Local evidenced-based policy options to improve food security in South Australia: The use of local knowledge in policy development

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1497-1502

  Bastian, Amber ^a   Coveney, John ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Food security; Policy; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; COMMUNITY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84864049957     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011003260     Document Type: Article

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