The RE-FRESH: Next Generation Practice Guide series provides evidence-informed, practice-focused guides to support the implementation and sustainment of healthy food retail initiatives.
The guides aim to translate the best available research into clear, actionable recommendations for health promotion practitioners, policymakers, and retailers. The project is an initiative of the NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence for Food Retail Environments for Health: Next Generation (known as RE-FRESH: Next Generation).
What does each guide include?
Each practice guide is designed to:
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- Summarise the best international evidence, including, where possible, evidence produced across the CRE.
- Provide clear recommendations for policymakers, practitioners and retailers.
- Link to applied examples (case studies) of recommended policies and practices wherever possible.
Each practice guide is available as both a comprehensive summary and a 1-page infographic.
How are the guides developed?
Every guide receives independent researcher input and end‑user expert review prior to publication on the RE‑FRESH: Next Generation website to ensure content is practical, relevant and easy to use in real‑world settings.
Peer review ensures each guide is accurate, rigorous, transparent, and aligned with current best‑practice evidence.
Explore the Practice Guides
Practice Guide 1 | Sustained healthy food retail: Best practices for long-term impact
Practice Guide 2 | Effectiveness of local government policies and actions to improve the healthiness of food environments
Get involved - We want to hear from you!
Whether you have a new topic, fresh evidence, or want to contribute as a reviewer, we’d love to hear from you.
Share your ideas: Is there a research area or topic we should be exploring? Let us know! Hearing your input helps keep our guides relevant and ensures they are meeting the needs of the community
Become a reviewer: Join our team of practitioners, policymakers and researchers who help ensure each guide is practical, accurate and easy to use.
Contact us
Contact us Reach out to re-fresh@deakin.edu.au to get involved.
Useful resources
Best Practice Guides for Conducting Healthy Food Retail Research
An innovative series covering all stages of the research process, including practical considerations for engaging with retailers and developing partnerships, co-designing initiatives, data collection and analysis, and research translation. Explore more.
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More information
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For any enquires please contact the RE-FRESH: Next Generation team at re-fresh@deakin.edu.au
