Key Findings and Recommendations: Frontiers of CDR

Key Findings and Recommendations: Frontiers of CDR

The cost of the Healthy Food Access Basket (HFAB), which feeds a family of six for • two weeks, has increased throughout Queensland since 2004. This difference was signifi cant in all of the remoteness categories except major cities. The cost of the HFAB continues to be considerably higher in • very remote stores throughout Queensland, especially in those towns more than 2000 kilometres from Brisbane. In 2006 the mean cost of the HFAB was $107.81 (24.2%) higher in very remote stores in Queensland but $145.57 (32.6%) higher in very remote stores more than 2000 kilometres from Brisbane compared with the same basket in major cities. The cost of healthy food has increased more than the cost of less nutritious • alternatives. Inter-sectoral partnerships are needed to better understand food supply issues and to • generate sustainable targeted strategies to address the high cost of healthy foods. National monitoring of food supply, as one component of a comprehensive nutrition • surveillance system for Australia, is vital for coordinated strategic planning, priority setting and resource allocation.

自2004年以来，昆士兰州用于养活一个六口之家两周的健康食品采购篮（HFAB）的成本一直在上升。除大城市外，在所有偏远地区类别中，这种差异都很显著。在昆士兰州，非常偏远地区商店的健康食品采购篮成本仍然要高得多，特别是在那些距离布里斯班2000多公里的城镇。2006年，与大城市的相同采购篮相比，昆士兰州非常偏远地区商店的健康食品采购篮平均成本高出107.81美元（24.2%），而距离布里斯班2000多公里的非常偏远地区商店则高出145.57美元（32.6%）。健康食品的成本比营养成分较低的替代品的成本上升得更多。需要跨部门合作，以更好地了解食品供应问题，并制定可持续的针对性策略来解决健康食品成本高昂的问题。对食品供应进行全国性监测，作为澳大利亚综合营养监测系统的一个组成部分，对于协调战略规划、确定优先事项和资源分配至关重要。