The national Roundtable on Indigenous Nutrition and Preventative
Health was co-hosted by the CRC for Aboriginal Health and the CSIRO
in Adelaide on 4-5 August 2009.
The Roundtable was attended by 37 delegates from across
Australia, with Indigenous and non-Indigenous representatives from
government, academia, community health services, non-government
organisations and local service providers. Dialogue at the
Roundtable was of great benefit to the CRC for Aboriginal Health
and the CSIRO, offering valuable feedback on the priorities around
nutrition and preventative health for Indigenous people.
The CSIRO and the CRC for Aboriginal Health made a commitment to
delegates that the Roundtable was just the first step in ongoing
discussions and collaborations, and their focus is on having a
greater impact on health and nutrition outcomes for out Indigenous
communities.
A working group, led by CSIRO's National Preventative Health
Flagship, and the CRC for Aboriginal Health, has been established
to progress the insights, stories and knowledge shared at the
Roundtable, and call to action policy formulators, researchers and
service providers to provide Indigenous communities with better
health and total wellbeing outcomes.
For further information, please contact Belinda Wyld at CSIRO
Food and Nutritional Services on Ph 08 8303 8854 or email
belinda.wyld@csiro.au, or Arwen Nikolof at the CRC for
Aboriginal Health.
Links:
Final Report:
CSIRO's 3rd National Indigenous Science and Research Roundtable, in
conjunction with the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal
Health (CRCAH) - Nutrition and Preventative Health in Indigenous
Futures, 2009.
Media release, 5 August 2009 - CSIRO
[Page last updated 29.10.2009]
