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Stir it up! Sharing good food and healthy eating
Robyn Tindall
ISLHD Health Promotion Service
Jenny Norman
Healthy Cities Illawarra
Healthy Food for Sustainable Communities –
Building Local Partnerships – 1 May 2012
What is Stir it up!?
A community based,
peer education project
which provides training
and support to
community members to
run healthy eating
activities in their local
communities
What is Stir it up!?
Healthy eating
activities may include
cooking
demonstrations, talks,
supermarket tours,
involvement in
community gardens
and facilitating cooking
groups.
Stir it up! messages
Eat more freshly prepared,
whole foods
Eat more fruit and vegetables
Eat a healthy breakfast
Drink more water
Project Goal
To improve the food security
status of low-income
communities in the Illawarra
area, using a peer-education
model
Context
Food insecurity can mean:
Experiencing hunger as a result of running
out of food and being unable to afford more
Not having enough food
Eating a poor quality diet as a result of
limited options
Anxiety about acquiring food
Having to rely on food relief
How does Stir it up! work?
Training
Mentor
support
Activities in
community
Recruitment
Project Achievements to date
28 Peer educators
20 Mentors
12 new peer
educators (2 May 2012)
3 training rounds
completed
81% volunteer
retention rate
2010 Graduation of
Peer-educators
Project Achievements to date
145 activities
conducted
~2200 participants
>25 Host
Organisations
14 organisations
represented on
Advisory Group 2011 Graduation
of Peer-educators
Partnerships
Partnerships
Networking
Coordinating
Cooperating
Collaborative
Development of partnerships
Jim Cavaye – Community Development
INFORMATION
Communicate
information to
stakeholders
CONSULTATION
Seek the opinion
of stakeholders
Development of partnerships
EMPOWERMENT
Stakeholders share
decision making
power
INVOLVEMENT
Stakeholders
participate in
decision making
and action
Advisory Group
• Provide expertise and
strategic direction
• Support the
development and
implementation
of the project
Project Team
ISLHD Health
Promotion Service
Healthy Cities Illawarra
TAFE Illawarra Outreach
• In-kind support
• Skills and expertise
• Shared philosophy
• Cooperative partnership
• Advocate
• Bureaucracies
• Credibility
Baptist Community Services
• In-kind support
• Volunteer support
• Established organisation
• Advocate
• Clear roles and
expectations
Wollongong Church of Christ
• Provide venue
• Common interests
• In-kind support
• Coordinating partnership
Host Organisations
• ~30 organisations
• Wide range
• Variety of opportunities
Wollongong City Council
• Past funding
• Current funding
• Synergies with projects
Illawarra Forum Inc
• Development phase
• Funding and expertise
• Exchange of information
Building Local Partnerships
Shoalhaven potential
Benefits of existing networks and partnerships
Building Local Partnerships
Credibility
Advocate
Involvement
Range
Negotiating
For further information…….
Stir it up! Project Team
Robyn Tindall
ISLHD Health Promotion Service
4221 6777
Jenny Norman
Healthy Cities Illawarra
4226 5000
