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It is a time for publications with Professor Boyd Swinburn (Alfred Deakin Professor and Director World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention) releasing the book, 'Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice' & the 2009 CO-OPS Case Study book is also due out in May.
A short reminder to let you know you only have until May 31 to send in your completed CO-OPS survey of Australian community-based healthy lifestyle projects.
Have a good look around the newsletter and its resource links which include the always valuable case studies members like you contribute and the inspirational Jamie Oliver talk.
Regards
Steve Allender
CO-OPS Director
back to top Book of Case Studies
The CO-OPS Collaboration 2009 Book of Case Studies for Community Based Obesity Prevention contains 32 case studies from across Australia. The book comes from participants at the 2009 CO-OPS Collaboration National Workshop. Hard copies will be available by emailing admin@co-ops.net.au and online in the resource library from mid-May.
back to top CO-OPS Survey
Over the past few months, you may have heard from Rebecca Reynolds regarding CO-OPS’ survey of Australian community-based healthy lifestyle projects, i.e. those which could prevent weight gain by promoting physical activity and/or healthy nutrition at a community level.
This work is of huge importance. Thank you if you have already sent in your completed survey! If you are yet to send in your completed survey, please do so by Monday 31st May.
If you have not heard about this survey and you are involved in a community-based healthy lifestyle project, please contact Rebecca asap to be involved
rebecca.reynolds@deakin.edu.au 03 5227 8077.
If you are unsure if your project is a ‘community-based healthy lifestyle project’, don’t worry, Rebecca can help!
back to top Obesity Prevention Short Course
28th June to 2nd July 2010
Places in the Deakin University Obesity Prevention Short Course are filling fast. Numbers are strictly limited and the course books out early every year. Detailed course information and a registration form is available from the CO-OPS website here, or by contacting admin@co-ops.net.au
or call +61 (0) 3 5227 8929
The course is co-hosted by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention and the CO-OPS Collaboration and features a number of world-leading researchers and practitioners in obesity prevention. A copy of the book 'Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice' will be provided free of charge to participants in the Obesity Prevention Short Course.
back to top A great new book: Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice
Boyd A. Swinburn Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention at Deakin University together with CO-OPS Steering Committee member Elizabeth Waters of University of Melbourne and Jacob C. Seidell of VU University, Amsterdam and Ricardo Uauy of University of Chile have a new book available: 'Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice'.
This book is an essential read for all public health practitioners, early childhood professionals, health care providers and clinicians working to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity in their communities.
This book brings together contributors from around the world and showcases the latest evidence-based research on community and policy interventions to prevent unhealthy weight gain and improve the health and well-being of children. The authors highlight from the evidence available what is and what is not effective and provide recommendations on how to implement and evaluate promising interventions for obesity prevention.
Click here to purchase or read more about: Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice
A copy of the book will be provided free of charge to participants in the Obesity Prevention Short Course
back to top CO-OPS 2010 National Workshop
The 2010 CO-OPS National Workshop is FREE to attend, that's right FREE. Come along to meet & learn from others. There will be opportunities to present and share your work and attend professional development sessions
So when and where is it? Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st October at the Hilton in Sydney
Places are limited register at admin@co-ops.net.au
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Fix My Ride
is a bicycle repair programme that aims to provide physically active recreational opportunities, and enhance community involvement among youths and adults. The programme was developed in the remote town to Mt Magnet, located 380km East of Geraldton in Western Australia’s Midwest region. Based on the successful ‘Deadly Treadlies’ programme that operated in Alice Springs from 2003-2005, participants were trained in how to strip back and rebuild bikes from recycled bicycles. more
Lifestyle Triple P (LTP) is a parent-focused, group program that addresses lifestyle behaviour issues within families of overweight or obese children aged five to ten years old. The 17-week program was developed by Queensland University, and is now licensed by Triple P International®. Funding was provided by the Child and Adolescent Community Health Service (CACH) (Department of Health, Western Australia) to pilot Lifestyle Triple P in Western Australian community health settings. more
Western Australia - Department of Sport and Recreation Corporate Health &Wellbeing Program
The Department of Sport and Recreation Corporate Health and Wellbeing Program is a program designed to promote good personal health (physical, mental and social) and the general wellness of all DSR employees.
Since the late 1990’s Department of Sport and Recreation contracted a range of services to provide and administer a series of lifestyle and physical activity programs. more
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