable school food systems in Saskatchewan
Introduction: School food program (SFP) delivery that uses a sustainable food systems approach has the potential to provide comprehensive health and nutrition benefits for students and communities. SFPs may be best supported through engagement with multiple sectors and partners, including agriculture, health, and education. This study aims to understand the readiness and priorities of partner organizations from across the food system to work towa…
News from Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation
Over the course of 2025, the Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation (CFS/RCÉA) Management Team has been working on two important projects: a new podcast, Digesting Food Studies / Concentré d’études sur l’alimentation (DFS/CÉSA), that draws on journal articles and issues, and a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy aimed at addressing the effects of this transformational technology and offering guidance on its …
Reflecting on a decade of Canadian food studies
In this editorial, the Management Team of Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation (CFS/RCÉA) looks back across the history of the journal and towards its future. They collectively reflect on the journal’s ethos, its range of publications, and what the future might hold in an effort to promote rigorous scholarship done differently
Covid-19 School Re-opening Plans: Rolling Back School Food Programming in Canada
At the beginning of 2020 national school food programs reached more children than any time in history making school food programs the most extensive form of social safety nets in the world. Looking to Canada, school food programs across the country serve more than 1 million students and provide multifaceted benefits including access to healthy fresh food choices, improving learning capacities, promoting nutritional awareness, assisting food-insec…
Operationalizing sustainable food systems through food programs in elementary schools
Healthy eating supports optimal growth, development, and academic achievement. Yet, the diet quality of school-aged children is poor. Food insecurity and chronic disease are concerns, as are unsustainable agricultural practices. Sustainable food systems have a low environmental impact and can address both dietary and sustainability concerns. This multi-case study was conducted in two Community Schools in a mid-sized Canadian city. Data was collec…
Proposing a Framework for School Food Program Evaluation in Canada
Healthy eating in school-aged children supports optimal growth and learning; however, diet quality and food insecurity are a source of concern for many school-aged children in Canada. Canadian school-aged children’s diets are a concern. In 2019 the Canadian federal government announced the intention to work towards a National School Food Program. A nationally organized program can evolve and meet the needs of children if there is a national evalu…
Improving health through multisectoral collaboration: Enablers and barriers
Effectiveness of the Healthy Start-Départ Santé approach on physical activity, healthy eating and fundamental movement skills of preschoolers attending childcare centres: A randomized controlled trial
Clinical Trials NCT02375490. Registered on February 24, 2015; 77 retrospectively registered
Facilitators and Barriers toward Food Security of Afghan Refugees Residing in Karachi, Pakistan
The present study comparatively assesses how Afghan refugees in Pakistan understand both the factors and barriers affecting their food security status before and after refuge. Through qualitative in-depth interviews with 25 Afghan refugee families, we assess how quality of life, together with perceptions of a balanced meal, food environments both pre- and post-migration and push and pull factors of migration, impact food security and food choices…
Lunch is ready& but not healthy: An analysis of lunches served in childcare centres in two Canadian provinces
A multilevel intervention to increase physical activity and improve healthy eating and physical literacy among young children (ages 3-5) attending early childcare centres: The Healthy Start-Départ San…
NCT02375490 (ClinicalTrials.gov registry)
Retail food environments research in Canada: A scoping review
Walkable home neighbourhood food environment and children’s overweight and obesity: Proximity, density or price
Healthy Start—Départ Santé: A pilot study of a multilevel intervention to increase physical activity, fundamental movement skills and healthy eating in rural childcare centres
Retail food environments research: Promising future with more work to be done
An examination of the roles played by early adolescent children in interactions with their local food environment
Cross-sectional analysis of a community-based cooperative grocery store intervention in Saskatoon, Canada
The community and consumer food environment and children’s diet: A systematic review
Food selection and preparation practices in a group of young low-income women in Montreal
Exploring Food Security With Collective Kitchens Participants in Three Canadian Cities
Collective kitchens are small groups of people who pool their resources to cook large quantities of food. With the help of semi-participant observation and in-depth individual interviews, this study is an exploration of participants' perceptions of changes in food security since becoming involved in a collective kitchen. Several important themes emerged, including Increased Variety, Making Ends Meet, and Comparisons to Food Banks. Participants in…
Exploring Food Security With Collective Kitchens Participants in Three Canadian Cities
Collective kitchens are small groups of people who pool their resources to cook large quantities of food. With the help of semi-participant observation and in-depth individual interviews, this study is an exploration of participants' perceptions of changes in food security since becoming involved in a collective kitchen. Several important themes emerged, including Increased Variety, Making Ends Meet, and Comparisons to Food Banks. Participants in…
Improving health through multisectoral collaboration: Enablers and barriers
Walkable home neighbourhood food environment and children’s overweight and obesity: Proximity, density or price
An examination of the roles played by early adolescent children in interactions with their local food environment
Food selection and preparation practices in a group of young low-income women in Montreal
Lunch is ready& but not healthy: An analysis of lunches served in childcare centres in two Canadian provinces
Retail food environments research: Promising future with more work to be done
Exploring Food Security With Collective Kitchens Participants in Three Canadian Cities
Collective kitchens are small groups of people who pool their resources to cook large quantities of food. With the help of semi-participant observation and in-depth individual interviews, this study is an exploration of participants' perceptions of changes in food security since becoming involved in a collective kitchen. Several important themes emerged, including Increased Variety, Making Ends Meet, and Comparisons to Food Banks. Participants in…
Food selection and preparation practices in a group of young low-income women in Montreal
The community and consumer food environment and children’s diet: A systematic review
Cross-sectional analysis of a community-based cooperative grocery store intervention in Saskatoon, Canada
A multilevel intervention to increase physical activity and improve healthy eating and physical literacy among young children (ages 3-5) attending early childcare centres: The Healthy Start-Départ San…
NCT02375490 (ClinicalTrials.gov registry)
Retail food environments research in Canada: A scoping review
Walkable home neighbourhood food environment and children’s overweight and obesity: Proximity, density or price
Healthy Start—Départ Santé: A pilot study of a multilevel intervention to increase physical activity, fundamental movement skills and healthy eating in rural childcare centres
Retail food environments research: Promising future with more work to be done
An examination of the roles played by early adolescent children in interactions with their local food environment
Lunch is ready& but not healthy: An analysis of lunches served in childcare centres in two Canadian provinces
Facilitators and Barriers toward Food Security of Afghan Refugees Residing in Karachi, Pakistan
The present study comparatively assesses how Afghan refugees in Pakistan understand both the factors and barriers affecting their food security status before and after refuge. Through qualitative in-depth interviews with 25 Afghan refugee families, we assess how quality of life, together with perceptions of a balanced meal, food environments both pre- and post-migration and push and pull factors of migration, impact food security and food choices…
Effectiveness of the Healthy Start-Départ Santé approach on physical activity, healthy eating and fundamental movement skills of preschoolers attending childcare centres: A randomized controlled trial
Clinical Trials NCT02375490. Registered on February 24, 2015; 77 retrospectively registered
Improving health through multisectoral collaboration: Enablers and barriers
Covid-19 School Re-opening Plans: Rolling Back School Food Programming in Canada
At the beginning of 2020 national school food programs reached more children than any time in history making school food programs the most extensive form of social safety nets in the world. Looking to Canada, school food programs across the country serve more than 1 million students and provide multifaceted benefits including access to healthy fresh food choices, improving learning capacities, promoting nutritional awareness, assisting food-insec…
Operationalizing sustainable food systems through food programs in elementary schools
Healthy eating supports optimal growth, development, and academic achievement. Yet, the diet quality of school-aged children is poor. Food insecurity and chronic disease are concerns, as are unsustainable agricultural practices. Sustainable food systems have a low environmental impact and can address both dietary and sustainability concerns. This multi-case study was conducted in two Community Schools in a mid-sized Canadian city. Data was collec…
Proposing a Framework for School Food Program Evaluation in Canada
Healthy eating in school-aged children supports optimal growth and learning; however, diet quality and food insecurity are a source of concern for many school-aged children in Canada. Canadian school-aged children’s diets are a concern. In 2019 the Canadian federal government announced the intention to work towards a National School Food Program. A nationally organized program can evolve and meet the needs of children if there is a national evalu…
Reflecting on a decade of Canadian food studies
In this editorial, the Management Team of Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation (CFS/RCÉA) looks back across the history of the journal and towards its future. They collectively reflect on the journal’s ethos, its range of publications, and what the future might hold in an effort to promote rigorous scholarship done differently
Being well-fed in universal school lunches in Canada: Avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach
As Canada is implementing a new national school food program with a long-term vision of every child having access to nutritious food in school, understanding student eating perspectives and food choices in universal programs is paramount. The purpose of this study was to understand how students in two low-income and culturally diverse elementary schools in Saskatoon, Canada, perceived and participated in a 2-year, universal school lunch pilot. Th…
Partnerships and knowledge sharing for sustainable school food systems in Saskatchewan
Introduction: School food program (SFP) delivery that uses a sustainable food systems approach has the potential to provide comprehensive health and nutrition benefits for students and communities. SFPs may be best supported through engagement with multiple sectors and partners, including agriculture, health, and education. This study aims to understand the readiness and priorities of partner organizations from across the food system to work towa…
News from Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation
Over the course of 2025, the Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation (CFS/RCÉA) Management Team has been working on two important projects: a new podcast, Digesting Food Studies / Concentré d’études sur l’alimentation (DFS/CÉSA), that draws on journal articles and issues, and a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy aimed at addressing the effects of this transformational technology and offering guidance on its …
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Business (10 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Geography (9 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Marketing (5 works)