Nutrition education in rural Australia: why, who and how?

Improving nutrition knowledge through nutrition education had been a major strategy used by nutritionists and health educators to improve the dietary intake of Australians. This approach continues to be supported by contemporary practice, and nutrition and health policy documents at a national and state level. In Australia, the delivery of nutrition education services to rural and remote populations is limited by a scarcity of nutrition specialists such as dietitian/ nutritionists. This review highlights the importance of nutrition education in promoting the nutritional health of Australians in rural and remote areas, and describes a model for nutrition education service delivery based on generalists supported by specialists.