Healthy Weight 2008 - Australia's Future - The National Action Agenda for children and young people and their families
Maternal and infant health (including hospitals, infant and child health clinics, community health services)
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Table of contents- Introduction
- Terms of reference for the National Obesity Taskforce
- National Obesity Taskforce Membership
- Scientific Reference Group
- Consultative Forum
- Strategic intent
- Goals
- Urgent need for action
- Guiding principles
- Framework for action
- Action strategies for children and young people (aged 0-18 years)
- Stakeholder support
- Success factors for implementation
- Settings Strategies
- Primary Care Services (including general medical proactice, community health centres, and other community-based and private sector services)
- Schools - Primary and Secondary (including public and private schools, and use of school facilities)
- Family and Community Care Services (including social work, child protection, juvenile justice, Centrelink, outreach services to vulnerable and disadvantaged groups
- Maternal and infant health (including hospitals, infant and child health clinics, community health services)
- Neightbourhoods and community organisations (including state/territory government, local government, community groups, recreation and sporting bodies, and private organisations)
- Workplaces (including government, private and non government work settings both formal and informal)
- Food Supply (including food producers, manufacturers, and retailers, eg supermarkets, markets, stores, and food service outlets eg restaurants, cafes and take-aways)
- Media and Marketing (including television, cinemas, videos, electronic games, print, internet and commercial advertising, marketing and promtions)
- Support for Families and Community-Wide Education (including public policy and support strategies for families, and planned mass media communication and education)
- 'Whole of Community' Demonstration Areas - (integrated actions from all the Settings implemented in discrete population areas as potential models for wider long term implementation in other communities and to enhance community ownership and capacity for sustained action-previous examples have been effective)
- Evidence and Performance Monitoring (including measurement, analysis, evaluation, policy and action research to inform planning and management, and enhance accountability)
- Coordination and Capacity Building (including strategic management, operational coordination, infrastructure support, community and stakeholder strengthening, and professional development)
Outcomes sought
- Increased proportion of women of childbearing age and fathers, who undertake healthy eating and active living for healthy weight.
- Increased proportion of infants exclusively breastfed to six months of age, and to 12 months and beyond with appropriate complementary foods.
- Increased proportion of breastfeeding friendly health services, childcare services, workplaces and community settings.
2004 Actions
Health sector leadership:
- Extend ‘good’ practice programs for healthy eating (including breastfeeding) and active living within antenatal and postnatal care (including home visiting), and increase the access of these services by Indigenous people.
- Develop and disseminate information resources for parents at different stages of their child’s development—starting with new parents—on healthy eating, active living and healthy weight for themselves as well as their child.
- Assist hospitals and health services to be accredited as ‘Baby Friendly’ hospitals and community services.
- Develop and implement breastfeeding support policies and programs for all government organisations at local, state, territory and federal levels—with health departments leading by example.
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