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Nutrition & Physical Activity Program

Nutrition & Physical Activity Program. Where Public Health Nutritionists work. Darwin 1 urban nutritionist 4 remote nutritionists 1 Nutrition Advisor AHW Nhulunbuy 2 nutritionists Katherine 1 nutritionist Tennant Creek 1 nutritionist Alice Springs 1 urban nutritionist

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Nutrition & Physical Activity Program

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  1. Nutrition & Physical Activity Program

  2. Where Public Health Nutritionists work • Darwin • 1 urban nutritionist • 4 remote nutritionists • 1 Nutrition Advisor AHW • Nhulunbuy • 2 nutritionists • Katherine • 1 nutritionist • Tennant Creek • 1 nutritionist • Alice Springs • 1 urban nutritionist • 6 remote nutritionists

  3. The Nutrition and Physical Activity Team • The main role of the team is the implementation of the NT Nutrition and Physical Activity Action Plan by capacity building through: • Training • Support • Communication and networking • Promotion and advocacy • Monitoring and surveillance

  4. Nutrition & Physical Activity Program Action Plan 2007 - 2012 • Priorities for action • Maternal and child nutrition • Food Supply • Participation in regular physical activity • Healthy weight for all • Prevention and management of preventable chronic diseases

  5. Maternal and Child Nutrition • Antenatal education sessions • Infant feeding • Healthy Under 5’s program • Schools • in-servicing teachers • nutrition education sessions • implementing policy for canteens • Childcare and playgroups • in-servicing staff • menu planning

  6. Food Supply • Fruit and vegetable promotion • Remote indigenous stores and takeaways • Supporting stores licensing • Market Basket Survey • Staff training

  7. Participation in regular physical activity • Community activities – walking groups, activities with sport and rec officers, other activity programs

  8. Healthy Weight for All • Eat Better, Move More – healthy weight and physical activity program for remote communities • development of facilitators’ manual and training program for indigenous facilitators • training and support for indigenous facilitators

  9. Prevention and management of preventable chronic disease Resource development Staff in-services Group education

  10. External Partnerships • DET – Childhood Healthy Weight Project • DEEWR – School Nutrition Program • FAHCSIA – Stores Licensing • Outback Stores • Research • Menzies • Good Food Systems Project • Remote Indigenous Perspectives of Physical Activity • Fred Hollows Foundation – Early Childhood Anaemia Project

  11. Participation on National Committees • National Healthy School Canteen Policy • Food and Nutrition Subcommittee of APHDPC • Healthy Communities Initiative – COAG Preventative Health Taskforce • National Food Security Strategy in Remote Indigenous Communities - COAG • Co-OPS Collaboration of Community-based Obesity Prevention Sites • National Network of Physical Activity Taskforces

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