1. A Food Relief Charter for South Australia—Towards a Shared Vision for Pathways Out of Food Insecurity
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Tahna L. Pettman, Carmel Williams, Sue Booth, Deborah Wildgoose, Christina M. Pollard, John Coveney, Julie-Anne McWhinnie, Marian McAllister, Carolyn Dent, Rory Spreckley, Jonathan D. Buckley, Svetlana Bogomolova, Ian Goodwin-Smith, Pettman, Tahna L, Williams, Carmel, Booth, Sue, Wildgoose, Deborah, Pollard, Christina M, Coveney, John, McWhinnie, Julie Anne, McAllister, Marian, Dent, Carolyn, Spreckley, Rory, Buckley, Jonathon D, Bogomolova, Svetlana, and Goodwin-Smith, Ian
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Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Australia ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,food relief ,Food Supply ,co-production ,Food Insecurity ,food insecurity ,South Australia ,food assistance ,Humans ,Food Assistance ,intersectoral collaboration ,policy ,collective impact - Abstract
Refereed/Peer-reviewed Chronic food insecurity persists in high-income countries, leading to an entrenched need for food relief. In Australia, food relief services primarily focus on providing food to meet immediate need. To date, there has been few examples of a vision in the sector towards client outcomes and pathways out of food insecurity. In 2016, the South Australian Government commissioned research and community sector engagement to identify potential policy actions to address food insecurity. This article describes the process of developing a co-designed South Australian Food Relief Charter, through policy–research–practice collaboration, and reflects on the role of the Charter as both a policy tool and a declaration of a shared vision. Methods used to develop the Charter, and resulting guiding principles, are discussed. This article reflects on the intentions of the Charter and suggests how its guiding principles may be used to guide collective actions for system improvement. Whilst a Charter alone may be insufficient to create an integrated food relief system that goes beyond the provision of food, it is a useful first step in enabling a culture where the sector can have a unified voice to advocate for the prevention of food insecurity.
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- 2022
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