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Health Promotion International 2004 19(3):327-334; doi:10.1093/heapro/dah306
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HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL Vol. 19. No. 3 © Oxford University Press 2004. All rights reserved.

The Eat Well SA project: an evaluation-based case study in building capacity for promoting healthy eating

Alison Smith1, John Coveney2, Patricia Carter3, Gwyn Jolley4 and Paul Laris5

1Centre for Health Promotion, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, 2Department of Public Health, Flinders University Adelaide, Australia, 3Health Promotion SA, Department of Human Services, Adelaide, Australia, 4South Australian Community Health Research Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Australia and 5Paul Laris and Associates, Henley Beach, Australia

Address for correspondence: Alison Smith, Centre for Health Promotion, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide SA 5066, Australia, E-mail: smitha{at}mail.wch.sa.gov.au

SUMMARY

The term ‘capacity building’ is used in the health promotion literature to mean investing in communities, organizations and structures to enhance access to knowledge, skills and resources needed to conduct effective health programs. The Eat Well SA project aimed to increase consumption of healthy food by children, young people and their families in South Australia. The project evaluation demonstrated that awareness about healthy eating among stakeholders across a range of sectors, coalitions and partnerships to promote healthy eating and sustainable programs had been developed. The project achievements were analysed further using a capacity-building framework. This analysis showed that partnership development was a key strategy for success, leading to increased problem-solving capacity among key stakeholders and workers from education, child care, health, transport and food industry sectors. It was also a strategy that required concerted effort and review. New and ongoing programs were initiated and institutionalized within other sectors, notably the child care, vocational education and transport sectors. A model for planning and evaluating nutrition health promotion work is described.

Key words: capacity building; health promotion; nutrition


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