Where can I find more information?
Healthy eating
Physical activity
Chronic disease
Australian Government
State and territory governments
Healthy eating
CSIRO: The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.Dietitians Association of Australia: As the largest professional nutrition organisation in Australia, this site gives you practical, up-to-date information on a range of nutrition topics you can trust. Visit the Smart Eating For You section for tips, recipes, nutrition A-Z’s, go on a virtual shopping tour, assess your diet, sign up for the e-newsletter and find your local Accredited Practising Dietitian.
Food for Kids: A web site produced by CHOICE, Australia's leading consumer organisation, dedicated to providing easy to follow information about food products which your children, and possibly the rest of your family, are likely to eat.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ): Food Standards Australia New Zealand sets food standards for Australia and New Zealand. Here you can find information on the content and labelling of food sold in Australia and New Zealand and food safety issues.
Go for 2&5®: Here you can find out about the benefits of fruit and veggies, ways to get more fruit and veggies into your day, plus some super simple tasty recipes and other resources.
Heart Foundation: This website provides information on the importance of healthy eating and drinking and looking after your heart.
Nutrition Australia: Provides scientifically based nutrition information to encourage optimal health for all Australians. Here you can find publications, fundraising ideas and general information on nutrition for all ages.
Nutrient Reference Values: A general guide your kilojoule requirements for the day can be found on this website including Recommended Dietary Intakes.
Physical activity
10,000 steps: A web site dedicated to motivating people to build up to 10,000 steps a day.Australian Association for Exercise & Sports Science (AAESS): AAESS offers free access to a database of over 2,000 qualified health professionals, where you can find and locate an Exercise Physiologist who can assess your personal abilities, and help you achieve your personal goals.
Choose Health, Be Active: A booklet developed by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs designed to help older Australians achieve sufficient physical activity for good health.
Get Moving: This web site provides lots of good ideas for fun ways to get you and your kids moving.
Fitness Australia: Find yourself a registered gym, fitness centre, health club or personal training studio through national Health and Fitness Industry Association, Fitness Australia.
Heart Foundation: This web site has covers Australia’s largest network of free community-based walking groups, led by volunteer walk organisers.
Kinect Australia: Kinect promotes active living* to enhance health and well-being, build stronger communities and create more liveable and sustainable environments.
Relay For Life: An overnight team relay-style walk or run that raises funds for cancer research, education and patient support programs. Relay for Life is an initiative of the Cancer Council Australia
Ride to Work Day: A national event to promote riding a bicycle to work and increasing the level of physical activity in Australia. The event also aims to reduce congestion and the environmental impact caused by driving a car to work.
TravelSmart Australia: This web site brings together the many community- and government-based programs that are asking Australians to use alternatives to traveling in their private car. This includes making transport choices such as walking and bicycling to increase health and fitness.
The Cycling Promotion Fund: The web site provides links to cycling clubs and organisations for recreational and competitive cyclists in all Australian states and territories.
Walk to Work Day: A national annual event to promote regular walking and physical activity.
Chronic disease
Arthritis Australia: Provides support and information to people with arthritis as well as their families and friends, and promotes awareness of the challenges facing people with arthritis across the community.Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute: Provides a variety of services including care for people with diabetes, diabetes education for professionals and research.
Cancer Council Australia: Australia’s peak non-government cancer control organisation. The web site provides information on a variety of cancers.
Cancer Council Victoria, Obesity Prevention Campaign: The Cancer Council Victoria has a section on its web site dedicated to obesity prevention. The site has a focus on waist circumference, informs people on lifestyle risk factors for cancer and provides some hints and tips people can take.
Cancer Prevention Plan (PDF Document): The Cancer Institute has developed a cancer prevention plan booklet that covers healthy eating and physical activity.
Diabetes Action: A web site dedicated to a campaign undertaken by Diabetes Australia, aimed at increasing the awareness of how a large waist circumference is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. The web site includes a type 2 diabetes risk test.
Diabetes Australia: The mission of Diabetes Australia is to minimise the impact of diabetes. Guidelines on how to manage diabetes is available on this web site. A wide variety of fact sheets are available on the web site, along with specific Indigenous resources.
Heart Foundation: The Heart Foundation’s web site has a section dedicated to ‘Healthy Living’, and information is available on healthy weight, food, and physical activity.
Kidney Health Australia: Provides information on chronic kidney disease, the role of your kidneys and how to keep your kidneys healthy.
National Stroke Foundation: Provides information on strokes, risk factors and how to prevent them.
Osteoporosis Australia: A non-government web site that provides consumers and health professionals with information, advice and education on osteoporosis, its prevention and treatment.
Australian Government
Healthy Active: This web site contains information on the Australian Government’s Healthy Active activities including the Healthy Active Ambassadors, healthy weight, the Community and School Grants Program and the Get Moving and Go for 2&5® campaigns.Healthy Weight: A web site developed to provide information on healthy weight, healthy eating and physical activity. It includes a sample daily kilojoule and nutrient calculator.
Prevetion of Type Two Diabetes Program: The Australian Government has introduced a Medicare item (MBS item 713) for general practitioners (GPs) to provide risk modification advice to 40-49 year old patients who are at high risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. The Australian Government also provides a subsidy for high risk patients to complete an accredited lifestyle modification program.
Preventative Health Taskforce: The Australian Government is committed to refocusing the health system on prevention and has established a Preventative Health Taskforce to develop a National Preventative Health Strategy by June 2009, focusing on tobacco, alcohol, and obesity. In developing the Strategy, the Taskforce will consult across the health care sector and the wider community. The Taskforce will provide government with evidence based advice and identify long-term strategies for tackling the burden of disease caused by obesity as a matter of priority. You can monitor the progress of the Taskforce on their website,
State and territory governments
ACT:
Tucka Talk: This ACT Government’s health promotion web site has fact sheets for parents on healthy eating for young children, as well as healthy eating in schools.NSW:
The Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service is a free, confidential telephone service run by NSW Health. It helps people make lifestyle changes in relation to:- healthy eating.
- being physically active.
- achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
Qualified Get Healthy Coaches will provide information and ongoing health coaching and support to help you achieve your health goals.
Just call 1300 806 258 Monday to Friday 8am – 8pm or visit www.gethealthynsw.com.au
Healthy Kids: A NSW Government initiative focused on promoting good food habits and daily physical activity for children.
Live Life Well: A NSW Government initiative focused on promoting healthy living including good food habits and daily physical activity for adults.
NT:
NT Department of Health and Families: This web site has resources dedicated to healthy eating and physical activity, including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Guide to Healthy Eating.goNT: A whole of government and community initiative to promote physical activity and encourage Territorians to be more active in their daily life.
QLD:
Eat Well Be Active: A Queensland Government web site to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Indigenous specific resources are available.Lighten Up: A Queensland Government healthy lifestyle group program for adults who want to improve their health. It assists people to eat well and be active, manage stress and make long-term behaviour changes to support a healthy lifestyle.
SA:
Be Active: A South Australian Government initiative focused on getting people to be more physically active. The site provides tips for adults, children, mature age people, and people with disabilities.Do It For Life program: South Australia's Do It For Life Program is a state government initiative that aims to reduce risk factors for adults (18 years +) who are at high risk of developing preventable chronic diseases.
VIC:
Go for your life: A Victorian Government initiative to promote healthy eating and increase levels of physical activity.Life! Taking Action on Diabetes -a new evidence-based type 2 diabetes prevention course targeting people 50 years of age and over. It is a tailored lifestyle behavioural change course which involves six 90 minute group sessions which take place over a period of eight months.
TAS:
Eat well Tasmania: A state-wide program that provides support and assistance for activities or projects that promote enjoyable healthy eating.Get moving Tasmania: A web site set up by the Premier’s Physical Activity Council which provides a variety of physical activity information.
WA:
Find 30: A campaign dedicated to increasing awareness of physical activity and how it can be incorporated into your daily life.My Healthy Balance: An initiative of Diabetes WA, Heart Foundation (WA Branch) and the Cancer Council WA. A free online program suitable for adults wanting to learn more about living a healthier lifestyle.
