Overweight and obesity
Joyce Summers and
Estelle Weeks
Joyce Summers is a member of the Bundjalung Nation and was born in 1940 in Ukerebah Island, situated in the middle of the Tweed River, located in New South Wales, Australia.
Estelle Weeks is the eldest daughter of award winning Aboriginal artist Joyce Summers, yet has gone on to develop her own unique style. She is a member of the Bundjalung Nation.
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The artwork displayed here is obtained from the Culcha Disc: Australian Indigenous Images Vol 1
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Links
The following links have been organised to provide access to the range of general information about overweight and obesity available on the Internet. Links to information specific to Indigenous peoples have been provided where possible. For a comprehensive list of Indigenous health-related links, view the HealthInfoNet links webpage.
Government
National
Department of Health and Ageing
The Department of Health and Ageing seeks to provide better
health and healthier ageing for all Australians. The Nutrition
and Physical Activity Section is responsible for the promotion
of health-enhancing physical activity to improve the health
and well-being of the Australian population.
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Nutrition and Physical Activity Section
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Obesity Guidelines Section
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
NHMRC is responsible for raising the standard of individual
and public health. It does this by fostering health and medical
research and training and by monitoring ethical issues relating
to health throughout Australia.
View Indigenous Issues Portal
National
Public Health Partnership (NPHP)
The NPHP is responsible for identifying and developing strategic
and integrated responses to public health priorities in Australia.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Section
Office
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)
OATSIH is a section of the Department of Health and Ageing,
providing funding to Aboriginal community controlled health
services.
Strategic
Inter-Governmental Nutrition Alliance (SIGNAL)
The Strategic Inter-Governmental Nutrition Alliance (SIGNAL)
is a sub committee of the National Public Health Partnership,
established to coordinate action to improve the nutritional
health of Australians.
Strategic
Inter-Governmental Forum on Physical Activity and Health (SIGPAH)
SIGPAH is a collaborative body which coordinates a national
approach in supporting health-promoting physical activity
in Australia.
State
Childhood Obesity NSW
Childhood Obesity NSW is an initiative of NSW Health and contains
information about childhood obesity of relevance to health
professionals, adults, and children, and provides access to
key documents of the NSW Obesity Action Plan and Summit.
Department
of Health and Community Services Northern Territory - Aboriginal
Health
This section of the Northern Territory DHCS recognises that
tackling the underlying causes of Aboriginal health problems
holistically, and providing health services within a primary
health care framework are the most appropriate community and
health sector responses to the Aboriginal health problem.
Department of Health South Australia - Aboriginal Health
This section of the SA Health Department links to information
that recognises the specific healthcare needs of Aboriginal
people in acknowledgement that Aboriginal people often need
to deal with specific health issues that are additional to
those faced by the community as a whole.
Department
of Health Western Australia - Aboriginal Health
This section of the WA Health Department has an interest in
the health of Aboriginal people and supports that interest
with a wide range of services and new ways of working with
Aboriginal communities, general practitioners, hospitals and
non-government organisations to improve Aboriginal health.
Department
of Human Services Victoria - Koori Health
The Koori Health approach to health is holistic and refers
to the social, emotional and cultural well-being of the whole
community. Koori Health is committed to addressing health in
a whole of life view, incorporating the cyclical concept of
life-death-life and the relationship to the land.
New
South Wales Health - Aboriginal Health
This section of NSW Health plans, delivers and coordinates
local health services, and is responsible for providing services
such as public and and community health, public hospitals,
psychiatric hospitals, emergency transport, acute care, rehabilitation,
counselling, and community support programs.
Office
of Aboriginal Health - Western Australia
The Department of Health in Western Australia established
the Office of Aboriginal Health in order to work in partnership
with Aboriginal communities and health service providers to
ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receive
culturally appropriate health care that meets their needs.
Queensland Health - Indigenous Health
Queensland Health is a dynamic organisation committed to providing
a range of services aimed at achieving good health and well-being
for all Queenslanders.
Indigenous community controlled services
National
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
NACCHO is the peak Aboriginal health body for Aboriginal Community
Controlled Health Services in Australia, representing local
Aboriginal community control at a national level to ensure
that Aboriginal people have greater access to effective health
care across Australia.
Universities, research centres, and related bodies
Australian
Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network (ACAORN) - University
of Sydney
ACAORN has been established to foster and coordinate
research collaboration among Australian child and adolescent
obesity research groups, to identify key research questions
and seek funding to address them with high quality research.
Australian
Indigenous Health Promotion Network - University of Sydney
The Australian Indigenous Health Promotion Network is dedicated
to improving the health of Indigenous Australians through
education and professional development, mobilisation of relevant
resources, and advocacy.
Centre
for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) - Monash University
CORE is a collaboration of national and international
researchers and educators studying every facet of obesity,
and integrating strengths in epidemiology, public health,
basic science, clinical research, therapy, and professional
and community education.
NSW
Centre for Overweight and Obesity - University of Sydney
The NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity is a collaboration
between public health research groups to address the growing
and serious problem of overweight and obesity, with particular
emphasis on children and young people.
NSW
Centre for Public Health Nutrition - University of Sydney
The NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition is a small team
of public health professionals with expertise in population
nutrition, established in collaboration with the Sydney University
Nutrition Research Foundation.
NSW
Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health (CAAH) - Westmead
Children's Hospital
Situated in the Children's Hospital at Westmead and funded
by NSW Health, CAAH focuses on health aspects affecting adolescents:
including physical activity; obesity; access to primary health
care; fundamental movement skills and health surveillance.
WHO
The World Health Organization provides information on a range
of health topics including obesity.
WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention and Related Research and Training - Deakin University
The WHO has awarded Deakin University an official ‘Collaborating
Centre’ status, designated to the Faculty of Health
and Behavioural Sciences, which undertakes work on obesity
prevention evidence through work conducted at the Centre for
Physical Activity and Nutrition Research.
Other organisations
National
Australasian
Society for the Study of Obesity (ASSO)
ASSO is a scientific organisation of medical practitioners,
dietitians, scientists and other health care professionals
interested in obesity research, treatment or public health
initiatives directed at the prevention of obesity.
Dieticians
Association of Australia (DAA)
DAA is the national Association of the profession, with branches
in each State and Territory, representing dieticians employed
in a wide variety of work areas including clinical dietetics,
community nutrition, education, private sector, government,
research and industry.
Endocrine
Society of Australia
The Endocrine Society of Australia is a national non-profit
organisation of scientists and clinicians who conduct research
and practice in the field of Endocrinology.
Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ)
OSSANZ is a body of health
professionals from New Zealand and Australia interested in
the surgical treatment of severe obesity and aims to form
a closer association of the obesity surgeons of Australia
and New Zealand for the advancement of the obesity surgery
and management.
National
Heart Foundation Australia
The Heart Foundation is a non-profit organisation
aiming to improve the heart health of Australians and to reduce
disability and death from heart disease.
Nutrition
Australia
Nutrition Australia is a non-government, non-profit, community
based-organisation with offices in all states and territories.
It is an independent body that aims to promote the health
and well-being of all Australians through proper nutrition.
Nutrition
Society of Australia
The Nutrition Society of Australia is a group of qualified,
practicing scientists and educators from divergent disciplines
who are brought together by a common interest in the research
and application of nutrition.
Sports Dieticians Australia (SDA)
SDA is a professional organisation of dietitians specialising
in the field of sports nutrition, and promoting healthy eating
to enhance the performance of active people whatever their
level of physical activity.
The
Butterfly Foundation
The Butterfly Foundation was founded by Claire Vickery, a
mother of two daughters who have suffered from eating disorders,
in an attempt to uncover examples of good practices largely
inaccessible to the majority of sufferers on a variety of
eating disorders.
Weight
Management Council of Australia
The Weight Management Council Australia's principal role is
to administer the Weight Management Code of Practice, which
is updated on a regular basis to reflect changes that affect
the industry and consumers.
State
Eating Disorders Association - Queensland
The Eating Disorders Association is a non-discriminatory,
non-profit organisation, funded by the Statewide Health and
Non-Government Services Unit of Queensland Health.
Eating
Disorders Association - South Australia
The Eating Disorders Association of South Australia is a not
for profit community organisation with the aim of providing
information and support to people with eating disorders, their
friends and families as well as to better inform the community
of the effects of these conditions.
Eating
Disorders Centre - Western Australia
The Eating Disorders Centre is a psychology-based private
practice for people with eating disorders, and answers requests
for information from concerned parents, partners and friends
of those suffering from eating disorders such as anorexia,
bulimia, obesity and compulsive eating.
Eating Disorders Foundation - New South Wales
The Eating Disorders Foundation is a non-profit organisation
made up of people who have recovered from an eating disorder,
are recovering from an eating disorder, or have offered support
to a recovering individual.
Eating
Disorders Foundation of Victoria
The Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria is a non-profit
incorporated association founded to support those whose lives
are affected by eating disorders, and to better inform the
community about these disorders.
Healthway
- Western Australia
Healthway provides grants and sponsorship to organisations
which encourage healthy lifestyles and advance health promotion
programs.
Journals
Diabetes,
Obesity and Metabolism
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism provides a forum for the
publication of clinical and experimental pharmacology studies
related to diabetes, obesity, metabolism, therapeutic developments,
management and prevention of diabetic complications, and clinical
trials.
Eating
Behaviours
Eating Behaviors is an international journal publishing research
on the etiology, prevention and treatment of obesity, binge
eating, and eating disorders in adults and children, and encourages
articles relating to the promotion of healthy eating patterns
to treat or prevent medical conditions.
International
Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA)
IJBNPA is the official journal of the International Society
for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), and
is a peer-reviewed online journal devoted to furthering the
understanding of the behavioral aspects of diet and physical
activity.
International
Journal of Obesity
The International Journal of Obesity provides an international,
multi-disciplinary journal publishing articles relating to
studies in biochemistry, physiology, genetics, nutrition,
molecular, metabolic, psychological and epidemiological aspects
of obesity and related disorders.
International
Journal of Pediatric Obesity
The International Journal of Pediatric Obesity is the peer-reviewed,
quarterly journal of the International Association for the
Study of Obesity, and publishes articles devoted to research
into obesity during childhood and adolescence.
Journal
of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
The Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics is an international
peer-reviewed journal publishing papers in applied nutrition
and dietetics, and aims to meet the changing needs of those
concerned with human nutrition and dietetics.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior is a refereed
scientific periodical devoted to original research on factors
influencing food behavior and how they can be modified to
bring about positive, sustainable dietary change.
Nutrition,
Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases is a forum
designed to focus on the powerful interplay between nutritional
and metabolic alterations, and cardiovascular disorders, and
also aims to help refine strategies against nutrition-related
epidemics of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.
Obesity Research
The official journal of NAASO The Obesity Society, Obesity
Research publishes original scientific and review articles,
news and commentaries, in order to stimulate research and
promote better treatment for people with obesity.
Obesity
Reviews
Obesity Reviews is the official quarterly review journal of
the International Association for the Study of Obesity, and
publishes papers from all disciplines related to obesity with
relevance to professionals with an interest in obesity.
Obesity
Surgery
Obesity Surgery is the official journal of the International
Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, and publishes the latest
in research on massive obesity, gastroplasty, gastric bypasses
and pacing, malnutrition, psychology, eating disorders, legal
issues, thromboembolism, aftercare, and patient selection.
Surgery
for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)
SOARD is the official, international journal of the American
Society for Bariatric Surgery and the Brazilian Society for
Bariatric Surgery, publishing articles relating to techniques
for the treatment of severe obesity, surgically induced weight
loss, and physiological, psychiatric and social co-morbidities.
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