title: Spilt milk: an inter-sectoral partnership that failed to advance milk security for low-income lone mothers in Nova Scotia, Canada.
abstract: Canadian agricultural policy supports higher milk prices. Consequently, poor families lack sufficient funds to purchase adequate quantities of milk. Low-income lone mothers in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia suggested their preferred strategies for improved access to milk. We then built inter-sectoral support for a policy intervention to address their recommendations. Our research-to-action process led to a policy dialogue focusing on an electronic smart card that would permit the delivery of lower-priced milk to poor households. While all agreed that milk insecurity was an important issue, the project ultimately failed because of the entrenched positions of influential stakeholder groups.
authors: Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, TRW 3E43-3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. lmcintyr@ucalgary.ca
authors: Lynn
authors: L
authors: McIntyre
authors: N  Theresa
authors: N
authors: Glanville
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Hilchie-Pye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk / Q000191:economics*; D009035:Mothers; D009674:Nova Scotia; D018673:Nutrition Policy / Q000191:economics*; D011203:Poverty; D011634:Public Health; D015406:Single Parent