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Growing Healthy Kids Service
The Growing Healthy Kids Service is one of many strategies being delivered by South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) to reduce the overweight and obesity rates of children aged 2 to 17 years. The service supports all Health Care Practitioners to routinely assess children's growth, provide brief intervention and referral as required.
Healthy Kids for Professionals
Website designed to help health professionals manage children above a healthy weight, and their families.
The HEAL Program (essa.org.au)
The Healthy Eating Activity and Lifestyle (HEAL™) program is a lifestyle modification program that enables participants to develop lifelong healthy eating and physical activity behaviours. HEAL™ consists of 8 weekly group education and group exercise sessions as well as individual consultations pre- and post-program, plus 5 and 12-month follow-up health consultations. Each week participants undertake 1-hour of supervised group-based low to moderate intensity physical activity followed by a 1-hour group-based healthy lifestyle education class.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Overweight and Obesity snapshot
Part of the Australia's Health 2020 report on the health of Australians. A mix of short statistical updates and longer discussions exploring selected topical health issues.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents snapshot
Part of the Australia's Health 2020 report on the health of Australians. A mix of short statistical updates and longer discussions exploring selected topical health issues.
National Obesity strategy 2022-2030
Australians want governments, communities and businesses to work together to reduce obesity. We will all benefit from changes that make it easier to live healthier lives.
The National Obesity Strategy 2022-2032 was prepared under the auspices of the Health Ministers Meeting.
Making Friends With Food™ – The Root Cause
An innovative food literacy partnership for whole school communities