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SynthesisBMC public health2024

Stores Licensing Scheme in remote Indigenous communities of the Northern Territory, Australia: a meta-evaluation.

Sophie K Howes, Emma van Burgel, Beau Cubillo, Sarah Connally, Megan Ferguson, Julie Brimblecombe

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Synthesis in BMC public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sophie K HowesDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food, Be Active Sleep Eat (BASE) Facility, Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia. sophie.k.howes2@gmail.com.
Emma van BurgelDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food, Be Active Sleep Eat (BASE) Facility, Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia.
Beau CubilloDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food, Be Active Sleep Eat (BASE) Facility, Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia.
Sarah ConnallySchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Megan FergusonDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food, Be Active Sleep Eat (BASE) Facility, Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia.
Julie BrimblecombeDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food, Be Active Sleep Eat (BASE) Facility, Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

NHMRC Investigator Grant 2017170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A form of food retail regulation called the Stores Licensing Scheme was introduced by the Australian Government in 2007-2022 to ensure food security in remote Indigenous communities of the Northern Territory. We examined evaluations of this Scheme implemented under the Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Stronger Futures Northern Territory Acts. Grey literature search identified nine primary source evaluations. Reported outcomes were extracted and thematic analysis utilised to determine barriers and enablers. Outcomes included improved availability and quality of groceries, financial structures, and retail practices, albeit not consistently reported. Governance and food cost were perceived barriers. Future policy aimed to improve food security through community stores should consider food cost subsidy, measures to incentivise all stores to improve standards, and improved governance arrangements enabling self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Store Directors.

Indexed as

Food SupplyAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesCommerceFood SecurityHumansLicensureNorthern TerritoryRural PopulationAustraliaFood securityIndigenous PeoplesIndigenous policyRemoteStores Licensing

Identifiers

PMID39285397
PMCPMC11406765

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