Healthy Weight 2008 - Australia's Future - The National Action Agenda for children and young people and their families
Settings Strategies
Up to Nutrition and Physical Activity
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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)
Child Care (including child care centres, family day care and outside school hours care)
Outcomes sought
- Improved environments and learning experiences in early childhood care/education settings, which promote healthy eating and active play.
- Enhanced use of childcare settings as an avenue to strengthen the knowledge and skills of parents and carers about physical activity and healthy eating (including breast-feeding).
- Increased participation of children, staff, parents and the community in creating the solutions.
2004 Actions
Health sector leadership:
- Seek a joint Call to Action with relevant Children and Family Services and Health Ministers.
- Develop, disseminate and promote physical activity guidelines for children under five.
- Disseminate, promote and implement the NHMRC Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents.
Collaboration across sectors:
- Introduce ‘good practice’ standards on healthy eating and physical activity that meet the above guidelines and build on accreditation and funding frameworks.
- Address real and perceived barriers that may limit the achievement of standards and guidelines (eg legal liability issues, food safety regulations) including education with regard to ‘perceived’ barriers.
- Implement ‘good practice’ interventions, including training for childcare workers and information and support for parents, grandparents and carers on active play and healthy eating (including breast feeding).
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