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Unplug + Play Parent Campaign
The Unplug + Play Parent Campaign targets parents in Western Australia. It aims to increase their awareness of the urgent need for children to spend more time in active play and less time using the TV, electronic games and the internet for entertainment.
This campaign is a Heart Foundation initiative in partnership with the Cancer Council of WA and Diabetes WA, and is proudly funded by the Department of Health, Western Australia. The campaign is also supported by the Premier’s Physical Activity Taskforce and the Department of Education and Training.
Click here to read more on the Unplug + Play Parent Campaign.
Healthy environments, Healthy children
Advocating for walking, cycling and other health issues
A guide for parent groups
The Heart Foundation and the Western Australian Council of State School Organisations (WACSSO) have developed a new resource to assist parent groups to influence their school community to make positive changes to their environment, making it easier for children to lead healthy, more active lives.
The guide provides information on how to advocate for healthier school and community environments that support walking, cycling and other healthy behaviours. It includes easy-to-use templates, case studies and links to existing programs and services and complements the term four make tracks2school program.
Advocacy guide
Healthy Environments, Healthy Children is a collaborative project of the Heart Foundation and the Western Australian Council of State School Organisations Inc, and is proudly funded by Healthway.
Walking and Cycling Campaign
The Walking and Cycling Campaign is aimed at parents and guardians of school children aged 10 to 12 years. A Heart Foundation initiative, the campaign is proudly funded by the Department of Health, WA and Healthway and aims to increase the number of West Australian children walking or cycling to school.
The campaign comprises press and radio advertisements, and brochures are available on request.
Campaign materials
Walking and Cycling press advertisements
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‘Set your children on the right path’ brochure
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For more information about the advocacy guide, campaign or to order brochures, call (08) 9388 3343.
Five steps to a healthy lifestyle
Australian kids are not as healthy as they should be. Many are putting on excess weight and not losing it as they get older. Over the last 20 years, rates of overweight and obesity in children have risen greatly in many countries around the world, including Australia.
The Healthy Kids website, developed jointly by the Heart Foundation and the NSW Departments of Health, Education, and Sport and Recreation, gives tips on how to achieve a healthy lifestyle and includes links to other great information about this. There are also six fact sheets that have been translated into 10 different languages that you can download.
More on the five steps to a healthy heart and the Healthy Kids website.
Resources
Great recipes for kids to make (from Eat Smart, Play Smart - A manual for out of school hours care)
The Children’s Physical Activity Coalition (CPAC) have developed a Blueprint for active and healthy children in Western Australia called the Charter for Active Kids Download.