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Move Well Eat Well Move Well Eat Well is promoting a healthier Tasmania where children can enjoy healthy eating and physical activity every day.

Move Well Eat Well What is the Move Well Eat Well Award? What are the benefits in store for children at your school? How can your school community achieve recognition as a Move Well Eat Well school? What resources can assist us?

Move Well Eat Well Why Move Well Eat Well? • Children are now 3.5 times more likely to be in front of a computer or television screen after school than playing sport • On average children are eating only 50% of the recommended intake of fruit and 30% of the recommended intake of vegetables • Healthy eating and physical activity are associated with improved learning and concentration, better mood and behaviour, healthy growth and weight, and lifelong health and wellbeing.

Move Well Eat Well Why Move Well Eat Well? • Many Tasmanian children are choosing sweet drinks on a regular basis and these are linked to tooth decay and are a significant risk factor for overweight and obesity • Researchers have found that over 90% of children have “junk” food in their lunchboxes • 1 in 5 children are either overweight or obese (and we’d like this proportion to drop and certainly not grow)

Move Well Eat Well The program is addressing • Immediate concerns (like dental health, concentration, wellbeing) • Long term concerns (like risk factors for diabetes, heart disease, cancer)

Move Well Eat Well Promoting the Benefits • Brain Power • Growing strong • Improved concentration • Healthy teeth and bones • Potential for improved • Growth and development academic outcomes • Healthy weight • Feeling good • Running Smooth • Improved mood and • Increased fitness behaviour • Energy to play • Better self esteem • Reduced constipation • Making friends • Staying Well • Long term health

Move Well Eat Well Move Well Eat Well offers a simple framework for a healthy school environment It takes into account issues raised by schools in the 2006 evaluation It is based on the successful Victorian Kids-’Go for your life’ model

Move Well Eat Well The framework uses 6 key healthy messages: Increase water consumption Increase fruit and vegetable consumption Reduce consumption of energy dense food and drinks

Move Well Eat Well Increase time spent in physical activity Reduce screen time Increase the number of children walking and riding Make links to • policies • curriculum • families

Move Well Eat Well Move Well Eat Well messages promote healthy eating and physical activity in a way that is • Positive • Normal • Easy

Move Well Eat Well A typical Award school would • Have an “access to water” strategy • Promote Fruit and Veg breaks • Have a plan to place some limits on “occasional” foods • Timetable daily physical activity • Make play equipment available at play times • Organise a whole school promotion of walking or riding each term • Inform families and encourage support • Teach from a sequential curriculum • Tie it all together with existing policies

Move Well Eat Well Move Well Eat Well Member schools receive: • A Member certificate • Set of criteria stickers • A Starter Pack, including – Getting started Guide – A booklet for each criterion with ideas, success stories, inspiration – An Award Application Form – A Get Support guide

Move Well Eat Well Move Well Eat Well Members can access a website with • Newsletter inserts • Information for families • Tips sheets and guides • Curriculum materials • Sample policy templates • A Community Support Directory more …..

Move Well Eat Well Schools that meet the criteria are recognised with a large outdoor sign THIS IS A SCHOO L

Move Well Eat Well Getting started

Move Well Eat Well • Do we meet any criteria already? • Where will we start first? • Who can support us? • How can we involve – All teaching and non teaching staff – Parents – Students – Our community?

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