Health Promotion directs and leads health promotion within ACT Health.
Health Promotion provides policy, program delivery, health promotion, grants and research in population health matters.
It carries out the work plan of the ACT Health Promotion Grants area and delivers timely and accurate information on the health of the ACT population.
In this section:
Community Consultation: My Healthy Food and Drink Choices - Extended till 24 May 2013
ACT Health is developing a new initiative to increase the opportunities for staff, volunteers and visitors to ACT Health facilities to make healthy food and drink choices and to make healthy choices the easy choices.
The initiative will apply to situations and venues where food and drinks are available to staff, volunteers and visitors through: food outlets such as cafes, shops, and the staff cafeteria; vending machines; catering; and fundraising. It will not apply to food and drinks provided to inpatients or brought from outside ACT Health for personal use.
The My Healthy Food and Drink Choices discussion paper provides background information and draft nutrition standards. The discussion paper is available via the link below, or a hard copy is available from the contact below.
Six consultation sessions were held during April for staff and the public. Due to the level of interest expressed by staff and key stakeholders the deadline for comments has been extended by one week to 24 May 2013. Written submissions are still invited by this date. The submissions should address the key questions posed in the discussion paper. Written submissions may be made publicly available unless otherwise requested by the author. Submissions should be provided by email to healthpromotion@act.gov.au
To download a copy of the discussion paper:
| Download: | My Healthy Food and Drink Choices - Discussion Paper (PDF File - 1139k) |
For information or a hard copy of the My Healthy Food and Drink Choices discussion paper are available by emailing healthpromotion@act.gov.au or by contacting Health Promotion on (02) 6205 7382.
Resources to support your programs
There are a variety of resources available free of charge to support your programs to promote healthy lifestyles, nutrition and physical activity within the ACT community.
To order these resources, please download the PDF resource order form below and return via email or fax (details on the resource order form).
Please allow up to three weeks for your order to be filled.
| Download: | Resource Order Form (PDF File - 8290k) |
Contact us
Contact us on (02) 6207 9527.
