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National Physical Activity Policy Perspective - Health. Catharina van Moort Nutrition and Physical Activity Section Population Health Division Commonwealth Dept. of Health & Ageing. Content. Potted History National Physical Activity Policy - health perspective - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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National Physical Activity Policy Perspective - Health
Catharina van Moort Nutrition and Physical Activity Section Population Health DivisionCommonwealth Dept. of Health & Ageing
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Content
• Potted History National Physical Activity Policy - health perspective
• Strategic Inter-Governmental forum on Physical Activity and Health (SIGPAH)
• Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
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Potted History - National PA Policy
1980’s - 70’s Vigorous Physical Activity recommended for health
1990’s moderate physical activity recommended for health
1997Establishment of the Active Australia Initiative
1998 Active Australia AllianceDeveloping an Active Australia: a Framework for Action for Physical Activity and Health,
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Potted History continued.
1999SIGPAH establishedNational Physical Activity Guidelines
2001 Australian Sports Commission ceases servicing the Active Australia Alliance
2002 AHMC agree to establish National Obesity TaskforcePrevention Agenda strengthened
2003SIGPAH - start to dev. national plan
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SIGPAH
• Reports to National Public Health Partnership (NPHP)
• Reps from State, Territory & Cmwlth health departments, ASC and AIHW.
• Meets face to face 4 times a year• Chair, Michele Herriot, SA• Secretariat, NPHP, Cathy Mead/Toni
Collins
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Role of SIGPAH
• Forum for national leadership• Foster strong partnerships &
communication• Promote a consistent integrated
approach across govt• Provide advice & strategic direction
consistent with research• Report through NPHP to Health
Ministers
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SIGPAH - Workplan
• Education• Evidence• Infrastructure• Environments
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SIGPAH outcomes
• Promotion of information about physical activity eg National Guidelines
• Promoting Active Transport report (2001)
• Feasibility of intersectoral task force report
• Ongoing collaboration• SNAP – GP paper• Specialist Training course
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SIGPAH outcomes
• Integration with other NPHP programs
• Getting Australia Active (2002) • Costs of illness report (2000)• Sharing of evidence• National survey of Physical
Activity
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SIGPAH - Future work
• Establishing a Trust Fund to progress SIGPAH Work
• Key priorities - development of a national health physical activity plan
• Support for National Conference 12-14 Nov 2003, Perth
• Newsletter• Monitoring - ongoing
www.nphp.gov.au/sigpah
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Commonwealth Department of
Health & Ageing
Objective• Increase the proportion of
Australian’s who maintain sufficient physical activity for health
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Commonwealth Dept. of Health & Ageing
Prevention & healthy ageing agendasRelated to,• chronic disease prevention• injury prevention• healthy ageing• workforce policies overweight and obesity• 6 of 7 National Health Priority Areas• Early childhood agenda
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Commonwealth Department of
Health & AgeingFunctions• build the evidence base• develop resources• monitoring and surveillance• advocacy and collaboration• national coordination• policy development
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Examples of work
• PA Guidelines, adults, children, older Australians- development & resources
• Overweight & obesity guidelines• Getting Australia Active: towards better
practice for the promotion of physical activity
• Cost of Illness associated with inactivity• Program evaluation (ie Walk to Work
Day)
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Examples of work
• Active Script • Lifestyle prescription• National Active Australia surveys,
1997, 1999, 2000• Secretariat• National Obesity Taskforcewww.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/pp/[email protected]