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Move Well Eat Well

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?

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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
• n a regular basis and these are linked to tooth decay

and are a significant risk factor for overweight and

• besity
• 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)

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The program is addressing

• Immediate concerns (like dental

health, concentration, wellbeing)

• Long term concerns (like risk

factors for diabetes, heart disease, cancer)

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• Brain Power
• Improved concentration
• Potential for improved

academic outcomes

• Feeling good
• Improved mood and

behaviour

• Better self esteem
• Making friends

Promoting the Benefits

• Growing strong
• Healthy teeth and bones
• Growth and development
• Healthy weight
• Running Smooth
• Increased fitness
• Energy to play
• Reduced constipation
• Staying Well
• Long term health

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Getting started

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• 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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