Unit 3 Outcome 1

Key Knowledge 3 of Study Design

the role of government and non-government organisations in promoting adherence to the NPAG in schools, workplace and communities, including VicHealth, National Heart Foundation, State and Federal Government departments.

Role of governments in health

Provide health care services

Promote healthy behaviour

Prevent disease

World Health Organisation

The Aus government takes advice from the WHO (which is a branch of the United Nations). The WHO meets annually to review the previous year and set the agenda for the coming year and beyond. The WHO has developed a strategic plan to prevent and control non-communicable disease (type II diabetes, c-v disease etc) and to deal with the risk factors eg. physical inactivity

WHO
The Australian Governments (Federal and State) promotion of PA is based on WHO strategies. The strategy (among other things) recommends the following guidelines be implemented:
To develop & implement guidelines on PA and health To implement school-based programs in line with the WHOs health-promoting schools initiative To ensure the physical environments support safe and active commuting and create space for recreational activities.

WHO and the NPAGs

The Aus NPAGs closely resemble the recommendations from the WHO as do a number of interventions being encouraged in schools, workplaces and the community.

Key government agencies

We have the national agency
Federal Department of Health and Ageing

And we have the state run agency

Victorian Department of Health

Federal Department of Health and Ageing

Is Australias governing body on health issues. It aims to:
Improve access to high-quality national health services To help people to stay healthy through health-promotion and disease prevention activities

Federal department of Health and Ageing - programs

Healthy & Active Aus website National Heart Foundation Get set 4 life guide

Healthy weight website

Department of Health and Ageing

Community and schools grants Healthy spaces and places program

Measure up campaign

A Healthy and Active Australia website

Healthy active This website provides a range of information and initiatives on healthy eating, regular physical activity and overweight and obesity to assist all Australians to lead healthy and active lives. It promotes a range of other programs

A healthy and Active Australia website

http://www.healthyactive.gov.au/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWTlHqca5AM

Measure Up Campaign
This website is part of the national Measure Up campaign which provides easy to follow tips and guidelines to help individuals decrease risk of chronic disease by reducing their waist measurement. See TV ad measure up campaign

Get Set 4 Life

As part of the Healthy Kids Check, Parents/Carers are provided with a copy of the Get Set 4 Life Habits for Healthy Kids Guide (the Guide). The Guide provides practical information on childrens health and covers techniques and tips for teaching children healthy habits that could last a lifetime. Key areas of health and age appropriate development covered in the booklet include: healthy eating, regular exercise, speech and language, oral health and more. get set 4 life

Healthy Spaces and Places

Healthy Spaces and Places is a national guide for planning, designing and creating sustainable communities that encourage healthy living. Aims:
encourage the development of built environments that provide opportunities for physical activity and other health-related activities continue to improve health outcomes for all Australians through betterdesigned built environments raise awareness of the relationship between physical activity and the built environment, contribute to a national policy setting Healthy Spaces and Places

Community and Schools Grants Program

The Healthy Active Australia Community and Schools grants were advertised in June 2007. The Program provides grants between $10,000 and $200,000 for projects of up to 18 months, to not-for-profit organisations to undertake healthy eating and physical activity initiatives at the local level. The program will benefit the whole community as well as assist at-risk target groups (such as children, adolescents, young women, families in lower socio-economic and rural/remote areas and Indigenous communities) to increase physical activity and healthy eating and promote healthy living at the grassroots level in Australian communities and schools. community and school grants

Healthy Weight website

This website has a link directly to the NPAGs. So although it is focused on healthy eating there are direct references to the NPAGs. Healthy weight website

Active After-School Communities Program

This is a national program delivered by the Australian Sports Commission.

Active After-School Communities Program

The Active After-school Communities program is a national initiative that provides primary school children with access to free, sport and other structured physical activity programs in the after-school time slot of 3.00pm to 5.30pm. The program aims to engage traditionally inactive children in sport and other structured physical activities and through a positive and fun experience, develop a love of sport that inspires them to join a local sporting club.

Active After-School Communities Program

The Australian Sports Commission manages the AASC program nationally through a network of locally based regional coordinators. The coordinators assist schools and after-school care centres to facilitate the program, recruit/train community coaches and work with local sporting clubs and organisations to increase junior membership. Active afterschool communities

Victorian Department of Health

Better health channel

Schools

State government Interventions

Go for your life

VIC health

Better Health Channel

There is a section for health conditions Healthy living with a link to physical activity ideas etc. Relationships & family Services and support http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/page s/hl_physicalactivity?open Better health channel

Go For Your Life

'Go for your life' aims to promote healthy eating and increase levels of physical activity. There are links to a huge range of other programs. There are links to:
Healthy eating Active living Tip sheets And a section that is in a range of languages

Go For Your Life

VIChealth
Established by the Victorian Parliament to promote good health for all Victorians. Their aims are:
1.
2. 3. 4.

Fund activity related to the promotion of good health, safety and the prevention of disease Increase awareness of programs that promote good health in the community through the sponsorship of sports, the arts and popular culture Encourage healthy lifestyles in the community Fund research and development programs in support of these activities.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Fundamental to the success of VIChealth is partnerships with:

Local governments Sports clubs Urban planning Transport Education and The arts

The walking school bus was a program developed by VIChealth http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/wsb You can follow the link to look specifically at physical activity VIChealth

VIChealth
Vichealth targets the greatest preventable risk factors for ill health:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Smoking Inactivity Alcohol Poor nutrition Social and economic exclusion UV exposure

Vichealth also supports research into increasing physical activity in the following groups:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Children Indigenous communities New arrival communities People with disability People disadvantaged by social, economic and geographic circumstances

SCHOOLS
Victorian schools are required to deliver health, physical and sport education. The guidelines include:
1. 2.
3.

20-30 min/day of physical education for prep-grade 3 3 hours/week of physical education and sport with a minimum of 50% provision of PE for students in grades 4-6 7-10 students 100 minutes of PE and 100 minutes of sport/week