The Coalition for Healthy Remotes Stores in the Northern Territory is calling for action on storeowners and retailers to be supported to improve the healthiness of retail stores in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.
The group of representatives from non-government retail, health and academic organisations are supporting the NT government on the move to develop legislation within the NT Food Act of 2004 to continue and strengthen the Remote Stores Licensing Program and move towards International best practice to create healthy stores and communities and improve food security.
Doctor Megan Ferguson from the University of Queensland Public Health faculty spoke to Kirstyn Lindsay about the Coalition for Healthy Remote Stores and their push for federal support to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Prevention of management of chronic health issues is the focus of the coalition to restrict the placement and promotion of unhealthy food in high traffic areas in stores and reduce the number of large bottles of sugary drinks displayed in fridges.
