Programs, projects and lessons: States and Territories

Details and links (where available) of programs and projects in the Australian Capital Territory of relevance to the nutritional health of Indigenous peoples are provided here.

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Australian Capital Territory

Indigenous

Project name: Nutrition 'Vitality' project
Project summary: This project aims to increase the number of nutrition programs using ACT Health's Vitality approach and is conducted by Indigenous community workers with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.
Contact: Ph: (02) 6205 1584

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Project name: A Pro Active Health Promoting Organisation
Project summary: Hockey ACT, in partnership with Diabetes Australia - ACT, aims to reach a large number of people through early intervention programs that enhance the ‘healthy lifestyle message', including healthy nutrition, through activities and programs.
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Project name: Community Nutrition; fostering dynamic & collaborative community food services
Project summary: To continue and increase the capacity, skills & collaborative work within the ACT & Region's Community Food Forum (food provider network). This will be done by providing training and resources to the Community Food Forum for good practice service delivery, including food preparation skills, food handling/hygiene, and healthy nutrition knowledge; coordinating regular Community Food Forum meetings to develop networks, exchange of good practice and stimulate initiatives (for example Xmas food packs); Enhancing the ACTCOSS online Community Food Guide Resource; and, supporting specific initiatives in identified gaps in food service delivery; specifically the Xmas food packs for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Contact: Christina Ryan
Ph: (08) 6202 7224
Email: Christina@actcoss.org.au
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Project name: Food for Thought
Project summary: Food for Thought is a free weight management program conducted by ACT health dietitians in conjunction with a physiotherapist and psychologist. The program looks at healthy eating; shopping and cooking techniques; stress and self esteem as well as physical activity. Sessions are held at Phillip, Tuggeranong and Belconnen health centres at various times throughout the year.
Contact: Community Health
Ph: (02) 6207 9977
Email: communityhealth@act.gov.au
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Project name: Fresh Food for Families: Generations of Health
Project summary: St John's Care has always provided emergency food for people in need and receives a continuous supply of donated non-perishable food. However St John's Care is very much aware that what they are able to supply does not necessarily represent a balanced diet. They are also aware that the effects of poor nutrition and life skills are perpetuated by family culture and economic disadvantage. Introducing a continuous stock of fresh food including meat, fruit and vegetables and dairy produce to offer emergency relief to clients would promote awareness of good nutrition and will allow clients some dignity of choice.
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Project name: Good Food Good Fun Junior Development Program
Project summary: The goal of this project is to increase understanding of the importance of good nutrition and of making healthy choices by members of the Netball ACT community. It will specifically target participants in the junior netball programs, non-playing members such as parents and spectators and participants in the Netball Development program for talent identified players.
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Project name: Good Health and Good Living
Project summary: The project aims to address the health and lifestyle problems of the Muslim community, particularly women who are less likely to participate in such activities. The project will engage qualified instructors to implement a health-oriented program that will meet the needs of the group. Members of the community will be encouraged to participate in improving their own health and to overcome issues such as stress, social exclusion, poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, unemployment and addiction to and abuse of substances.
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Project name: Healthy Kids
Project summary: The goal of this project is to increase the number of parents and children 0-4 years who make healthy choices in relation to physical activity, nutrition and safe behaviours and to promote ‘healthy playgroups' policy and practice in Tuggeranong Link community houses and centres. This will be achieved by conducting a range of ‘healthy kids' seminars for parents and to develop a ‘healthy playgroups' policy approach based on the seminars that will be promoted to all future playgroups in Tuggeranong Link facilities.
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Project name: Inside Outside
Project summary: Inside Outside is a life education program organised by the Belconnen Community Service and uses a multi-disciplined approach to generate inner and outer health in children/adolescents. The project has elements of personal development with work on relaxation and stress management, food, nutrition and body image. The program will be conducted for Years 4, 5 and 6 at a different primary school each term. The project aims to increase student knowledge of self-management techniques in relaxation and stress management, nutritional knowledge and ability to make healthy food choices and an understanding of body image concepts. This is highly relevant to year 6 students as they move into early teens and High School.
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Project name: Karralika 'Plot to Plate' Garden Program
Project summary: The Plot-to-Plate project's primary goal is to enhance the eating and nutritional culture among high-risk, low-income population groups with attention also to self-resilience, economy, physical activity and a healthy environment. Karralika's client population (people with addictions and recovering from addictions) is characterised by a high incidence of chronic health issues. The project aims to improve knowledge among residents about nutrition and associated health issues. The project will improve skills among residents in menu planning, meal preparation, healthy use of leftovers, food budgeting and use of home produce. 
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Project name: Kitchen Garden at Red Hill School
Project summary: Redhill School has developed a kitchen garden at the school to grow vegetables and herbs to use in cooking activities. Students targeted to be involved in the project will be from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. It is hoped to provide these students with an improved understanding of healthy food choices and that the program will improve social relationships between students and increase their physical activity by working in the garden. It is intended that the garden will be used as as a teaching tool for a number of units of work including; units about recycling, water conservation, healthy bodies and environmental sustainability.
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Project name: Nutritional Program for Homeless Men
Project summary: Samaritan House is commencing a nutritional program for homeless men – at the levels of individual case management and group education. It is aimed to increase awareness of problems relating to nutrition and diet, to conduct nutritional screening tools to gauge the extent of nutritional problems and to better motivate clients towards change, and thereby provide clients with opportunities for sustainable and healthy living.
Contact: Jason Morrissey
Ph: 6247 6691
Email: samhouse@stvincanb.com.au
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Project name: Royal Canberra Show
Project summary: The Royal Canberra Show is a health promoting event organised by the Royal National Capital Agricultural Society. This project targets four focus areas including one on healthy food choices for patrons, staff and volunteers via the ‘Hearty Choice Food Court'.
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Project name: Talk about weight - free nutrition program
Project summary: Talk about Weight - is a free two week group program, run by ACT Health dietitians, for parents concerned that their child is overweight or becoming overweight. Topics include: healthy eating for kids and families made easier; coping with 'I'm hungry'! ;and, getting kids more active.
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Project name: The Healthy Lunch Club
Project summary: Gold Creek Senior School is promoting healthy eating by providing varied freshly cooked meals 3 days per week at lunch times to a group of identified students including at risk, young people in low socio-economic circumstances who do not have food to eat at school or money to purchase food. The project will help young people through hands on experience to grow their own vegetables and cultivate garden beds.
Contact: Karen Murphy
Ph: (08) 6205 1814
Email: Gold.creek@goldcreek.act.edu.au
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Last updated: 07 February 2008