Cooking healthy and physical activity project (CHAPA)

• Reach:

  NT

• Focus area:

  Mainstream

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  Yes

Overview

The Cooking healthy and physical activity project (CHAPA) is part of the Healthy Active Australia's Community and school grants program funded by the Australian Government of Health and Ageing.

CHAPA is a community-based group program managed by Healthy Living NT for people with heart disease and/or type 2 diabetes in the greater Darwin region. The program is provided by a team of health professionals consisting of a nurse educator, dietitian, exercise physiologist and psychologist.

CHAPA is a ten week program which consists of two sessions per week, and includes sessions on goal setting, physical activity, cooking healthy food and nutrition education. The project will deliver four programs over a 12 month period. The first program was conducted in late 2008, the second in February 2009.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contacts

Samantha Alexander
CHAPA Project Manager
Ph: (08) 8927 8488
Email: chapa@healthyliving.org.au.

Related publications

Alexander S (2009)

Cooking healthy and physical activity (CHAPA) project.

The Chronicle; 12(1): 15

• Links
• View article: Cooking healthy and physical activity (CHAPA) project (PDF - 6.3 MB)
  see page 15
• View information: The Chronicle
• View website: Chronic Diseases Network

Evaluated publications

Alexander S (2009)

Cooking healthy and physical activity (CHAPA) project.

The Chronicle; 15(4): 36

• Links
• View article: Cooking healthy and physical activity (CHAPA) project (PDF - 5.4 MB)
  see page 36, The Chronicle
• View information: The Chronicle
• View website: Chronic Diseases Network

Links

• View information: Cooking Healthy and Physical Activity project (CHAPA)
• View website: Healthy Living NT