Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote Australia
Abstract Background Environmental factors can impact the ability of food retail businesses to implement best practice health-enabling food retail. Methods We co-designed a short-item survey on factors influencing food retail health-enabling practice in a remote Australian setting. Publicly available...
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| author | Emma van Burgel Molly Fairweather Amanda Hill Meaghan Christian Megan Ferguson Amanda Lee Sarah Funston Bronwyn Fredericks Emma McMahon Christina Pollard Julie Brimblecombe |
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| description | Abstract Background Environmental factors can impact the ability of food retail businesses to implement best practice health-enabling food retail. Methods We co-designed a short-item survey on factors influencing food retail health-enabling practice in a remote Australian setting. Publicly available submissions to an Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities were coded using an existing remote community food systems assessment tool and thematically analysed. Themes informed survey questions that were then prioritised, refined and pre-tested with expert stakeholder input. Results One-hundred and eleven submissions were coded, and 100 themes identified. Supply chain related data produced the most themes (n = 25). The resulting 26-item survey comprised questions to assess the perceived impact of environmental factors on a store’s health-enabling practice (n = 20) and frequency of occurrence (n = 6). Conclusions The application of this evidence-informed, co-designed survey will provide a first-time cross-sectional analysis and the potential for ongoing longitudinal data and advocacy on how environmental factors affect the operations of remote stores. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae468884dca34642a3529969be0aa9b82024-03-05T20:35:58ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582024-02-0124111410.1186/s12889-024-17945-9Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote AustraliaEmma van Burgel0Molly Fairweather1Amanda Hill2Meaghan Christian3Megan Ferguson4Amanda Lee5Sarah Funston6Bronwyn Fredericks7Emma McMahon8Christina Pollard9Julie Brimblecombe10Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash UniversityDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash UniversityDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash UniversityDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash UniversityDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash UniversitySchool of Public Health, The University of QueenslandArnhem Land Progress Aboriginal CorporationSchool of Public Health, The University of QueenslandDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash UniversitySchool of Population Health, Curtin UniversityDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash UniversityAbstract Background Environmental factors can impact the ability of food retail businesses to implement best practice health-enabling food retail. Methods We co-designed a short-item survey on factors influencing food retail health-enabling practice in a remote Australian setting. Publicly available submissions to an Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities were coded using an existing remote community food systems assessment tool and thematically analysed. Themes informed survey questions that were then prioritised, refined and pre-tested with expert stakeholder input. Results One-hundred and eleven submissions were coded, and 100 themes identified. Supply chain related data produced the most themes (n = 25). The resulting 26-item survey comprised questions to assess the perceived impact of environmental factors on a store’s health-enabling practice (n = 20) and frequency of occurrence (n = 6). Conclusions The application of this evidence-informed, co-designed survey will provide a first-time cross-sectional analysis and the potential for ongoing longitudinal data and advocacy on how environmental factors affect the operations of remote stores.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17945-9AboriginalIndigenousEnvironment and public healthFood securityFood retailRemote store |
| spellingShingle | Emma van Burgel Molly Fairweather Amanda Hill Meaghan Christian Megan Ferguson Amanda Lee Sarah Funston Bronwyn Fredericks Emma McMahon Christina Pollard Julie Brimblecombe Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote Australia BMC Public Health Aboriginal Indigenous Environment and public health Food security Food retail Remote store |
| title | Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote Australia |
| title_full | Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote Australia |
| title_fullStr | Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote Australia |
| title_short | Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote Australia |
| title_sort | development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health enabling food retail practice in aboriginal and torres strait islander communities of remote australia |
| topic | Aboriginal Indigenous Environment and public health Food security Food retail Remote store |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17945-9 |
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