Food for Health Travelling Exhibition


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Technical Specifications

140 m² (1,500 sq. ft.)
For adults, children and school groups

The Canada Agriculture Museum, in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and other exhibition partners, has developed a bilingual travelling exhibition and web site. Food for Health addresses, from a consumer’s point of view, concerns and questions that many Canadians have about the safety of their food supply, and the role food plays in ensuring good health.

By combining hands-on interactive components, multimedia technology, historical artifacts and graphics, the exhibition showcases Canadian initiatives designed to ensure that our food is as safe as possible. Food for Health provides Canadians with the knowledge to help them protect themselves against food-borne illnesses through safe food-handling practices. It will also investigate evidence of links between diet, physical activity and obesity, and illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

Also included with the exhibition at no extra cost!

Publicity, media relations and advertising support materials such as sample news releases, PSAs, print advertisement templates, radio advertisement scripts, invitation cards and envelopes with template of insert.
Access to Food for Health school programs based on the Pan-Canadian Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes.
Facilitator’s guide outlining the Food for Health exhibition demonstrations.
Reciprocal Internet link to the Canada Agriculture Museum’s Food for Health exhibition Web section.
Use of official images from the Canada Agriculture Museum and its Food for Health exhibition.
Template for public forums.

Touring until 2011

Has Our Food Changed?

This introductory area investigates how farming practices and Canadian society have changed over the last century, as well as the impact of these changes on the food we eat and how it reaches our tables. The relationship between farmers and consumers is also explored.

Are You A Smart Shopper?

This section examines packaged foods and their content, and offers visitors the tools necessary to read food labels and select the foods that meet their general or specific health requirements. Visitors also examine the use of food additives, food packaging, and their importance in maintaining the safety of our food supply.

Who Keeps Your Food Safe?

This section examines some of the energy we need from essential nutrients. Food, however, may also contain pathogens capable of causing food poisoning. This section examines some of the microorganisms responsible for food-borne illnesses, where they can be found, how they make us sick, and how food poisoning can be prevented. The roles of the various stakeholders involved in maintaining food safety are explored, from farm to fork, including the vital role of the consumer.

Are You Staying Healthy?

Recent research shows a strong link between obesity and the development of diabetes, heart disease and cancer. What is the cause of the current epidemic of obesity in North America?

This section examines current dietary recommendations and the role of physical activity in maintaining a healthy body.

$3,500 + transportation. Transportation fees will be prorated over the tour of the exhibition.

Contact

Outreach Officer
Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation
Telephone: 613-990-4237
Fax: 613-991-6647
sclaude@technomuses.ca

Do you qualify for the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) from
Canadian Heritage?