Find out about other initatives from the Queensland Government to get Queenslanders active and eating heathy. 

• Food for Sport
• 10,000 Steps
• Easy Steps
• Heart Foundation Walking
• Go for 2&5®
• Healthy Food Access Basket (HFAB) Surveys
• Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle Program
• Smart Choices
• TravelSmart
• A Healthier You
• Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland

Food for Sport

Sporting clubs and associations not only provide the opportunity for Queenslanders to get more active but they can also promote healthier food and drink choices amongst the club community. Follow the step by step guide here to find some helpful advice on how to go about making the change in your club and do your bit to ensure Queenslanders of all ages lead healthy active lifestyles.

10,000 Steps

The 10,000 Steps program aims to increase the day-to-day activity of Queenslanders and Australians by encouraging the accumulation of 'incidental' physical activity as part of everyday living.  The program uses the 10,000 Steps per day message as a way to help people to increase their activity levels.

The Queensland Government has supported the development of the 10,000 Steps program and the 10,000 Steps website, enabling anyone to implement program activities and promote physical activity in their local communities. It is free for community groups and organisations to become a registered provider of 10,000 Steps activities.

The 10,000 Steps website has a range of physical activity resources and information, including an online Steplog, a workplace challenge, a pedometer library loan scheme and walkway signage; plus information packages for GPs and other health professionals. 

Easy Steps

Easy Steps is a toolkit for planning, designing and promoting safe walking. Prepared for local governments by Queensland Transport, this booklet provides information that would also be useful for businesses and individuals about the benefits and methods of promoting walking.

The series of Easy Steps modules are designed to assist council managers, planners and engineers plan for, promote and provide for increased walking levels in their local area.

Heart Foundation Walking

Heart Foundation Walking is a community-based walking program that aims to increase the community's participation in regular and enjoyable physical activity.

Implemented by the Heart Foundation, this initiative offers a cost-effective model for establishing regular walking groups within your local community.  It is an accessible, convenient, safe and free physical activity program. Over 4500 walkers participate in the program, with another 80 joining each month.

 Go for 2&5® fruit and vegetable campaign

Queensland Health launched the Go for 2&5® fruit and vegetable campaign in October 2005 to increase awareness of the need to eat more fruit and vegetables; and to encourage all Queenslanders to increase their intake of fruit and vegetables by one serve per day.

Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend eating at least five serves of vegetables and two serves of fruit per day. Prior to the campaign, Queensland adults were only eating 2.1 serves of vegetables and 1.4 serves of fruit each day.

The website includes a large range of recipe ideas and helpful hints to include more serves of fruit and vegetables every day.

Healthy Food Access Basket (HFAB) surveys

HFAB surveys are conducted regularly to monitor the cost and availability of food throughout Queensland.  The survey assesses the variability in costs and availability of a standard basket of basic healthy food items from nearly 100 stores in geographical locations across Queensland.  The range and types of foods included in the HFAB represent commonly available and popular foods consistent with the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.

The results from the 2006 HFAB survey, which is the fifth statewide cross-sectional survey to be conducted, are available through the Queensland Health website.

Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle Program

Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle is a group-based healthy lifestyle program for adults who want to improve their health as part of the Eat Well Be Active strategy.

Lighten Up was developed by, and is funded by, Queensland Health. It assists people to eat well and be active, manage stress and make long term behaviour changes to support a healthy lifestyle. The program is supported by a participant workbook which includes seven workshops covering increasing everyday physical activity, making better food choices, skills in reading food labels, shopping and adapting recipes, stress management and problem-solving.

Contact your local Community Health Centre (check the White Pages) to find out if the program is available in your area. For more information visit the Lighten Up website. To order the Lighten Up workbook, phone 1800 679 778 or visit www.health.qld.gov.au/lightenup

Smart Choices - The healthy food and drink supply strategy for Queensland schools

Smart Choices, a major element of the Safe and Healthy Schools initiatives, is all about offering healthy food and drink choices to students in Queensland school settings.  It applies to any place or event where food and drink is supplied in Queensland state schools including tuckshops, fundraising events, vending machines, excursions, camps, classroom rewards, sports days and curriculum activities. 

Smart Choices is mandatory for all Queensland state schools.  The Smart Choices website contains a resource package and tool kit that has been developed to help schools implement the strategy.

TravelSmart

The TravelSmart program encourages and supports voluntary change in the behaviour of individuals and organisations to increase the use of environmentally-friendly transport such as walking, cycling and public transport. TravelSmart raises awareness through campaigns, improves access to information and promotes alternatives to car use. See the TravelSmart website for more information.

A Healthier You

The Queensland Government has set an ambitious target to make Queenslanders Australia’s healthiest people. To help achieve this, the Queensland Government has launched the Healthy Queensland Awards.

To enter the competition and find out more, visit the Premier’s website or the Healthy Queensland Awards website. Read more about Advancing Health Action - Making Queenslanders Australia's healthiest people.

Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland

Overcoming the obesity epidemic currently affecting our state and our nation requires a concerted effort from all parts of the community.  Under the Queensland Government’s Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland vision, tackling obesity is a key priority – the goal is to make Queenslanders Australia’s healthiest people.  The Toward Q2 target is to cut obesity by one third by 2020. 

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Find out about other initatives from the Queensland Government to get Queenslanders active and eating heathy. 

• Food for Sport
• 10,000 Steps
• Easy Steps
• Heart Foundation Walking
• Go for 2&5®
• Healthy Food Access Basket (HFAB) Surveys
• Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle Program
• Smart Choices
• TravelSmart
• A Healthier You
• Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland

Food for Sport

Sporting clubs and associations not only provide the opportunity for Queenslanders to get more active but they can also promote healthier food and drink choices amongst the club community. Follow the step by step guide here to find some helpful advice on how to go about making the change in your club and do your bit to ensure Queenslanders of all ages lead healthy active lifestyles.

10,000 Steps

The 10,000 Steps program aims to increase the day-to-day activity of Queenslanders and Australians by encouraging the accumulation of 'incidental' physical activity as part of everyday living.  The program uses the 10,000 Steps per day message as a way to help people to increase their activity levels.

The Queensland Government has supported the development of the 10,000 Steps program and the 10,000 Steps website, enabling anyone to implement program activities and promote physical activity in their local communities. It is free for community groups and organisations to become a registered provider of 10,000 Steps activities.

The 10,000 Steps website has a range of physical activity resources and information, including an online Steplog, a workplace challenge, a pedometer library loan scheme and walkway signage; plus information packages for GPs and other health professionals. 

Easy Steps

Easy Steps is a toolkit for planning, designing and promoting safe walking. Prepared for local governments by Queensland Transport, this booklet provides information that would also be useful for businesses and individuals about the benefits and methods of promoting walking.

The series of Easy Steps modules are designed to assist council managers, planners and engineers plan for, promote and provide for increased walking levels in their local area.

Heart Foundation Walking

Heart Foundation Walking is a community-based walking program that aims to increase the community's participation in regular and enjoyable physical activity.

Implemented by the Heart Foundation, this initiative offers a cost-effective model for establishing regular walking groups within your local community.  It is an accessible, convenient, safe and free physical activity program. Over 4500 walkers participate in the program, with another 80 joining each month.

 Go for 2&5® fruit and vegetable campaign

Queensland Health launched the Go for 2&5® fruit and vegetable campaign in October 2005 to increase awareness of the need to eat more fruit and vegetables; and to encourage all Queenslanders to increase their intake of fruit and vegetables by one serve per day.

Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend eating at least five serves of vegetables and two serves of fruit per day. Prior to the campaign, Queensland adults were only eating 2.1 serves of vegetables and 1.4 serves of fruit each day.

The website includes a large range of recipe ideas and helpful hints to include more serves of fruit and vegetables every day.

Healthy Food Access Basket (HFAB) surveys

HFAB surveys are conducted regularly to monitor the cost and availability of food throughout Queensland.  The survey assesses the variability in costs and availability of a standard basket of basic healthy food items from nearly 100 stores in geographical locations across Queensland.  The range and types of foods included in the HFAB represent commonly available and popular foods consistent with the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.

The results from the 2006 HFAB survey, which is the fifth statewide cross-sectional survey to be conducted, are available through the Queensland Health website.

Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle Program

Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle is a group-based healthy lifestyle program for adults who want to improve their health as part of the Eat Well Be Active strategy.

Lighten Up was developed by, and is funded by, Queensland Health. It assists people to eat well and be active, manage stress and make long term behaviour changes to support a healthy lifestyle. The program is supported by a participant workbook which includes seven workshops covering increasing everyday physical activity, making better food choices, skills in reading food labels, shopping and adapting recipes, stress management and problem-solving.

Contact your local Community Health Centre (check the White Pages) to find out if the program is available in your area. For more information visit the Lighten Up website. To order the Lighten Up workbook, phone 1800 679 778 or visit www.health.qld.gov.au/lightenup

Smart Choices - The healthy food and drink supply strategy for Queensland schools

Smart Choices, a major element of the Safe and Healthy Schools initiatives, is all about offering healthy food and drink choices to students in Queensland school settings.  It applies to any place or event where food and drink is supplied in Queensland state schools including tuckshops, fundraising events, vending machines, excursions, camps, classroom rewards, sports days and curriculum activities. 

Smart Choices is mandatory for all Queensland state schools.  The Smart Choices website contains a resource package and tool kit that has been developed to help schools implement the strategy.

TravelSmart

The TravelSmart program encourages and supports voluntary change in the behaviour of individuals and organisations to increase the use of environmentally-friendly transport such as walking, cycling and public transport. TravelSmart raises awareness through campaigns, improves access to information and promotes alternatives to car use. See the TravelSmart website for more information.

A Healthier You

The Queensland Government has set an ambitious target to make Queenslanders Australia’s healthiest people. To help achieve this, the Queensland Government has launched the Healthy Queensland Awards.

To enter the competition and find out more, visit the Premier’s website or the Healthy Queensland Awards website. Read more about Advancing Health Action - Making Queenslanders Australia's healthiest people.

Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland

Overcoming the obesity epidemic currently affecting our state and our nation requires a concerted effort from all parts of the community.  Under the Queensland Government’s Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland vision, tackling obesity is a key priority – the goal is to make Queenslanders Australia’s healthiest people.  The Toward Q2 target is to cut obesity by one third by 2020. 

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