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

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Project Name: Cool CAP school canteen accreditation program
Project Summary: This program addresses major health and wellbeing issues around the provision, preparation and safe service of food for all members of a school community. Cool CAP involves a possible three year process to achieve accreditation (Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards). During these phases a school will make significant nutritional and health gains in menu selection, product inclusion, food safety standards, and links to the curriculum. A whole school approach is necessary for successful implementation of the Cool CAP program. The promotion of good health outcomes for all students and staff complement the broader aims of the Tasmanian Food and Nutrition Policy.
View information: Department of Education, Tasmania
View website: Department of Education, Tasmania

Project Name: Family Food Patch Project
Project Summary: Family Food Patch aims to improve the nutrition and physical activity knowledge and skills of parents of young children by training peer educators (Family Food Educators) from communities throughout Tasmania. Family Food Educators promote good nutrition and physical activity in their local community and are able to share knowledge and experiences with other parents.
View website: Eat Well Tasmania

Project Name: Fruitful fundraising
Project Summary: Fruitful Fundraising will work with schools to increase the usage of healthy fundraising activities and reduce usage of unhealthy fundraising. The program will utilise the Fruitful Fundraising Directory. The directory contains ideas using food and non-food items, physical activity oriented ideas and ideas for promoting healthier options within other events. 
View information: Department of Education Tasmania
View website: Department of Education, Tasmania

Project Name: Healthy Options Tasmania (HOT)
Project Summary: Describes the Healthy Options Tasmanian (HOT) program which is being used by the Department of Health and Human Services and Eat Well Tasmania to help schools to improve food choices available at eating establishments within the school community. Tasmanian Food outlets are encouraged to provide healthy options within their menus through the Healthy Options Tasmania (HOT) program. There is increasing demand from the public for healthy alternatives to the traditional takeaway food. The Department of Health and Human Services and Eat Well Tasmania are helping schools use the HOT program to improve food choices available at eating establishments within the school community. Schools may benefit from this initiative through the reinforcement of nutritional messages within the business sector.
View website: Eat Well Tasmania
Contact: The Community Nutrition Unit, Ph. (03) 6222 7733, email: penelope.ricks@dhhs.tas.gov.au

Project Name: Move Well Eat Well for Schools Project
Project Summary: The Move Well Eat Well program is a guided investigative and problem solving process that encourages and supports professional learning around physical activity and nutrition. It enables schools to identify strengths and weaknesses around their policies and programs for promoting nutrition and physical activity, identify priority areas for action, develop a plan of action to improve the school environment and student health and involve a wide range of people from the school and community in this planning process.
View information: Department of Education Tasmania
View website: Department of Education, Tasmania

Project Name: Start right eat right
Project Summary: This nutrition accreditation program for Tasmanian Children's Services offers training for centre based cooks, directors and staff in nutrition, menu planning and assessment, food safety, mealtime environment and policy development. A new addition to training is an in-house training component. Centres will be able to participate in the Start Right Eat Right award scheme or renew an existing award. The program will provide resources that enhance ongoing training, the development and evaluation of food and nutrition policies and communication with families within child care services, and promote services accredited with the SRER program.
View website: Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Tasmania

Project Name: Refuel - Stay Cool program
Project Summary: The Refuel - Stay Cool program encourages schools to actively promote drinking water in the classroom as well as providing opportunities to increase fruit and vegetable intake at school.
View information: Department of Education, Tasmania
View website: Department of Education, Tasmania

Project Name: Wicked Veggies project
Project Summary: The Wicked Veggies project provides schools with the opportunity to encourage students and their families to eat more vegetables and fruit, by involving students in practical activities that can contribute to an understanding of healthy eating, food preparation skills, healthy snack ideas and an awareness of the benefits to general health and wellbeing.
View information: Department of Education, Tasmania
View website: Department of Education, Tasmania

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Last updated: 11 February 2008