Remote school gardens: exploring a cost-effective and novel way to engage Australian Indigenous students in nutrition and health.

Conclusions: The program was delivered economically without the need for on-the-ground staff, in a manner that was acceptable to teachers. Implications: This model may have application in remote schools throughout Australia, where there is a need to alter health impacting behaviours in high-risk populations. Lengthier program evaluation times and further resource development may be worth investigating in the future.
PMID: 24890481 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - June 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hume A, Wetten A, Feeney C, Taylor S, O'Dea K, Brimblecombe J Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research