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Indigenous Health
& Isolated Adults
And thirdly, Indigenous health
is a key objective for us, as well.
I believe that our Ministry, with
its hands-on approach, can
make a massive difference in
communities.
We’ve also undertaken a massive
effort to connect people who
are feeling isolated, through
cooking. For example, we’re
doing some extraordinary pilots
with Stockland in retirement
villages and independent living.
We’ve designed programmes
that encourage older people to
cook together, and it’s making a
massive impact. I’d love to roll this
out nationally.
What’s your favourite success story from
the work that Jamie’s Ministry of Food
has done to date?
As you know, it’s tough to prove long-
term behavioural change. We were able
to publish a paper, and show through
research, that people who purchased
and consumed more vegetables were
more confident in cooking meals and
spent less on takeaway foods. Their
health markers also went up. I’m really
proud of that.
What role do partnerships play for The
Good Foundation?
One of the best things about this job
is that I don’t ever go into a meeting
feeling like no one is interested or
wants me there. It’s about, how do we
collaborate? How do we get aligned to
deliver something where one plus one
equals three?
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