Vegetables provide health benefits and aid in prevention of many chronic conditions including
cardiovascular disease and some cancers (NHMRC 2013). Adequate consumption of vegetables
has long been recommended for prevention and formation of a healthy diet (Wang 2014). There
are many reasons why the recommended intake of vegetable may not be achieved by
Australians including cost of fresh vegetables, nutrition literacy, access to food due to transport
or remote locations.
Imagine you are a nutritionist, and you have been given the task of developing a
program/initiative to “address barriers to vegetable intake and opportunities to improve access
to vegetables for children in South Australia”.
cardiovascular disease and some cancers (NHMRC 2013). Adequate consumption of vegetables
has long been recommended for prevention and formation of a healthy diet (Wang 2014). There
are many reasons why the recommended intake of vegetable may not be achieved by
Australians including cost of fresh vegetables, nutrition literacy, access to food due to transport
or remote locations.
Imagine you are a nutritionist, and you have been given the task of developing a
program/initiative to “address barriers to vegetable intake and opportunities to improve access
to vegetables for children in South Australia”.
In order to develop the nutrition intervention, you will first need to undertake intelligence, so as to demostrate:
- Analysis of the barriers and enablers to vegetable consumption from an individual and socio-environmental perspective.
Instruction:
- Write 800-900 words
- Description of individual determinants, socio-environmental and revelant cultural determinants and their relationship to vegetable intake in children, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
- There must be an evidence of critical analysis not just description
Rubric for getting 90-100 marks
- Comprehensive analysis of individual, cultural and socio-environmental determinants
- Strong inclusion of experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
- Comprehensive critical analysis and synthesis of information with extensive research and wide reading