Polson, C., Thompson, K., Brimblecomb, J., Hammond, M., Leonard, D., and Campbell, S. (2015) Providing incentives to influence consumer food choices in a remote Aboriginal community store. In: [Presented at the Population Health Congress 2015]. From: Population Health Congress 2015: one vision, many voices, 6-9th September 2015, Hobart, TAS, Australia.

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Abstract

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote communities experience significant health disadvantage and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Far North Queensland are classified as areas of 'most disadvantage'. In the 2012 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Indigenous Australians living in remote areas reported eating less fruit and vegetables than any other group. The cost of fruit and vegetables in very remote Queensland communities is shown to be up to 38.2% higher than urban centres. It has been demonstrated that food choices under budget constraints are driven by maximising energy value for money, resulting in the purchase of energy dense, nutrient poor foods such as bread, flour and white rice. Nutrition efforts to address poor diet quality in remote Indigenous communities have focused in recent years on improving the availability and quality of healthy foods, promoting nutrition in stores and most recently investigating the effects of price discounting healthy foods.

Item ID:	45084
Item Type:	Conference Item (Poster)
Date Deposited:	07 Mar 2017 03:56
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics > 111104 Public Nutrition Intervention @ 50% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health @ 50%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Determinants of Health @ 50% 92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920411 Nutrition @ 50%
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