Tasmania (mainstream) health programs, strategies and initiatives targeting chronic disease and healthy lifestyles Table 380: Tasmania (mainstream) health program and initiatives and their alignment with the ICDP. Program, strategy or Overview Alignment with ICDP initiative Eat well Tasmania Eat Well Tasmania is a state-wide program The program aims to improve the nutritional wellbeing of all Tasmanians by which provides support and assistance for promoting increased awareness of the importance of healthy food choices; activities or projects that promote enjoyable increasing the level of inter-sectoral action in nutrition promotion; and healthy eating. coordinating and raising the profile of projects, activities and campaigns consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Australians. It therefore aligns with the A measures of the ICDP. Plan for Physical Activity The objective of Tasmania’s Plan for Physical The plan has the following goals: become a community that values and 2011-2012 Activity 2011-2021 is to ‘set a unifying direction supports physical activity; create built and natural environments that enable and framework for action’ when it comes to and encourage physical activity; develop partnerships that build and share engaging Tasmanians in physical activity. knowledge and resources; and increase opportunities for all Tasmanians to be physically active where they live, work and play. It therefore aligns with the A measures of the ICDP. Other common relevant policies, programs and initiatives – state and territory level In addition to state/territory Closing the Gap initiatives above, there are other common initiatives and strategies across the states and territories that link with the ICDP. These, and their alignment with the ICDP measures, are detailed below. Note – many existing state/territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs have been rolled into state/territory Closing the Gap initiatives. These are separated into: state/territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-specific health programs, strategies and initiatives targeting chronic disease and healthy lifestyle choices’; state/territory mainstream health programs, strategies and initiatives targeting chronic disease and healthy lifestyle choices; and
Tasmania (mainstream) health programs, strategies and initiatives targeting chronic disease and healthy lifestyles Table 380: Tasmania (mainstream) health program and initiatives and their alignment with the ICDP. Program, strategy or initiative Overview Alignment with ICDP Eat well Tasmania Eat Well Tasmania is a state-wide program which provides support and assistance for activities or projects that promote enjoyable healthy eating. The program aims to improve the nutritional wellbeing of all Tasmanians by promoting increased awareness of the importance of healthy food choices; increasing the level of inter-sectoral action in nutrition promotion; and coordinating and raising the profile of projects, activities and campaigns consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Australians. It therefore aligns with the A measures of the ICDP. Plan for Physical Activity 2011-2012 The objective of Tasmania’s Plan for Physical Activity 2011-2021 is to ‘set a unifying direction and framework for action’ when it comes to engaging Tasmanians in physical activity. The plan has the following goals: become a community that values and supports physical activity; create built and natural environments that enable and encourage physical activity; develop partnerships that build and share knowledge and resources; and increase opportunities for all Tasmanians to be physically active where they live, work and play. It therefore aligns with the A measures of the ICDP. Other common relevant policies, programs and initiatives – state and territory level In addition to state/territory Closing the Gap initiatives above, there are other common initiatives and strategies across the states and territories that link with the ICDP. These, and their alignment with the ICDP measures, are detailed below. Note – many existing state/territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs have been rolled into state/territory Closing the Gap initiatives. These are separated into: state/territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-specific health programs, strategies and initiatives targeting chronic disease and healthy lifestyle choices’; state/territory mainstream health programs, strategies and initiatives targeting chronic disease and healthy lifestyle choices; and
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