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Nutrition and Physical Activity Links InternationalAustralasian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network (ACAORN) This website contains "how to" protocols for using some of the commonly used paediatric dietary and physical activity measurement tools and details of current/recent obesity management RCTs or obesity-relevant longitudinal studies in Australasia. This website contains resources and news from the United States on local and national partnerships aimed at building a culture of active living and healthy eating. This US organisation is committed to stimulating and supporting research that will identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity. American Community Gardening Association This website has a range of online resources to support the establishment of community gardens which can be a catalyst for improving quality of life in neighbourhoods and communities. British Heart Foundations: Health at Work This website is designed to support health promoters in the workplace. It contains up-to-date information on physical activity, healthy eating and mental wellbeing, plus lots of ideas, practical tools and downloads for the workplace health promoter to create a health club at work. British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health At this website you can register to receive monthly physical activity information updates which outline latest developments in the field and provide up-to-date physical activity news. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The website of the US Governments, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has very good US based information, research and resources on many areas including nutrition and physical activity. This Canadian website is an excellent source of information on best practice resources and news about many aspects of physical activity. Center for Science in the Public Interest This a US based organisation advocates for nutrition and health, food safety, alcohol policy and sound science. The site is a good place to find out about American policy initiatives to make it easier for people to eat well, be physically active and maintain a healthy weight. Community Food Security Coalition in North America This website has an extensive range of resources, publications, and programme information about food security. Department of Health, Western Australia The website of the Department of Health, Western Australia fruit and vegetable campaign. Faculty of Public Health (United Kingdom) This website contains an advocacy section with links publications on various public health issues including food security, food labelling, obesity, physical activity, climate change and workplace health. Find 30 is a Western Australia campaign promoting physical activity through television advertisements and community events. The resources page provides a variety of downloadable tools for the community and health professionals. The Food Ethics Council is an independent research and advocacy group established in 1998 in Britain. Its aims are to make the food system fairer and healthier from farm to fork. This site has very interesting reports to stimulate debate and encourage ethical decision making about topical food and agricultural issues. This website has topical information on issues of food safety and nutrition. Sign up for their monthly e-newsletter to be kept up to date with issues in this area. Food Politics is a website led by world renowned public health nutritionist and author Marion Nestle. It provides topical information on the politics of food and includes a daily blog of public health nutrition issues being discussed in the United States media. This website was developed by the Australian government's Department of Health and Aging to provide access to practical information for families, parents, teenagers, children and their carers on healthy eating, physical activity and exercise. A pdf file of Healthy Weight 2008 – Australia's Future, a report of the National Obesity Taskforce can also be downloaded. The Healthy Measures website was launched by the Nutrition Resource Centre in Ontario, Canada in partnership with a range of other health organisations. It provides a toolkit to promote healthy weights in the community specifically for women aged 25-45. It promotes new ways to 'measure' health by focusing on behaviours to improve health rather than focusing on weight. International Association for the Study of Obesity IASO is an umbrella organisation for national obesity associations which comprises 52 member associations, representing 56 countries. Their website has links to useful publications, media and events. National Heart Forum (United Kingdom) This UK based website provides up-to-date information on developments in the area of overweight and obesity prevention. The website contains links to publications, policies, news and media. The OPC aims to influence change in policy and regulation that will support obesity prevention, particularly in children. The website contains media, position statements and information on complaints in relation to practices used to market unhealthy food to children. The Parents Jury is a web-based network of parents who wish to improve the food and physical activity environments for children in Australia. Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research Group (PANORG) PANORG is funded to undertake policy-relevant research to support public health efforts to promote physical activity, nutrition, and obesity prevention across the population of New South Wales, Australia. Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia This website contains a number of useful publications to support those who wish to undertake advocacy on public health issues. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Contains up to date information on United States research and evidence based programmes aimed at changing policies, environments and social norms towards those which promote healthy lifestyles and reduce obesity. Australia based, SecondBite, is committed to making a positive difference to people by identifying sources of nutritious surplus fresh food and produce that might otherwise go to waste and facilitating its safe and timely distribution to agencies and people in need. This site also has links to various food security publications. Sustain, is an alliance of over 100 public interest organisations based in the UK. Sustain advocates for food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity. A UK based sustainable transport charity. The website contains links to research and programmes aim at increasing active living. This website of Vic Health in Australia has a range of information about programmes and resources, including information about its food security programme Food for All. The Leading the way resource, which helps councils create healthier communities, is available in the Publications section. World Health Organization – Diet and Physical Activity For an international perspective see this large and informative World Health Organization website . The link provided is directly to the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health.
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