Obesity prevention in Queensland

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Obesity prevention in Queensland

• Mathew Dick
• Senior Public Health Nutritionist
• Queensland Health

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Promoting Healthy Weight in Children and Young
People
Communities
Schools
Health Services
Food Supply
Child Care
Parents and carers
Media communication
Workplaces
Young people
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Actions in Queensland

• Survey of children and young peoples BMI,
  nutrition and physical activity behaviours 2006
• New investments in nutrition physical activity
  2002-2010
• Queensland Go for 2 fruit and 5 veg campaign
• Smart Choices strategy in schools
• Get Active Queensland Children Young People
• Safe and Healthy Schools Policy
• Across agency action plan

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Changing times

• Period of great change
• Fruit intake ?
• Vegetable intake ?
• Pastries, mixed cereal dishes ?
• Chocolate consumption peaks
• Soft drinks ?? by 60 to 420mls/day
• Milk intake steady 290mls/day
• Skip breakfast more often

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Increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity
in Australian Children
Almost 1.5 M Australian children are now
overweight or obese
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We do know

• School based programs can improve
• Knowledge
• Health related attitudes
• Self reported behaviours
• Obesity prevalence?

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What approaches are needed?

• Multiple messages
• Physical activity
• Healthy eating
• Sedentary behaviour
• Psychosocial issues
• Multiple components
• HPS framework

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A High School Model
Health Promotion theory
HPS framework
School case studies
Delphi Study
Expert comment
Literature review
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Smart Choices

• A strategy to ensure that all food and drinks
  supplied in schools are consistent with the
  Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents

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Healthy Food and Drink Supply Strategy for
Queensland Schools

• School tuckshops
• Vending machines
• School excursions
• School camps
• Fundraising
• Classroom rewards
• School events
• Sports days
• Curriculum activities

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Conclusions

• Efforts across all sectors are required to
  address obesity
• Actions across Queensland government departments
  are already occurring
• School-based actions can work, but need to be in
  a whole-of-community context