Good food systems: good food for all

• Reach:

  NT

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is implementing the Good food systems: good food for all project to help increase the availability, affordability and accessibility of healthy food in remote Aboriginal communities. The project aims to improve the ability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, health professionals and store employees to plan, monitor and take action to improve their food supply and people's access to food. The project is being funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council over four and a half years. Four assessment tools have been developed:

• food systems assessment tool
• store sales reporting tool
• nutrition activity tracking tool
• capacity development tool.

The project is designed to involve remote Indigenous communities in the decision-making processes and support community store committees and food reference groups to:

• define best practice in supporting healthy eating in remote communities
• assess food-related practice, policy and activities in the communities against best practice
• set realistic and community specific goals for an improved food supply
• determine and implement appropriate action
• monitor and reflect on progress in improving the quality of the food supply.
  

Abstract adapted from Menzies School of Health Research

Contacts

Dr Julie Brimblecombe
Principal Investigator/Project Leader
Menzies School of Health Research
John Matthews Building
Building 58, Royal Darwin Hospital Campus
Rocklands Drive
Tiwi NT 0810
PO Box 41096
Casuarina NT 0811
Ph: (08) 8922 8577
Email: julie.brimblecombe@menzies.edu.au

Related publications

Menzies School of Health Research (2011)

Building capacity to improve food systems for better food security [Good Food for All project updates].

Darwin: Menzies School of Health Research

• Links
• View publication: Good food systems: good food for all (PDF - 4.3 MB)
• View publication: Good food systems: good food for all project (PDF - 6.8 MB)
• View publication: Good food systems: Good Food for All project (PDF - 572.0 KB)
• View publication: Good food systems: Good Food for All project: annual stakeholder update (PDF - 956.0 KB)
• View information: Building capacity to improve food systems for better food security [Good Food for All project updates]
• View website: Menzies School of Health Research

Links

• View information: Building capacity to improve food systems for better food security
• View website: Menzies School of Health Research