Boori
Preschool
Health, nutrition and physical activity links for carers, parents and children
Additional resources and websites
Website information does change and the links to specific fact sheets may have changed. If the link no longer opens, try going to the source and search for specific fact sheets. Some of the websites listed can be found in the Munch and Move manual.
Healthy Kids
NSW Department of Education & Training, NSW Sport & Recreation,
NSW Health and the National Heart Foundation.
Extensive links for parents, teachers, childcare and other settings that include fact sheets and links to nutrition and physical activity related websites and resources related to Munch and Move.
Dietary Guidelines for Australians & Australia Guide to Healthy Eating
Recognised as the preferred model to learn about food and nutrition. It provides information about the types and amounts of food we need to eat each day, to get all the nutrients essential for good health. It is available in posters, educator’s resource, consumer booklet and pamphlets.
A nutrition game for 4 to 13 year olds (probably more the older ones) to learn about the dietary guidelines
www.eatforhealth.gov.au/nutrition-calculators/food-balance
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for 0 to 5 years
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for 0 to 5 years Australian Department of Health & Ageing website www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/health-pubhlth-strateg-phys-act-guidelines
The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Go for 2 & 5
Australian Government, State & Territory Health initiative.Activities for children and information promoting fruits and vegetables.
Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander Early Childhood Sector Advisory Group Inc. - Resources and publications to support for Aboriginal early childhood education.
The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Recognised as the preferred model to learn about food and nutrition. It provides information about the types and amounts of food we need to eat each day, to get all the nutrients essential for good health. It is available in posters, educator’s resource, consumer booklet and pamphlets. www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/health-pubhlth-strateg-food-guide-index.html
Connected with this are the Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia and the Dietary Guidelines for Adults in Australia.
www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/dietsyn.htm
Caring for Children
NSW Health
A publication with information about food and nutrition for all early childhood settings.
Copies of this publication can be purchased from Lady Gowrie Child Care, Sydney by downloading an order form from.
The Get Up & Grow resources are available in English and nine non-English languages
(Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Korean, Indonesian, Malaysian, Arabic, Turkish and Spanish).
www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-early-childhood-nutrition-resources
Parents Jury is an Australian online network of parents and grandparents who advocate for improved food and physical activity environments.
Centre for Oral Health Strategy -NSW Health
A wide variety of publications and brochures to download including Healthy mouths for kids under 5 and Teach your baby to drink from a cup.
www.health.nsw.gov.au/cohs/resources.asp
Factsheets which include healthy eating ideas, snacking and drinks
www.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/cohs/pdf/tshandoutsallbw_july2011.pdf
Raising Children Network - An Australian parenting website.
Heart Foundation -Healthy ideas for children and teachers.
www.heartfoundation.org.au/Healthy_Living/Healthy_Kids/Pages/default.aspx
Healthy packed lunches
www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-eating/mums-united/tools/Pages/lunchbox-lifesavers.aspx
NSW Early Childhood Environmental Education Network (ECEEN)
Resources and information about creating sustainable environments for early childhood settings, including information about setting up veggie gardens.
Food safety and infection control
Staying Healthy in Child Care
Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council
Information on infection control including safe food handling and cleaning protocols.
www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/ch43syn.htm
Health and Safety in Children’s Centres: Model Policies and Practices. 2nd Edition Revised 2003
NSW Children’s Services Health & Safety Committee, Early Childhood Australia & The University of New South Wales
Includes information on cleaning, infection control and food safety information.
www.med.unsw.edu.au/SPHCMWeb.nsf/resources/CCModelPolicies.pdf/$file/CCModelPolicies.pdf
NSW Food Authority - Includes factsheets and information on food safety and hygiene.
Nutrition Australia -Information about nutrition services for early learning centres.
www.nutritionaustralia.org/nsw/nutrition-services-early-learning-centres
Aboriginal Nutrition and Physical Activity information
Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service
Growing up Strong Boori – an excellent book that includes information on nutrition and physical activity as well as other information for parents
http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/docswr/_assets/main/documents/par_illawarra_boori.pdf
Multicultural nutrition and physical activity information
NSW Multicultural Service
Lunchbox checklist in several languages
www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publication_details/7725.asp
Ethnic Child Care Family and Community Services Co-operative Limited
Information and resources about working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.
Brochures and posters “Move and Play Every Day” National Physical Activity Recommendations for Children 0 – 5 years are now available free from the Aust Government.
www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/phd-physical-activity-0-5-pdf-cnt.htm
Active Play at Playgroup
Resources have been developed to help parents and playgroup staff members practise and promote active play for children 0-12 months. These include facilitator fact sheets for playgroup staff, posters and parent handouts. www.sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au/Health_Promotion_Service/programs/Healthy_Weight/Active_play/index.asp