Nutrition and Food Security in Remote South Australian Aboriginal Communities Project

• Reach:

  SA

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

• Time frame:

  1 January 2002 - 30 June 2005

Overview

The Centre for Health Promotion received funding from the Rural Health Support Education and Training fund of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care from 2002-2005. The purpose of this work was to:

• increase regional nutritionists' capacity to support health and education workers in far remote SA Aboriginal communities in the Northern and Far Western and Upper Eyre health regions;
• increase community health and education workers' nutrition knowledge and confidence to provide food preparation sessions to children and families;
  
• increase community awareness of demand for healthy food; and
  
• increase retailer and community awareness of food cost and what can be done about it in remote communities.

Links

• View website: Centre for Health Promotion, Youth and Women's Health Service, SA