Food‐purchasing behaviour in an Aboriginal community. 2. Evaluation of an intervention aimed at children

Abstract

Abstract: The previously described survey of food‐purchasing behaviour in a central‐Australian Aboriginal community demonstrated that children have sufficient disposable income to provision themselves directly from food outlets. Subsequently, a community‐based intervention project developed strategies to provide healthier choices for these children. Two years after the initial survey, a follow‐up survey was conducted in which all food purchases by children under the age of 15 in the community were recorded over a two‐week period. The results demonstrate an improvement in the quality of foods and beverages purchased by children at the time of the second survey. 1994 Public Health Association of Australia