2022 Deakin Food Policy Dialogue: Towards prioritising policies that support equitable food systems. 

The Institute for Health Transformation’s Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE) and the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) are pleased to host the 2022 Deakin Food Policy Dialogue: Towards prioritising policies that support equitable food systems. 

Join the discussion between researchers, public health practitioners, policy makers, advocates and community organisations about how we can work together to design and implement policies that support equitable food systems.

With a focus on strengths-based, actionable solutions, our keynote speakers and guests will discuss topics such as: 

• culturally informed trauma integrated healing approaches to food policy and practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 
• VicHealth’s work and commitment to health equity 
• commercial drivers of nutrition equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• local government actions to address inequities in diets 
• reducing inequities in rural diets 
• including priority populations’ voices in food policy. 

Guest speakers and panellists include: 

• Tracy Hardy (Wattleseed Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing)
• Dr Sandro Demaio (VicHealth) 
• Dheepa Jeyapalan (VicHealth) 
• Dr Mark Lock (IHT) 
• Dr Jane Martin (OPC) 
• Alfred Deakin Professor Anna Peeters (IHT)
• Associate Professor Kathryn Backholer (IHT) 

Date and time:

Tuesday 13 December 2022  

9.30am start to 4.15pm finish (registrations from 9am) 

Location: 

• Deakin Downtown (please note the in-person registrations are limited) 
• Online via Zoom 

Register

Register to attend in-person

Register to attend online

Please RSVP by Thursday 1 December 2022. 

This event is supported by the Institute for Health Transformation (IHT) and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth).