Food systems and planetary health

This unit explores the interconnected relationships between human health, environmental sustainability, food systems and the living ecosystems that we depend on. You will learn about food system activities from paddock to plate, including agricultural production, food distribution, processing, retail, consumption and waste. You will explore drivers that influence these food system activities, including globalisation, climate change, industrialisation, colonisation and commercialisation and examine how these currently undermine efforts to achieve a healthy, sustainable and equitable food system.  You will be exposed to a variety of perspectives on planetary health, including First Nations perspectives, food industry stakeholders and public health experts. You will examine the way you personally interact with the food system and conduct an audit of the built, social, economic and natural food systems in a Local Government Area. You also will identify and explore innovative opportunities for nutrition professionals to improve the food system and contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.