Healthy Weights Forum
Supporting vulnerable children to be a healthy weight was the focus of discussions at the Healthy Weights Forum held on June 28, 2017, hosted by NCOSS, in partnership with Uniting and Cancer Council NSW. We were privileged to hear from a range of speakers from academia, government and the community, who shared their knowledge and expertise on strategies and programs working to address the widening inequities in the rates of overweight and obesity. The forum canvassed key population-level policy responses making a difference in other jurisdictions – such as a sugar tax and tighter restrictions on junk food marketing, and show-cased practical responses that could support our clients and communities to be a healthier weight. Follow the links below to download presentations from the event.
| Presenter | Topic |
| Professor Louise Baur, Professor of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Sydney and Consultant Paediatrician, Weight Management Services, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead | Improving outcomes for vulnerable people - why child obesity matters |
| Alexandra Jones, Food Policy Division, The George Institute for Global Health | Sugar tax |
| Wendy Watson, Nutrition Program Manager, Cancer Council NSW | Food marketing |
| Julie Anne Mitchell, NSW Director of Cardiovascular Health programs, Heart Foundation NSW | Urban planning for health |
| Dr Jo Mitchell, Director, Centre for Population Health, NSW Health | Healthy Eating Active Living: Responding to child obesity from an equity perspective |
| Christine Newman, Deputy Director, WSLHD Centre for Population Health | Healthy drinks policies |
| Michelle Maxwell, Manager, Make Healthy Normal, Centre for Population Health, NSW Ministry of Health | Make Healthy Normal |
| Leah Choi, NSW Office of Preventative Health | Go 4 Fun |
| Nageen Ahmed, NSW Office of Preventative Health | Get Healthy Service |
| Anna Ashenden, Social Justice and Community Engagement Manager, St Vincent de Paul | A partnership approach |
| Liz Millen, Manager, Healthy Environments, Heath Promotion Service South West Sydney Local Health District | Community responses to food insecurity and healthy eating |
| Rowena Yamazaki, Sydney Local Health District | YHunger |
| Dr Smita Shah, Western Sydney Local Health District | SALSA |
| Maddy Gough, Regional Nutrition Project Officer, Cancer Council NSW | Eat it to Beat it |