Family Nutrition Project

• Reach:

  NT

• Focus area:

  Mainstream with Indigenous content

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Family Nutrition Project (FNP) is part of the Communities for Children Initiative funded by the Australian Government through Red Cross Australia.

The program is being run in Palmerston and the Tiwi Islands at the communities of Nguiu, Pirlangimpi and Milikapiti.

The program focusses on good nutrition for children aged 0-5 years. The sessions cover the topics of:

• fruit;
• meat and meat alternatives;
• starchy foods;
• vegetables; and
• dairy products.

Each session demonstrates how these food products can be cooked and prepared, and when parents can introduce them into the babies' diet. The sessions also emphasise which fluids are good for children and which are not.

Contacts

Samantha Alexander
Project Officer
Healthy Living NT
Ph: (07) 8927 8488
Email: chapa@healthylivingnt.org.au

Related publications

Alexander S (2009)

Family nutrition project.

The Chronicle; 13(2): 1-2

• Links
• View article: Family nutrition project (PDF - 2.4 MB)
  see page 1
• View information: The Chronicle
• View website: Chronic Diseases Network

Links

• View website: Healthy Living NT