Food Security and Regional Australia
NSW Ministry of Health Grant $66,000 and in kind donations from 22 organisations that assisted in data collection.
Jackie Priestly, Lecturer Nutrition and Dietetics, CSU School of Dentistry and Health Sciences (Adjunct Member ILWS).
Mrs Pollyemma Antees, Accredited Practising Dietitian, North West Nutrition.
The research objectives:
Surveyors were trained to use the Victorian Healthy Food Access Basket and a special developed Fruit and Vegetable Variety survey tool. Grocery stores and greengrocers across Western NSW in 2014 were surveyed.
A series of outputs is planned including the submissions to peer reviewed academic journals. Current outputs include;
![]() | Food Access and Affordability 2014 - Murrumbidgee Local Health District and Murrumbidgee Primary Care Network. |
Food Access and Affordability 2014 – New England portion of Hunter New England LHD and Primary Care Network. | |
![]() | Food Access and Affordability 2014 – Western NSW Local Health District and Western NSW Primary Care Network. |
![]() | Food Access and Affordability 2014 – Far West NSW Local Health District and Western NSW Primary Care Network. |
![]() | Tackling Food Insecurity; getting healthy food on the table. |
Please note;
Expected outcomes from this research include:
CONTACT
Ms Jackie Priestly
CSU Wagga Wagga
Email: jpriestly@csu.edu.au
November 2016