A Healthy Start to Life - Munch and Move
North Coast Area Health Service
Abstract
One in four children is overweight and the level is rising each year. Childhood obesity prevention strategies can result in immediate improvements in child health and well being and can prevent many chronic diseases. Early childhood is the critical time to establishing healthy lifestyles so a diverse team of health professionals designed a healthy eating and physical activity program for preschools. The program targets the preschool staff, parents and children directly. Results from the first year show that this innovative program has successfully improved physical activity and nutritional intake. The program is transferable and is a good example of how we can make prevention everyone's business.
This project was entered in the 2007 NSW Health Awards, Making Prevention Everybody's Business category.
The full entry document can be downloaded in the formats listed below:
Download the Presentation
(pdf - 744 KB) from the 2007 NSW Health Expo.
Contact
Manager, Clinical Governance Unit
North Coast Area Health Service
Phone: 02 6620 7225
