Keeping fit, keeping healthy, keeping strong (2005)

Description

This resource is a double sided A4 poster targeted at Indigenous people. It includes a list of nutrition tips and ideas on healthy eating. The poster also encourages increased physical activity by showing ways to include physical activity in everyday activities. The physical activity ideas are mostly suited to people living in rural and remote areas.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

When to use this resource

This resource can be used by health professionals to assist with diet and exercise counselling. The posters can be used in workshops or at community events. They can be used to generate discussion with community members about what foods are healthy and how to make simple changes to their diets. The posters can also be used to encourage people to think about and discuss which of the suggested physical activities they could do, and to try to think of any different ones not on the poster.

Contact details

Department of Health and Community Services
87 Mitchell Street
Darwin NT 0800
PO Box 40596
Casuarina NT 0811
Ph: (08) 8985 8021
Fax: (08) 8985 8025

Links

• View resource: Keeping fit, keeping healthy, keeping strong [poster] (PDF - 1.6 MB)
• View information: Keeping fit, keeping healthy, keeping strong
• View website: Department of Health and Families, Northern Territory Government

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