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Accepted Paper:

Young people's relationship with food  
Danielle Aquino (Menzies School of Health Research)

Paper short abstract:

This paper discusses food and eating practices of remote Aboriginal young people and young parents and how participatory methods were used to engage young people in exploring their perspectives about traditional and store foods and the role of food in their daily life.

Paper long abstract:

Young people and young parents in remote Aboriginal communities are perceived, both within the community and by the health system as problems - "they eat too much greasy food", "they don't know how to feed their babies". But how do young people themselves perceive their food choices and eating behaviours? What aspirations do young parents have for their own children's eating practices? In an environment where food insecurity is rife and young people have little control over their living arrangements, how do young people negotiate access to food and take control of their food choices? Drawing on participatory research conducted in a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory, this paper explores food and diet from the perspective of young people themselves.

Panel Med02
Indigenous youth futures in the Northern territory: living the social determinants of health
  Session 1