Healthy Eating & Active Living

Last updated Feb 25, 2020

Plan

Plan your work with helpful tools and resources

Guidelines

DHHS Healthy Choices Policy Guidelines

Policy guidelines to support the implementation of Healthy Choices across key settings.

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National Healthy School Canteens Guidelines

Assisting Australian schools to make healthier food and drink choices for school canteens.

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Intervention

WHO Interventions on diet and physical activity: What Works

Implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.

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Local Government

Manningham City Council Food Security Plan 2016-2021

Brings together the food security needs identified by the community, as well as models of best practice.

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Local Government and Food Security: An Evidence Review

Informing the development of a population health planning framework for food security in the North and West Metro Region of Melbourne.

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State Government

Challenges to healthy eating - food insecurity in Victoria

A comprehensive population based investigation of food insecurity in Victoria and its determinants.

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Schools & Universities

Deakin University Food Charter

Aims to provide choice in food offerings to meet the needs of a varied and complex community.

Deakin University Food Charter
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Submissions

A Healthier Start for Victorians

Recommendations to the Victorian Government to address obesity with a focus on children and young people.

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Senate Select Committee into the Obesity Epidemic in Australia

Submitted by researchers from Swinburne University of Technology.

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Useful Websites

Australian Government Department of Health - Nutrition and Physical Activity

Provides a range of information and resources on Nutrition and Physical Activity.

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Healthy Eating Advisory Service (HAES)

Supporting Victorian early childhood services, schools and organisations to provide and promote healthier foods and drinks.

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INFORMAS

International Network for Food and Obesity/Non-communicable Diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support.

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Obesity Evidence Hub

Providing key evidence on obesity trends, impacts and prevention in Australia.

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World Obesity Federation

Driving global efforts to reduce, prevent and treat obesity.

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