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Ms Antonietta Viola

Project Manager

Staff Member Details
Email: a.viola@ecu.edu.au

Project Manager: Australian Food Atlas Project

Antonietta is a Project Manager in the Food Environments Team of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute within the School of Health and Medical Sciences. Her role will project manage the initiation, implementation and evaluation of the Australian Food Atlas Project, bridging the disciplines of nutrition, public health, geography and urban planning.

This unique and innovative project will be the first in Australia to comprehensively map, measure and monitor food access across jurisdictions, creating a national ‘Food Atlas’ designed around the needs of professionals in food policy, public health and planning. The ‘Food Atlas’ will spatially visualise a community’s ability to access food, identifying the people and places with limited access to healthy food and/or an over abundance of unhealthy food.

This unique level of evidence can be used to inform food and nutrition policy and surveillance, support planning decisions and future policy direction to create equitable, health promoting communities that foster healthy eating.

Background

Antonietta Viola is a Registered Dietitian in the United Kingdom (UK) and Malta; Accredited Practice Dietitian and Sports Dietitian in Australia; with a Masters in Public Health via published research.

Antonietta is highly passionate, energetic and approachable. She has worked in Rural & Remote Australia working with 9 Indigenous communities in North West Queensland for many years; Sustained the first Community Capacity Building Project in QLD, Australia with a consortium of Universities, UQ, QUT and UniSC in Australia. She has then gone on to work in the UK in Dietetics, Public Health and Health Commissioning & Contracting for the last 20 years.

Antonietta is now the Project Manager for the innovative Australian Food Atlas Project with the Food & Environments Team in NHIRI.

Antonietta has also worked in the fitness industry since the age of 17 in Australia and then worked in the UK with Football Clubs, Sport England, a National Outdoor Fitness Company managing 2 London Parks, and worked with TV Production companies and Channel 4, as the Lead Fitness Consultant, for a very well-known Military Based TV Series since 2015.

She is an innovative professional renowned for consistently delivering and demonstrating a commitment to excellence in her work, especially in challenging circumstances where she has eventually produced a positive outcome.

Throughout her career, Antonietta has held various roles blending strategic thinking with hands-on expertise building a reputation as a forward thinker and problem solver. Couple this with Antonietta’s natural leadership attributes and excellent interpersonal skills, this enables her to operate at all levels, building strong relationships whilst being seen as a trusted advisor.

When she’s not at work, Antonietta enjoys outdoor fitness, hiking and adventure sports and follows her Premier League football team with dedication, which she believes enriches her professional perspective and drive.

Professional Associations

  • Dietitians Association of Australia
  • Sports Dietitians Australia
  • Public Health Association of Australia
  • British Dietetics Association
  • Association for Nutrition UK
  • Nutrition Society UK

Research Areas and Interests

  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Indigenous Health & Nutrition
  • School Environments & Learning
  • Food Environments
  • Food Security – Access and Availability
  • Physical Activity and Health

Qualifications

  • Master of Public Health, The University of Queensland, 2003.
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