Food Security

30 Jan Food Access strategies for Rural Communities

Posted at 13:01h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

This link contains a range of resources, including toolkits and guides that provide strategies for food retailers to improve rural food access....

30 Jan Everything you need to Know about Auckland’s Community Fridge

Posted at 12:32h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

This link discusses a community initiative in Auckland that encourages food donations from people and businesses. This community fridge provides free food for those in need and aims to reduce food waste. (2016)...

30 Jan The Healthy Food Financing Handbook: From advocacy to implementation

Posted at 12:28h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

This handbook provides strategies for public health and community organisations to increase the access and availability of nutritious foods among communities....

30 Jan The Grocery Gap: Who has access to healthy food and why it matters

Posted at 12:22h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

This report presents a comprehensive literature review of 132 studies investigating food access and its impact and implications on communities....

30 Jan The Benefits of Gardening and Food Growing for Health and Wellbeing

Posted at 12:18h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

This study presents a literature review of the physical and mental health benefits associated with community food growing and gardening...

30 Jan Good Planning for Good Food – using planning policy for local and sustainable food

Posted at 12:15h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

This report investigates the role of planning policy and decisions in building and creating healthy and sustainable food systems....

30 Jan Planning Sustainable Cities for Community Food Growing

Posted at 12:10h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

This resource provides information for planning authorities to utilise community food growing to encourage health within the community....

04 Nov A Snapshot of Food Security in Whangarei

Posted at 13:49h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Alison Pask

Northland DHB undertook a project to get a picture of what food security meant for the people residing in four communities (Onerahi (Sherwood area), Otangarei, Raumanga, and Tikipunga) in Whangarei (2016)....

04 Nov Food and Agricultural Organization (Global)

Posted at 11:31h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Alison Pask

Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO's efforts – to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives....

04 Nov SecondBite (AUS)

Posted at 11:28h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Alison Pask

SecondBite exists to provide access to fresh, nutritious food for people in need across Australia....