Research
The Move Well Eat Well Award Program is a Tasmanian initiative managed by the Department of Health and Human Service and funded under the National Partnership on Preventive Health, a joint Australian and State Government initiative.
The Award Program's key healthy eating and physical activity messages, are designed to be adopted in a wide range of early childhood and primary school settings by educators, staff, health and community workers, and families.
In the initial planning stages of Move Well Eat Well, program research and evidence were drawn from the Victorian Kids -'Go for your life' Award Program. In the subsequent development of the Tasmanian early childhood and primary school program we have drawn on the latest research and recommendations.
The Move Well Eat Well messages are evidence-based and support the national and state education and care curriculum, recommendations and regulations.
Healthy eating and physical resources are based on these key national health documents that focus on children:
The Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia incorporating The Infant Feeding Guidelines for Health Workers (2003)
National Health and Medical Research Council
Date: April 2003 | Size: 1.41MB, 444 pages | Format: PDF
The National Physical Activity Recommendations for Children 0 to 5 years
Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health and Ageing
Date: April 2010 | Size: 41.KB, 6 pages | Format: PDF
The National Physical Activity Recommendations for Children 5 to 12 years
Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health and Ageing
Date: April 2010 | Size: 41.KB, 6 pages | Format: PDF
Primary Schools
- Active Classrooms Evaluation Summary
A brief overview of the evaluation of the 2012 Active Classrooms professional learning sessions. It provides insights into the issues for classroom teachers and their involvement in daily activity for children.
- Schools with Fitter Children Achieve Better Literacy and Numeracy Results: Evidence of a School Cultural Effect
Richard D. Telford and Ross B. Cunningham Autralian National University
Date: 2012 | Size: 615 KB, 13 pages | Format: PDF
- Tasmanian Award schools: what are they saying?
A summary of the evaluation of Award schools 2011
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Achieving Health Promoting Schools: Guidelines for Promoting Health in Schools
International Union for Health Promotion and Education
Date: April 2010 | Size: 298 KB, 4 pages | Format: PDF
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Promoting Health in Schools: From Evidence to Action
International Union for Health Promotion and Education
Date: August 2010 | Size: 1.10 MB, 14 pages | Format: PDF
- Key research and references (in adapting the Tasmanian Move Well Eat Well program)
Date: April 2009 | Size: 123 KB, 7 pages | Format:PDF
Early Childhood Services
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Key research and references coming soon.