National Physical Activity Policy Perspective - Health
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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
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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 Presentation
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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
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
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,
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
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
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
SIGPAH - Workplan
• Education• Evidence• Infrastructure• Environments
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
SIGPAH outcomes
• Integration with other NPHP programs
• Getting Australia Active (2002) • Costs of illness report (2000)• Sharing of evidence• National survey of Physical
Activity
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
Commonwealth Department of
Health & Ageing
Objective• Increase the proportion of
Australian’s who maintain sufficient physical activity for health
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
Commonwealth Department of
Health & AgeingFunctions• build the evidence base• develop resources• monitoring and surveillance• advocacy and collaboration• national coordination• policy development
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)
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]
