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This October will see the year's largest gathering of obesity prevention workers and researchers in Australasia. Over 400 Health Professionals and researchers will come together at the CO-OPS National Workshop
, the ANZOS national conference (Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society) and ACAORN annual meeting (Australasian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network) are all being held in the same venue from October 20-23. Read more on the CO-OPS two day National Workshop (October 20 & 21) below and find out how you can be a part of this unique gathering.
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A limited number of places are still available for the annual Deakin University WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention 5-day Obesity Prevention Course. The course will run from the 28th June to the 2nd July in Geelong, Victoria, at Deakin University's beautiful Waterfront campus. For more information and to download a registration form, please see our website or contact admin.
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The CO-OPS Collaboration Book of Case Studies for Community Based Obesity Prevention
which features 32 case studies from across Australia is now available in hard copy or can be downloaded electronically from the CO-OPS website. The impetus for this book of case studies came from the 95 participants at the 2009 CO-OPS Collaboration National Workshop. Contributions to the book have come from CO-OPS members who are 'doing the doing' of community-based obesity prevention. We trust that you and the interventions you are working on and will work on into the future, will benefit from the learnings in the case studies presented in this book.
back to top 2010 CO-OPS National Workshop - registrations open
Date: October 20th & 21st
Venue: the Hilton in Sydney
Cost: Free, yes that's right a free gig at the Hilton!
What?: A two day opportunity to network, share experiences and get an up-to-date picture on community-based obesity prevention initatives worldwide from obesity prevention experts; hear from the Federal Government Department of Health & Ageing; choose from a variety of concurrent sessions from across Australia in urban, rural and remote locations to find out from your peers and colleagues about their initiatives; and take your opportunity to set the agenda and transform your ideas to actions by discussing what you care about and what you want to change.
Keynote speakers:
Boyd Swinburn, the Alfred Deakin Professor of Population Health and Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention at Deakin University and Co-Chair of the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF)
Associate Professor Steve Allender, Director of the CO-OPS Collaboration at Deakin University
A representative from the Department of Health and Ageing will provide an overview of current government initiatives to address obesity, including the Government's response to the National Preventative Health Strategy.
Registrations are open and we have already taken bookings. Click here to register. Places are limited and preference is given to those presenting at the National Workshop (see below) and those registered to receive this CO-OPS newsletter on a first come first served basis.
Abstracts and Posters
Do you have an interesting story to tell, be it a marvellous success or gruesome failure? Then present at this year’s CO-OPS National Workshop. Your colleagues can learn from your successes and particularly the bits you would do differently next time.
Oral presentations will be for 20 minutes plus questions, and there will also be opportunities for poster presentations.
Abstracts are due 4pm July 19 and are to be 300 words or less in Word format. Click to find out more about submitting an abstract.
For more information contact Chad on 03 5227 8484 or admin on 03 5227 8929
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This year’s ANZOS conference
(Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society) is themed “A Time for Change: Meeting the challenges of the future” and will take place at the Hilton Hotel in the beautiful city of Sydney, Australia, 21-23 October 2010. The event will commemorate the 20th anniversary of ANZOS and is designed to bring together clinicians, scientists, dieticians, researchers, psychologists, exercise physiologists, public health practitioners, guideline developers, students, educators, policy makers, administrators and patients to work toward an integrated approach to improve the management and prevention of obesity in Australasia.
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Over the past year this newsletter has brought you case studies from across much of Australia now it is time to highlight case studies from Tasmania and Victoria.
Next month will feature rural case studies, so if you have a case study contact Chad for details. Rural case studies are due Monday 2nd August
Kids Go For Your life
Dr Suzy Honisett
Manager, Kids – 'Go for your life'
Cancer Council (Vic)
with Diabetes Australia (Vic) and the Victorian Government
The Kids – 'Go for your life' program, funded by the Victorian Government and managed by Diabetes Australia – Vic and Cancer Council Victoria, aims to improve healthy eating and physical activity levels of Victorian children, and in doing so reduce the risk of overweight and obesity. To achieve this aim Kids – ‘Go for your life’ works with early childhood services and primary schools to support healthy eating and physical activity through its award program. The award program provides a comprehensive, yet simple, guide for services and schools to create healthy environments for children to enjoy being active and eating well every day. Read more.
HOVER Project
Healthier Options in Vending – an Employer Resource
Sharon Campbell
HOVER began in July 2009 as a research project, investigating the availability of healthier food options in Tasmanian workplaces. The broad objective of the project was to educate employers about the importance of supplying healthier food options to their employees, and the benefits of this approach. The target group were employers who provided workplace vending machines as part of the food choices made available to their employees. Read more
Heart Foundation Walking is Australia s largest network of free community based walking groups led by volunteer Walk Organisers.
Heart Foundation Walking is part of a broader Heart Foundation agenda to wncourage and support walking and physical activity. In Tasmania, over 70% of adults are not sufficiently physically active, 37.2% are overweight and 26.7% are obese. Tasmania currently ranks poorly against the national average on many measures of health and has the second-highest rate of cardiovascular disease in Australia. Read more
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Over the past three months CO-OPS has travelled to QLD (3 times), the ACT, Perth and Northam in WA, Alice Springs and we are off to Hobart
on Monday 21 June. To find out what went on or to access any of the presentations visit the CO-OPS Professional Development section of the website.
These sessions have all focussed on health promotion work in community based settings, specific topics covered include:
- Evaluation: process, impact and outcome
- Community engagement tools: appreciative inquiry, asset mapping, questioning techniques including O.R.I.D.,
- The role of screen time and sedentary behaviour in obesity prevelance
- Obesity prevention in under 5's, 5-12 year olds and adolescents
- Best Practice Principles for community based obesity prevention
- Community Development principles
Would you like CO-OPS to come and deliver a free training session? Then contact the CO-OPS Training and Professional Development Coordinator to discuss further.
Training is delivered in-person by one or more of our specialists. Training can be delivered to your organisation or in conjunction with a range of organisations.
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eat well be active
Community Programs would like to invite all CO-OPS members including those outside of South Australia to attend a free Seminar on the 29th June 2010. Attend to get an overview of the project and outline of key ewba community based interventions; hear about the key findings from the ewba evaluation: the outcomes and impacts for healthy weight, behaviour, attitudes and environments; find out more about their processes and where to from here? More information
To register contact Anna Cucchia Ph 08 8384 9232
back to top Did you know there is an Australasian Child & Adolescent Obesity Research Network?
The Australasian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network
(ACAORN) was established in 2002. It aims to foster and coordinate research collaboration among Australian and New Zealand child and adolescent obesity research groups to identify key research questions and to seek funding to address them with high quality research. Meet ACAORN members at the CO-OPS 2010 National Workshop.
At the ACAORN website find:
i) a database of Australian longitudinal observational studies related to child and adolescent obesity to improve the understanding of the development and consequences of paediatric overweight and obesity
ii) a database of planned, on-going or completed (within past <5 years) child and adolescent obesity prevention studies in Australasia
iii) a database of registered, on-going, or completed child and adolescent obesity treatment trials in Australasia to learn about effective obesity prevention and treatment programs.
Another online resource is the database on measurement tools for assessing diet and physical activity in children and adolescents.
These resources provide a resource for researchers, and public health and clinical practitioners who need validated or recommended tools when measuring diet and physical activity in children and adolescents. Future plans include the development of a measurement tool database for assessing sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents.
ACAORN Secretary: Ms Lauren Puglisi lpuglisi@uow.edu.au
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