Nutrition Initiatives Good Food Strong Bodies: The Good Food Strong Bodies health promotion material was designed in collaboration with Uncle Jimmy Thumbs Up! and Outback Stores. The educational resources aim to get people to eat more fruit and vegetables and reduce sugar intake. The material includes a thumbs up or thumbs down and links to the Good Tucker App. The material allows nutrition education to occur in the place where purchasing occurs. The ALPA nutrition team have been working with Store Boards to translate the messages into First Nations languages and with health service Public Health Nutritionists to implement the health promotion material alongside in-store nutrition education. Good Food People (currently under development): The Good Food People training program focuses on equipping store teams with skills to create healthier food environments. This is done through embedding nutrition knowledge into store team daily practice where it can impact customers purchasing decisions. If the store environment is supportive, customers are more likely to choose healthier products which can have a positive impact on health outcomes. The training package will include learning outcomes on the links between what we eat and how this can impact our health and wellbeing. The Good Food People training package addresses the need to upskill Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team members in nutrition-related responsibilities within stores. These responsibilities include overseeing the fruit and vegetable department, ensuring the availability of healthy takeaway foods, promotion of healthy foods and implementing and maintaining in-store nutrition initiatives. The Good Food People training aims to empower store team members to manage these responsibilities, creating a healthier food environment and influencing customer purchasing behaviours. These store team members are then able to translate and share this information more broadly to their family, with the aim of having a ripple effect. Healthy Product of the Month: Healthy Product of the Month dedicates the most prominent end of aisle in each store to feature healthy products. This program started in 1 store in 2016 and ALPA soon implemented it across all stores. The nutrition team and merchandise team select healthy products and display them on our dedicated ‘healthy’ aisle end display. We showcase products which address different areas of health - including good nutrition, physical activity, oral health and hygiene. These products are already popular items in the stores, but we want to make them more visible to entice customers to buy more, and to share health messages. Manage Cookie Preferences