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The Remote Food Systems Program is at the forefront working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities for food equity in remote Australia. We establish best-evidence to inform policy, new technologies and approaches with communities to strengthen food environments and food systems for continued health and wellbeing.
We do this through close and enduring partnerships with Aboriginal-led organisations, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and Governments, and a collaborative research lab with Menzies School of Health Research, The University of Queensland, Curtin University and other collaborators.
Our research is in response to what the community and our partners express as critical concerns. We then work together to generate the evidence and work towards bringing benefit through evidence informing practice and policy impact.
The Remote Food Systems Program is part of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health.
Acknowledgement of Country In the spirit of respect for the first peoples of Australia we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the unceded lands across which this Program takes place and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia for millennia have had sovereignty of complex food systems that successfully provide for collective and ongoing health and wellbeing needs of the community and this knowledge is passed through the generations. We acknowledge the invaluable contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and wisdom to the work that has occurred in remote community stores and the broader community for better food and nutrition and recognise the privilege we have in continuing together to build understanding of how best to support healthy food environments and food systems in remote communities. |
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About us
Our team works in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and communities to strengthen access to evidence and support equitable and healthy remote food systems.
Our research impact
Our impact is testament to the power of collaboration between the research community, remote community store owners, and service providers. Together we continue to strengthen the remote food system and advance knowledge for advocacy and ways forward for food equity and security.
Our programs
Hand-in-Hand: Climate Change and Food Security
Collaborating hand-in-hand with Indigenous communities and policymakers to fortify food security resilience amidst the challenges of climate change in remote Australia.
Commercial determinants of health
Exploring the practices of sugar-sweetened beverage manufacturers in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities using a commercial determinants of health framework.
Healthy Stores Project
Supporting remote retailers to implement the Health Standards in the National Code of Practice for Remote Store Operations to continue building healthy community stores.
Environmental determinants of food pricing
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander store directors, other store owners and staff from retail, health, government, and research sectors are working together to create evidence and inform policy on key factors driving high food prices.
Indigenous food security and nutrition in remote Northern Territory communities
A document analysis investigating how food security is framed and considered from an Indigenous perspective within Northern Territory (NT) policy documents relevant to remote food supply.
Benchmarking for Healthy Stores
The remote stores mapping project showcases the unique and diverse remote food retail sector, highlighting their crucial role in supporting food security in communities.
Healthy Stores 2020
Healthy Stores 2020 celebrates a partnership between an Aboriginal-led organisation, the remote retail food sector and the research community to show a pathway for the food retail sector to support better health outcomes for communities.
HEALTHY STORiES = GOOD FOOD
We showcase ‘good food store’ stories from around remote Australia and fostering critical discussion among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community allies on the role of stores for community food security.
Indigenous Knowledges and nutritional, health and wellbeing
Seeking to further understand from an Indigenous perspective how seafood accessed through Indigenous fishing enterprises can strengthen nutrition, health, and wellbeing outcomes.
Remote stores mapping
The remote stores mapping project showcases the unique and diverse remote food retail sector, highlighting their crucial role in supporting food security in communities.
Store health assessment
The Store Scout App is an easy-to-use rapid assessment tool to give a real-time score on the healthiness of a food store.
Good Tucker App
The Good Tucker App is a simple look-up tool to identify the healthiness of food and drink options in-store.
Menzies Remote Short-Item Dietary Assessment Tool (MRSDAT)
The Menzies Remote Short-Item Dietary Assessment Tool (MRSDAT) is a quick and easy way to assess individual diet, with an instant score provided on how well the diet matches the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
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