The role of Government and other organistions in promoting Physical Activity

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Federal

Government

Department of Health & Aging

Improve the access to higher quality health

services

Help people stay healthy through health

promotion and disease prevention

Initiatives

Healthy

spaces and places program

This website provides a range of information and

initiatives on healthy eating, regular physical activity and overweight and

obesity to assist all Australians to lead healthy and active lives.

Healthy

& Active Australia website

for all

practitioners and decision makers who are working within the built and natural

environment, who can help tackle some of Australia’s major preventable health

issues by – walking, cycling and using public transport – every day.

Get

set for life guide

The

Guide has been developed as an interactive guide that provides practical

information to assist parents/carers to interact with their child in developing

and reinforcing the importance of establishing healthy life habits.

State

Government

Department of Health

Enhance & protect health and well-being

Fund and manage hospitals

Develop public health interventions

Initiatives

Better

Health Channel

The BHC provides health and medical information

that is quality assured, reliable, up to date, easy to understand, regularly reviewed

and locally relevant. BHC does not have any advertising or sponsorship and is

gully funded by the State Government of Victoria

Go

for your life strategic planning

A resource for Primary Care Partnerships and

health promotion funded agencies in Victoria for the planning of effective

strategies to address healthy eating, physical activity/active play, and

overweight and obesity among children.

Vic Health

Work in partnership with organisations, communities and individuals

They have 6 roles

Support other organisations to improve health

Identify trends and emerging health issues

Drive innovative programs

Gather and interpret information

Create and contribute to debate

Respond to a dynamic external environment

How VicHealth addresses different

settings

National Heart Foundation

Independent organisation

Aim to

Improve the heart health of Australians

Reduce the disability and death rate from heart and blood vessel disease

Promote and conduct research

Promote behaviour beneficial to heart and blood vessel Health

How the National Heart Foundation addresses different settings