Promoting Collective Well-Being as a Means of Defying the Odds: Drought in the Goulburn Valley, Australia

Congues, Janet

doi:10.5172/rsj.2014.5268

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“…Local government interventions, such as those implemented in the Goulburn Valley area of Victoria during a 5‐year drought (2006–2010), involved community organisations and delivered financial, mental health and collective wellbeing initiatives 29 . MHFA training of lay community members was found to be effective in the disaster recovery period in several studies.…”

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Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

Osborne¹,

Piper²,

Alston³

et al. 2020

Medical Journal of Australia

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Chapter 1: Retail initiatives to improve the healthiness of food environments in rural, regional and remote communities Objective: To synthesise the evidence for effectiveness of initiatives aimed at improving food retail environments and consumer dietary behaviour in rural, regional and remote populations in Australia and comparable countries, and to discuss the implications for future food environment initiatives for rural, regional and remote areas of Australia. Study design: Rapid review of articles published between January 2000 and May 2020. Data sources: We searched MEDLINE (EBSCOhost), Health and Society Database (Informit) and Rural and Remote Health Database (Informit), and included studies undertaken in rural food environment settings in Australia and other countries. Data synthesis: Twenty‐one articles met the inclusion criteria, including five conducted in Australia. Four of the Australian studies were conducted in very remote populations and in grocery stores, and one was conducted in regional Australia. All of the overseas studies were conducted in rural North America. All of them revealed a positive influence on food environment or consumer behaviour, and all were conducted in disadvantaged, rural communities. Positive outcomes were consistently revealed by studies of initiatives that focused on promotion and awareness of healthy foods and included co‐design to generate community ownership and branding. Conclusion: Initiatives aimed at improving rural food retail environments were effective and, when implemented in different rural settings, may encourage improvements in population diets. The paucity of studies over the past 20 years in Australia shows a need for more research into effective food retail environment initiatives, modelled on examples from overseas, with studies needed across all levels of remoteness in Australia. Several retail initiatives that were undertaken in rural North America could be replicated in rural Australia and could underpin future research. Chapter 2: Which interventions best support the health and wellbeing needs of rural populations experiencing natural disasters? Objective: To explore and evaluate health and social care interventions delivered to rural and remote communities experiencing natural disasters in Australia and other high income countries. Study design: We used systematic rapid review methods. First we identified a test set of citations and generated a frequency table of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to index articles. Then we used combinations of MeSH terms and keywords to search the MEDLINE (Ovid) database, and screened the titles and abstracts of the retrieved references. Data sources: We identified 1438 articles via database searches, and a further 62 articles via hand searching of key journals and reference lists. We also found four relevant grey literature resources. After removing duplicates and undertaking two stages of screening, we included 28 studies in a synthesis of qualitative evidence. Data synthesis: Four of us read and assesse...

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Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

Osborne¹,

Piper²,

Alston³

et al. 2020

Medical Journal of Australia

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“…Addressing climate change and food insecurity at the local level has economic and social benefits for local communities, particularly those in rural and remote areas. Research highlights the harmful impact of extensive droughts in Australia, particularly on rural communities who experience agricultural declines resulting in unemployment 45 . The stress associated with unemployment, financial concerns and the rural decline has been associated with poor mental health 36 .…”

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How are Victorian Local Governments' responding to climate change and food insecurity?

Beaudry

McKay

Haines

2020

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue addressed Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to public health and well‐being. Steps taken by governments now will have a significant effect on public health outcomes, including the food system and food security. Method This study reviewed municipal public health and well‐being plans from 79 local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, Australia. Documents were included if they explicitly mentioned climate change and food insecurity. Of the 79 LGAs, 13 met the selection criteria and a content and framing analysis was conducted to identify the level of recognition of climate change on food security and proposed mitigation actions and strategies. Results Of the 13 LGAs, the documents of six were identified as having a high level of responsiveness to climate change and food insecurity, five were assessed as medium and two low. Framing analysis identified council acknowledgment of how climate change effects food access through availability and price, and growing food locally and sustainably is seen as a common action to improve food security. Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that planning for climate change and food insecurity is not a high priority for Victorian LGAs. Given the current political climate in Australia, where many in federal government continue to deny the existence of climate change or are reluctant to implement mitigation strategies, it is now and will be increasingly important into the future that local governments plan for the impact of climate change on food insecurity. So what? Climate change will impact how people access food and what foods are available to them. Unless all levels of government start to address and plan for climate change, the impact on communities will continue to intensify and grow more costly and damaging.

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Promoting Collective Well-Being as a Means of Defying the Odds: Drought in the Goulburn Valley, Australia

Cited by 2 publications

References 13 publications

Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

How are Victorian Local Governments' responding to climate change and food insecurity?

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