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Contents
Acknowledgements iv
Section 7: Include healthy food access in local government policy and planning 21
References 37
Acknowledgements
This resource was produced by the Prevention and The following people have provided valuable
Population Health Branch, Department of Health contributions to the development of the case study
section of this resource:
Thank you to the following people who contributed
to the preparation of this resource, or provided Rita Alvaro Heart Foundation
comments and expert advice: Sally Amy Robinvale Community
Toby Archer Victorian Local Governance Growers Market
Association Lisa Atwell City of Playford
Anthony Bernardi Heart Foundation Linda Brown Playford Food Co-op
Jan Black Municipal Association of Victoria Ruth Cuttler Bellarine Community Health
Shelley Bowen Department of Health Kursty Delmas Kogarah City Council
Rachel Carey Food Alliance Katie Drummond-Gillet Foodskil Geelong
Rachel Carlisle Heart Foundation Bronwyn Fenn Mullum Mullum Food Bank
Fiona Florakx Heart Foundation Trish Keilty Avocare Community
Leah Galvin Food security consultant Distribution Centre
Include
Undertake Implement healthy food
Identify and Form a
a local food healthy access in local
prioritise local food
access needs food access government
actions network
assessment initiatives policy and
planning
Section 1: Healthy Food Connect
This section provides information on: projects (initiatives) identifying, prioritising
and delivering programs (guided by local needs,
the Healthy Food Connect model
resources and local food networks)
the link between Healthy Food Connect and other
policy inuencing, developing and implementing
statewide healthy eating initiatives.
policy to achieve long-term sustainable change.
Include
Undertake Implement healthy food
Identify and Form a
a local food healthy access in local
prioritise local food
access needs food access government
actions network
assessment initiatives policy and
planning
supported by the identify and build on existing Examples include: inuence existing
HTC Research prioritise 12 local food local government
fruit and
and Evaluation actions (local food networks and key policies and
vegetable market
Ofcer initiates) integrate with plans (Council
or van
HTC governance plan Municipal
use existing Ensure consistency
structures local food hub Public Health and
recommended with:
Wellbeing Plan)
Municipal Food include a local food
aims of Healthy
Security Scanning representative buying co-ops Develop dedicated
Food Connect
Tool (VLGA) from the or community local government
outcomes Prevention Area supported policy:
build on existing 3
of local food agriculture
local data and draw together food policy
access needs programs
information existing people,
assessment healthy eating
sources programs and Fresh Food
policy (eg.
local food access resources (eg. Recovery
incorporate other healthy food
programs and local government,
HTC data (eg. healthy vending procurement/
policy iniatives food producers,
Healthy Food machine choices catering policy for
and PCM healthy retailers schools,
Basket Survey, LG workplaces
living programs community healthy foods
Fresh Food and funded
and strategies groups and in community
Recovery fruit facilities/events)
agencies and facilities and
and vegetable
local food events
produce mapping)
projects)
Evaluation
Figure 3: Victorian Healthy Eating Enterprise creating a vibrant healthy eating culture in Victoria
Evaluation
Supply
The food available where people
live, learn, work and play
Healthy and unhealthy choices
Shops, markets, community
gard
gardens, home delivery schemes
mes
Cafes
es and
a food outlets
out
Demand
d
Access
The food people want to eat
The food people can easily
Preferences and motivations get to and afford to buy
(family and social norms)
Transport, income
Knowledge, skills and attitudes
Food available in local
Social marketing and
nd neighbourhoods
promotionss
Utilisation
Food storage
Equipment to prepare and
cook food
For people in lower income neighbourhoods healthy Local government policies, regulations, programs
and planning to increase food security including:
food options are not always as available locally (and
there is often a greater density of fast food outlets) health planning
(Kent et al. 2011). social planning
strategic planning
Food security ready availability transport planning
and access to healthy foods
The term food security can have many different Methods
meanings. Food security is talked about in local, national Partnerships and cross-disciplinary cooperation
and global contexts. In relation to the HTC and Healthy Urban food production
Food Connect, food security is being referred to as: Community -supported agriculture
Local fruit and vegetable markets
Consistent and equitable access (availability,
Local food networks
affordability) to healthy, culturally appropriate foods
(including fruit and vegetables) for all communities- Planning zones and overlays
sometimes described as nutrition security. Education and skill development programs
This section describes how to: council municipality. You may then want to undertake
a more detailed assessment of some priority areas
undertake a local food access needs assessment
for example those areas where fresh food access
collate and present your assessment ndings.
is particularly poor. You may choose to overlay the
information collected with the information contained
All initiatives will consider ways to increase healthy
within your Preventive health data prole.
food access (and decrease unhealthy food access)
Keep the aims of Healthy Food Connect in mind
and have a priority focus on fruit and vegetables.
and identify a priority focus on fruit and vegetables.
If there is not a good source of reliable, quality,
Conduct your local food access
10 affordable and fresh fruit and vegetables in a local
needs assessment area then you will need to do one of two things
Food outlet mapping considerations mobile fruit and vegetable delivery and vans, local
Classifying and using geographic information system markets, food redistribution agencies?
12 (GIS) mapping to map all food outlets in a municipality Where do people shop? What proportion of residents
can be a time-consuming exercise. As all activities may shop regularly outside their council area?
should have a priority focus on fruit and vegetables, How do people get to the shops?
if you choose to map, then identifying places where What are the consumer and community food
people can access fresh fruit and vegetables would be access needs?
a good starting point.
Are all sources and means of fruit and vegetable The next section will discuss how to collate and
access to the community considered for example, present your assessment ndings.
When collating and presenting your assessment The Western Metropolitan Region Primary Care
ndings, consider who the target audience is (or Partnership (HealthWest) food access proles
who would nd this information benecial) and what Food and transport geospatial mapping, for
outcomes are you trying to achieve. example:
Determine the reporting requirements or format
Mapping food supply and access in Darebin,
your council already uses or needs to use. Where
City of Darebin
possible, use a similar format and integrate the
information you have collected. Maribyrnong fruit and vegetable mapping.
VicHealth 2010, Food for All Building the local
Resources picture information sheet, VicHealth, Melbourne.
Food discussion or summary paper, for example: Victorian Local Governance Association
2008, Municipal food security dimensions and
City of Melbourne Food policy discussion paper opportunities. Summary report of the trial RAP
Darebin City Council Food security discussion survey Victoria, VLGA, Carlton, Victoria.
paper Sustain 2006, Reaching the parts. Community
Moreland Community Health Service Food security mapping: working together to tackle social
in Moreland: a needs assessment exclusion and food poverty, Sustain, United
HealthWest Healthy foods for healthy communities: Kingdom.
14 issues of food access and availability in the west.
Audit of relevant programs and services, for
example: an audit or compilation of a summary of
food-related programs and services in the local area.
This could include growing and supply, distribution,
cooking and education.
This section describes how to: of the food system and or sectors with potential
impact on the food system, and may include
establish a local food network (or strengthen
stakeholders from production, processing, distribution,
existing capacity of local food networks), and
food retail, foodservice, consumption and waste
develop effective modes of engagement with your
management. These groups are formed to work
stakeholders.
together towards a common goal, which generally
revolves around creating a local healthy local food
All initiatives will consider ways to increase healthy
system (North American Food Policy Council 2012).
food access (and decrease unhealthy food access)
This often includes ways to improve local access and
and have a priority focus on fruit and vegetables.
maintenance of the availability of nutritious foods.
Form a local food network The concept of local food networks is relatively new
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in Australia, but there are an emerging number of
Background networks focusing on local food system action.
However, in the United Kingdom, Canada and North
The process and timing of forming a local food
America coalitions of this type have been in existence
network will vary from one local government to the
for decades, with the number continuing to grow. The
next. It will depend on whether a local food network
majority have been established at a grassroots level
already exists and how relevant this existing group
driven by collective community interest and action to
is to the needs and actions identied for Healthy
generate change in their local food supply.
Food Connect. You will have consulted with various
stakeholders during the local food access needs There is no universal model for establishing and
assessment process (component 1) and you may ensuring the success of a local food network. No
have sought their expertise again to help identify and two networks are the same. The way they develop
prioritise key actions (component 2). and progress, and the groups and organisations
involved, are dictated by local circumstances.
This informal consultation throughout the journey is
Their development depends very much on what
important, but it is crucial to ensure the membership of
community organisations and networks already exist,
the local food network formed is relevant to progress
the willingness of councils, private organisations and
the priority actions identied. Therefore, if your council
businesses to take part, and the level of community
does not already have a local food network with
support. Food policy councils: lessons learned (Harper
objectives that complement Healthy Food Connect,
et al. 2009) and Closing the food gap (chapter 9)
it is recommended that you form one after prioritising
(Winne 2008) provide valuable knowledge on barriers
your key actions. This will ensure a targeted approach
to, and enabling factors for, forming effective local
to engaging a network that is better able to support
food networks. While the lessons contained within
your work.
these resources relate to the North American context,
About local food networks they are still helpful and it is recommended they be
considered before starting or strengthening an existing
Food networks (commonly called food coalitions local food network.
around the world), are a term used to describe a
group of representatives from a number of sectors
This section describes how to: have taken to get an initiative up and running. Many of
these initiatives have identied a common process.
collate information and ideas for implementing
initiatives to increase healthy food access
Key actions
how to deliver programs (healthy food access
initiatives). Develop a clear plan of action for implementing
your initiatives.
All initiatives will consider ways to increase healthy
food access (and decrease unhealthy food access) Link these initiatives in with your broader
and have a priority focus on fruit and vegetables. partnership and engagement strategy to inform
20 the community, other stakeholders and your
prevention partners of your progress and
Implement healthy food access keep them engaged for example, through
initiatives newspaper articles, YouTube video clips,
community notice boards and/or developing
Background
inserts for community organisation newsletters.
To ensure the successful implementation of your
healthy food access initiatives, work collaboratively
with your stakeholders and use best practice methods
Considerations
of implementation to assist you. What role will you undertake in delivering the
program? Will you take the lead in implementation
Several of the Healthy Living Program and Strategies
or will you facilitate and support the capacity
(HLPS) also address policy or legislative actions and/
of other organisations (and agencies) to deliver
or community strengthening activities to increase
community-based interventions?
opportunities for healthy eating and food access.
Where appropriate ensure you link to these that assist Healthy Food Connect should also consider
to meet the objectives of Healthy Food Connect. linking with the Australian Government Healthy
Communities Initiative for those local governments
The resources contained in Appendix 4 and 5 are who have received the funding.
provided to assist you with implementation. Appendix
4 provides details of the organisations and resources Resources
that can support your work by providing information,
HTC Module 5: Healthy Living programs and strategies
advocating or working collaboratively in areas
complementary to Healthy Food Connect. Appendix 5 Donovan, J Larsen K, McWhinnie J 2011, Food-
contains a selection of inspirational case studies from sensitive planning and urban design: a conceptual
Victoria and other states to demonstrate the ways framework for achieving a sustainable and healthy
in which the built environment, healthy eating policy/ food system, Heart Foundation in conjunction with
planning, and community action can support the VEIL and VicHealth, Melbourne (section 5 contains
supply and access of healthy food. The case studies a selection of case study examples).
provide a summary of the key steps (or actions) others
This section describes how to: other strategic plan prepared and approved by council
(s. 27). The Environments for Health municipal public
integrate Healthy Food Connect (and its healthy
health and wellbeing planning framework (Department
food access initiatives) into council planning and
of Human Services 2001), is a standard reference
policy
for councils planning for municipal public health and
develop a healthy eating (catering and
wellbeing. The HTC prevention workforce can work
procurement) policy for your council.
with council staff responsible for the development and
All initiatives will consider ways to increase healthy review of the MPWHP to strengthen councils planning
food access (and decrease unhealthy food access) for public health and wellbeing and its implementation.
and have a priority focus on fruit and vegetables. 21
The way councils plan and operate will vary. They will
have different strategic priorities depending on the
Include healthy food access in needs of their communities. Some policies will have
council policy and planning well-dened actions (and allocate resources and lead
departments), others will have broader statements of
Background commitment.
Working across council departments to embed the When identifying these priorities, consider how
principles of healthy food access into council policy they may relate to the objectives of Healthy Food
and plans will ensure the responsibility is everyones Connect. Identifying potential hooks will provide
business. Focus your activity on the councils three you with the leverage required to work collaboratively
legislative plans the municipal public health and with other departments when policies are reviewed.
wellbeing plan (MPHWP) in particular, but also the Council values can be an enabling factor in achieving
council plan and the municipal strategic statement integration of health and wellbeing in council
(MSS) which set the overarching policy directions and strategic planning. Some of these opportunities may
actions for local governments. While local governments relate to health and wellbeing where healthy food
also develop a number of other strategies, these high- access can be implied and considered, or they may
level policies drive the actions within these. relate to broader agendas for example, liveability,
The MPHWP is required of councils under the Public transportation, community connectedness, economic
Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. The Act requires development or sustainability.
councils to prepare a MPHWP within 12 months of Many local governments in Victoria have already
each general election of the council. In preparing a acknowledged the importance of food in their local
health and wellbeing plan, the Act requires councils community and many are already taking action. Some
MPHPW to be consistent with its council plan and its now have a better understanding of food availability and
MSS. The Act enables the inclusion of public health access in general and how this relates to their role in
and wellbeing matters in the council plan providing the improving the health and wellbeing of their community.
matters required to be covered in the MPHWP have Others have demonstrated their support with
been adequately addressed in the Council Plan or statements of commitment incorporated into MPHWPs.
Map access to fruit and vegetables across There continues to be some debate about the
municipality. benets of incorporating food issues into existing
Scoping to explore models to address food council policies versus the benets of developing a
insecurity and increase access to healthy, stand-alone policy on food. Both approaches have
affordable, culturally appropriate food relevant advantages and disadvantages, and the preferred
to local context. approach for a particular local government area
Undertake community consultation. should be informed by whether or not the council
has an integrated council planning process. If the
Establish and coordinate a Food Coalition and
council consults broadly across the organisation when
relevant working group.
undertaking its planning, an approach that integrates
Implement a project which increases access to
food within existing policies may be most appropriate.
fresh fruit and vegetables in areas of identied
Regardless of the process undertaken, it is important
need.
to consider the development of an action plan to guide
Explore opportunities to collaborate with the coordination and implementation of strategies to
the wholesale fruit and vegetable market to adhere to the policy.
address food insecurity through redistribution of
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fruit and vegetables.
Key actions
Some Primary Care Partnership plans have also Familiarise yourself with the policy and planning
identied improving access to nutritious foods as a phase within your council. Refer to your
health priority area. Some councils have developed councils organisational chart to identify which
an integrated food policy while others have developed areas of council are responsible for developing
food security policies, or have integrated food into a and reviewing these policies.
number of high-level council policies. Refer to your councils high-level plans including
the council plan and MPHWP
Example: The City of Melbourne Food - achieve a broad understanding of what the
Policy, endorsed by Council in June 2012. current issues and priorities are
The City of Melbourne food policy provides the - identify any references to healthy food access,
vision and framework to guide coordinated action and potential levers to support your work.
and decision making to ensure there is sufcient A number of examples for how these plans (and
access to good food for all of the community, now others) can be inuenced are provided below.
and into the future. The council is in the process
Map or diarise the cycle of planning and review
of developing a food policy action plan, which will
and the key contact for who is leading the
outline how the policy is going to be implemented.
review process for each key document you
Some of the ambitions identied in its plan include:
intend to inuence. Ensure they keep you
improve and promote the availability of informed of opportunities for consultation and
nutritious and sustainably produced food review (noting the role of the HTC staff during
options in the municipality policy reviews will vary depending on existing
increase food production within the City of council resources and processes).
Melbourne Work collaboratively across council departments.
Identify internal stakeholders with expertise,
interest and capacity to assist you with your work.
Resources
Key actions
Victorian Healthy Eating Advisory Service. This service
Identify which council department(s) and funded
managed by Nutrition Australia and can support
external organisations are responsible for or
workplaces to implement healthy eating policies and
involve food procurement/provision and what
provide and promote healthier foods. It provides
policies and processes are already in place.
a range of useful resources developed by many
Actively engage all relevant internal and external organisations that promote a healthier food supply.
stakeholders who may need to be involved in These include the Healthy Choices: Healthy Eating
developing the policy (such as food suppliers, Policy and Catering Guide for Workplaces. 25
businesses or external services who will be Healthy Food Charter
required to follow the policy) and determine how
you will involve them in the development process. Healthy Choices: Food and Drink Guidelines for
Victorian Hospitals
Ensure the policies developed consider other
National Health and Medical research Council (2013)
relevant Victorian policy and guidelines for
Australian Dietary Guidelines. Canberra: National
example, Healthy Choices guidelines and the
Health and Medical Research Council
principles of the Victorian Healthy Food Charter.
Determine a policy implementation and
communication plan. This should consider a
strategy to ensure an awareness of the policy
is communicated to all relevant stakeholders
including department managers (and their
staff), food suppliers and foodservice (such as
cafeteria staff and the community consumers).
Ensure there are appropriate resources, support
and commitment for implementing the policy
(making the actual changes to the food and
drink provided). Draw on the resources provided
Healthy Choices: Healthy Eating Policy and
Catering Guidelines for Workplaces (currently
in development), as well as the guidelines and
resources, available via the VHEAS website.
Determine measures for the policys
effectiveness and a plan for ensuring ongoing
monitoring and evaluation. Has the policy led to
healthier food and drink choices?
Resources
PCM Module 2: Research and evaluation provides
more information on the role of CEIPS and the
Research and Evaluation Ofcers.
Funding
The prevention areas can obtain funding to undertake
initiatives to implement Healthy Food Connect through
the HTC Healthy Living Programs and Strategies.
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Eating Processing
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Figure A-2. How state government is involved and responsible for the food system
Whole-of-government coordination
Energy
Land use
Food Industries Food safety Food safety
planning
Water, land
Freight, including emissions, capacity and vulnerability Chronic
health,
biodiversity, Food security disease and
ecosystem nutrition
Emergency responses, stocks, spoilage, logistics
services, re
management,
climate Emergency
Procurement
adaptation food relief
Community
development
Getting to
food how
far, choice
of transport
modes
Climate Change Act (2010): Local governments Creating supportive environments for healthy
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must consider the impact of climate change food access relies on incorporating food into local
on the four Environments for health when and regional land use planning and policy and
developing its MPHWP. environmental design (VicHealth 2010b). Planning
Planning and Environment Act (1987): This act processes enabling a mix of land uses that reduce
provides the states framework for residential the distances between food production, points of sale
and industrial development. Planning law and and consumers will improve local access to healthier
policy shapes the design and liveability of food choices (Hensgen 2009). Healthy Food Connect
neighbourhoods, suburbs, cities and regions. provides an opportunity through land use and urban
In carrying out its planning functions under the planning to capitalise on the growing community
Planning and Environment Act 1987, a council interest in food, particularly in relation to health, the
has two key roles: environment and production practices. The prevention
workforce can work collaboratively with planners to
- As the planning authority, a council sets the
support, facilitate and lead local food initiatives by
strategic policy framework for the municipality
using existing resources including Food-sensitive
and initiates changes to the planning
planning and urban design.
scheme.
- As the responsible authority, a council Food-sensitive planning and urban design
administers the planning scheme for its
municipality and makes decisions on Food-sensitive planning and urban design is a
individual applications for a planning permit. resource and an approach that the prevention
workforce could use in their prevention areas to
address food access, supply and resilience derived
It is also useful to be aware of the following federal from a healthy and sustainable food system.
government initiatives.
As part of the Healthy Food Connect initiative, this
Food and Health Dialogue: This is a joint industry, resource will enable the prevention workforce to
retailer, public health and government partnership talk with people who are traditionally outside the
focused on a voluntary reformulation program health realm such as strategic planners, architects,
across a range of commonly formed foods. urban designers, engineers, policymakers, as well as
Cultivating Community: Cultivating Community is Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable and
an innovative non-prot organisation that develops Flower Markets: The Melbourne Markets is the
and supports community gardens and local food central wholesale trading and distribution centre for
projects such as school gardens (edible classrooms), Victorias fresh produce industry. The Melbourne
enabling community food systems (the ways in Market Authority is responsible for managing the site
which people and communities interact to improve and its operations which include the Wholesale Fruit
approaches to growing (it coordinates the Growers and Vegetable Market and the National Flower Centre
and Eaters Forum), distributing, preparing, eating plus an extensive range of associated warehousing
and recycling food). For further information visit and distribution facilities. It is one of six central fresh
<www.cultivatingcommunity.org.au>. produce markets in Australia.They were a major
partner together with the Heart Foundation in the
Eaterprises: Connects farmers and eaters by
Just Add Fruit and Veg campaign, funded by the
identifying opportunities and working solutions
Department of Health, to promote and improve access
involved with looking at direct marketing and exchange
to fruit and vegetables.
systems, working on making them less time-
consuming, more effective and straightforward for The Food Alliance: The Food Alliance is an Australian
producers and vastly more accessible and convenient organisation working to achieve a food system that
for local businesses and eaters. For more information ensures sustainable food security and healthy eating
visit <www.eaterprises.com.au>. for the Victorian population. The alliance takes an
innovative approach to improve local and state-based
Fresh food recovery organisations: SecondBite,
food systems, making food systems healthier, more
Foodbank Victoria and FareShare
environmentally sustainable while building regional
These organisations support recovering unused food economies. It promotes integrated policy
fresh food and create links with community-based solutions that realise multiple benets across the food
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Models to support improving healthy food access and supply Increase Increase Reduce
fruit and healthy availability to
vegetables foods less healthy 35
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Models to support improving healthy food access and supply Increase Increase Reduce
fruit and healthy availability to
vegetables foods less healthy
foods
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