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WA Healthy Workers Implementation Plan
The WA Healthy Workers Implementation Plan outlines how the Western Australian Department of Health plans to use the Commonwealth funding provided under the National Partnership Agreement to increase healthy lifestyle behaviours among WA workers.
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| Tags: | Active workplaces, Adults, Agreements, Government policy, Government programs, Health policy, Health promotion, Inactivity, Nutrition, Preventative health, Public health |
| Relevance: | Locality not set |
| Year published: | 2011 |
WA Healthy Children Implementation Plan
The WA Healthy Children Implementation Plan outlines how the Western Australian Department of Health plans to use the Commonwealth funding provided under the National Partnership Agreement to increase the proportion of WA children and adolescents who have a healthy diet, are physically active and are a healthy weight.
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| Tags: | Active schools, Children, Federal Government, Government policy, Government programs, Health improvement, Health inequalities, Health policy, Healthy weight, Physical activity, Policy, Preventative health, Public health |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Health and Wellbeing of Western Australian Adults 2010
The WA Department of Health released its summary of adult data from the Health and Wellbeing Surveillance Survey (HWSS) on 16 July 2011. The HWSS is a continuous data collection system which was developed by the Department of Health to monitor the health and wellbeing of Western Australians. This report presents what WA adults aged 16 years and over were saying about their health and wellbeing in 2010.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Adults, Body Mass Index (BMI), Demography, Physical activity levels, Public health, Publications, Research, Socio-economic groups, Surveys, Wellbeing, Young Adults, Young people |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Submission - Draft Wheatbelt Land Use Planning Strategy (August 2011)
This submission is written on behalf of the Physical Activity Taskforce (the Taskforce) to provide comment on the draft Wheatbelt Land Use Planning Strategy.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Built Environment, Design, Infrastructure, Local government, Planning (strategic/organisational), Publications, Regions (WA), Strategies, Submission |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Submission - Draft Stirling City Centre Structure Plan (August 2011)
This submission, written on behalf of the Physical Activity Taskforce (Taskforce), provides comment on the 'Submission - Draft Stirling City Centre Structure Plan' to assist in the development of the final city centre structure plan for the City of Stirling.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Benefits of physical activity, Built Environment, Crime prevention, Design, Government policy, Health policy, Local government, Natural environment, Physical activity, Policy, Public health, Publications, Strategies, Submission, Town planning |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Active Transportation to School - Review of Interventions
Published by the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, this paper reviews intervention studies related to active school transportation. The aim of the review is to guide future intervention research.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active schools, Active transport, Adolescents, Evaluation, Primary schools, Publications, Schools |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2011 |
International Advocacy: Physical Activity - Global Health
The following international physical activity advocacy resource was developed by the World Heart Federation in collaboration with Global Advocacy for Physical Activity (GAPA), IASO and HRIDAY (Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth). The resource makes a strong case for promoting physical activity as a priority for policy, school curricula, and community activity.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Advocacy, Barriers to physical activity, Benefits of physical activity, Government policy, Guidelines, Inactivity, Physical activity, Public health, Publications |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Built Environment - Literature Review
The University of New South Wales' Healthy Built Environments Program (HBEP) has completed a major scholarly literature review (2011) examining the role of the built environment in supporting human health as part of everyday living.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Built Environment, Communities, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Presentation - Social Media for Government Marketing
Presentation delivered by Donna Van Bueren, National Client Director, TNS Social Research (August 2011) to outline the key findings of two substantial social research studies which recently looked at the habits and needs of the online population.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Government agencies, Government policy, Publications, Technology |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Social Media for Government Marketing
This social marketing presentation by Donna Van Bueren, National Client Director, TNS Social Research, outlines the key findings of two substantial social research studies which recently looked at the habits and needs of the online population.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Publications |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute
The Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute is a leading-edge, internationally recognised research, teaching and policy advice provider in sustainability. There are a number of publications and discussion papers on the CUSP website which deal with the uptake of active transport and the design of environments which are conducive to healthy, active lifestyle choices.
| Resource type: | Weblinks |
| Tags: | Active living, Active transport, Built Environment, Government policy, Infrastructure, Planning (strategic/organisational), Sustainability, Weblinks |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | Published year not set |
Free Range Kids
Free Range Kids are children and young people who experience freedom from their front door. The Free Range Kids website is brought to you by Sustrans - a UK charity promoting travel by foot, bike and public transport for everyday journeys. A key area of work for Sustrans has been to reverse the decline in the levels of walking and cycling to school and beyond, making it easier for kids to be out and about and active.
| Resource type: | Weblinks |
| Tags: | Active schools, Active transport, Children, Education, Families, Play, Schools, Weblinks |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2011 |
eNewsletter - August 2011
ARTICLES: Taskforce submission; LG grants seminar; upcoming events and campaigns update; overview of the latest policy, research and resources; Australian Bicycle Council; and, Spotlight on Anna Sheppard, Heart Foundation.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Publications |
| Relevance: | Locality not set |
| Year published: | Published year not set |
Submission - WA Primary Health Care Strategy (July 2011)
This submission, written on behalf of the Physical Activity Taskforce (Taskforce), provides comment on the 'WA Primary Health Care Strategy - Consultation Paper' to assist in the development of the final primary health care strategy for Western Australia (WA).
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Benefits of physical activity, Government policy, Health policy, Legislation, Policy, Preventative health, Public health, Publications, Strategies, Submission |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Weight Related Public Messages - Risk of Harm
The National Eating Disorders Collaboration has developed a report which looks at the unintended consequences of campaigns and resources that provide weight-related messages.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Adolescents, Advocacy, Children, Girls, Guidelines, Health campaigns, Health promotion, Healthy eating, Healthy weight, Public health, Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
12 Attributes of Bikeway Networks
The following one page document by Paul-Andre Larose, Ph.D. Ontario, Canada, lists the twelve key attributes necessary for a successful bikeway network which encourages and supports the uptake of active transport.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active transport, Built Environment, Cycle paths, Cycling, Design, Guidelines, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Road safety |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2011 |
The 4th R Curriculum Resource - Years 4 to 7
The year 4 to 7 (middle school) 4th R Curriculum Resource package aims to provide guidance for educators using Department of Sport and Recreation - Recreation Camps programs and will assist schools in choosing from the diverse range of programs on offer.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active schools, Children, Curriculum, Education, Games, Government agencies, Guidelines, Outdoor recreation, Physical activity, Primary schools, Publications, Recreation facilities, Schools, Young people |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Australian Social Trends (cat.no.4102.0)
This article looks at the rates of participation in sport and physical recreation across Australia for people aged 15 years and over, by selected characteristics and by selected activities.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Adolescents, Adults, Exercise, Leisure, Physical activity levels, Publications, Recreation, Research, Sports, Statistics, Surveys |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Eat Well Play Well: A Guide for Parents
Developed by the Department of Education, with funding support from the Physical Activity Taskforce, this booklet for parents has been developed to help tackle the increasingly serious issues of childhood obesity and inactivity.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Advocacy, Child development, Children, Early years, Families, Fruit and vegetables, Guidelines, Healthy eating, Healthy weight, Nutrition, Parents, Physical activity, Publications |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
2012 Walk Over October
Walk Over October encouraged Western Australians to be active by walking for transport, health, recreation and the environment, or a combination such as walking with public transport to find some of the thirty minutes of physical activity needed each day for good health. Walk Over October wa is coordinated by the Heart Foundation in partnership with the Departments of Transport, Sport and Recreation and Education and the Physical Activity Taskforce
| Resource type: | |
| Tags: | None |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | Published year not set |
Walkability Audit Tool
Developed by the Department of Transport (July 2011) the Walkability Audit Tool is a tool for use by officers of local government authorities, consultants and community groups. The tool assists local governments in identifying issues to improve pedestrian safety, accessibility and amenity and to identify appropriate countermeasures.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Access, Active living, Active transport, Built Environment, Communities, Evaluation, Local government, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Walking |
| Relevance: | Local |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Creating Healthy Neighbourhoods
Developed by the Heart Foundation, this brochure highlights the results of consumer preferences for healthy developments and provides some basic guidance to the development industry on how new developments can appeal to the market demand for healthy neighbourhoods.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Active transport, Advocacy, Built Environment, Communities, Cycle paths, Cycling, Footpaths, Non-government organisations, Paths, Physical activity, Publications, Town planning, Walking |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Sport for All Handout (Department of Sport and Recreation)
Claire Ditri from the Department of Sport and Recreation provided an overview of the Sport for All initiative as outlined in the brochure. (No PowerPoint presentation used).
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Children, Clubs, Communities, Government programs, Local government, Physical activity, Presentation, Publications |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Healthy Communities Initiative Grants Overview Presentation - City of Cockburn Case Study
Peta Turner from the Department of Health WA provided information supplied by the City of Cockburn on their successful Healthy Communities Initiative application.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Communities, Federal Government, Government programs, Health campaigns, Health improvement, Local government, Physical activity, Presentation, Publications |
| Relevance: | Local |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Agenda - Local Government Grants Seminar
The agenda for the Local Government Grants Seminar held on Friday 15th July 2011.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Local government, Physical activity, Publications |
| Relevance: | State |
| Year published: | 2011 |
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