Educators

5 Fun ways to health and fitness http://www.kidshealthandfitness.com.au/ A joint venture between the Heart Foundation, the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and Kellogg. This is an interactive site containing a 'Kids playground' and 'Teachers desk' which is designed to provide practical lesson plan ideas and resources to teach primary school students about the importance of balancing nutrition and physical activity in their everyday lives.

Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.abs.gov.au
Provides comprehensive range of facts, figures and statistics about Australia and includes a section on health information.

Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
http://www.achper.org.au
Contains information about encouraging students into living a healthy lifestyle, particularly with physical activity. Includes a section on the 'Active Australia Schools Network'.

Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg
Primary Prevention section of the Population Health Division in the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care. Focuses on national policy, resources and initiatives in the areas of 'Food and Nutrition', 'Promoting Healthy Weight', 'Physical Activity'.

Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/food/guide/index.htm
Provides information regarding the amounts and kinds of food required to enjoy good health and well-being.

Australian Indigenous Health Information Network
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au
Comprehensive clearinghouse of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and cultural information that includes a section on nutrition.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
http://www.aihw.gov.au/
Provides information on patterns of health and illness, determinants of health, health services, costs and performance. Provides a section to access a large range on online publications.

Australia's Food and Nutrition
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/3800
Produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Australia's Health 2000
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/5742
Provides information about numerous health indicators and disease conditions in Australia.

Children's Health and Development Foundation
http://www.chdf.org.au
The Children's Health and Development Foundation in South Australian contains information and resources in the areas of Health Promoting Schools and Children's physical activity and nutrition education.

CSIRO - Genetically Modified Foods
http://genetech.csiro.au/#
Explains the science of gene technology and describes what Australian scientists are doing.

Dietary advice with Rosemary Stanton
http://www.woolworths.com.au/dietinfo/index.asp
Comprehensive nutrition information and healthy eating tips from Rosemary Stanton.

Dietary Guidelines for Australians
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/dietsyn.htm
Provides advice about healthy food choices for the general population infants, children and adolescents. Includes scientific background papers for each guideline.

Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/dietsyn.htm
Provides advice about healthy food choices for infants, children and adolescents. Includes scientific background papers for each guideline.

Dietary Guidelines for Older Australians
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/n23syn.htm
Provides advice about healthy food choices for healthy, independent Australians aged 65 and over. Includes scientific background papers for each guideline.

Dietary Guidelines Review
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/advice
Provides drafts for discussion on the review of various Australian Dietary Guidelines.

Food Safety Campaign Group
http://www.safefood.net.au/
Designed by the Food Safety Campaign Group in Australia. It provides food safety education ideas with fact sheets, food safety tips and games.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au
Comprehensive site with information such as food standards, food recalls, genetically modified foods and food additives in Australia and New Zealand.

Foodwatch with Catherine Saxelby
http://www.foodwatch.com.au
Comprehensive nutrition information and healthy eating tips from Catherine Saxelby.

Fruit and Veg For Me
http://www.fandvforme.com.au/
Developed by the Sydney Markets and Brisbane Markets. Includes interactive activities for students, recipes and interesting information on fruit and vegetables.

Get the AIS into your classroom
http://www.nestle.com.au/ais/teachers/body.asp
To help teachers instil the benefits of a balanced lifestyle, the Australian Institute of Sport in partnership with Nestlé offers a range of free resources. Teachers will be able to empower students with knowledge, understanding and personal skills to help them go on to be champions in their own right - whether on, or off, the sporting field. The curriculum-based approach to teaching the benefits of balanced lifestyle will help students lay the foundations for lifelong habits in terms of their health and nutrition.

Go Grains
http://www.gograins.grdc.com.au/
Provides information for students and teachers on the nutritional benefits of grains and pulses.

Goodman Fielder
http://www.mightysoft.com.au/dir065/gfsite/gflimited.nsf/Content/Food+&+Nutrition+-+Nutrition+Fact+Sheets+(Australia)
Provides information about nutrition, recipes and school projects.

HealthInsite - Health and Wellbeing section
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/T.cfm?PID=730
Commonwealth Government site that contains links to subjects including the nutritional benefits of particular foods and medical conditions affected by diet.

International Diabetes Institute
http://www.diabetes.com.au
Provides a range of information on diabetes including its prevention and management.

Kellogg
http://www.kellogg.com.au/displaypage.asp?SectionID=2
Includes information about healthy eating and physical activity, contains interactive games and provides information to learn about the history, manufacturing and general information about cereals and Kellogg products.

Lunch Box World - healthy eating online
http://www.meerilinga.org.au/Nutrition/LunchBoxWorld.aspx
Contains comprehensive information about nutrition and food safety of lunch box food, with a section for parents, curriculum support materials for teachers, and also information about lunch box food for pregnant women with guidelines for reducing risk of Listeria infection.

Meat and Livestock Australia - Australian Beef and Lamb
http://www.mla.com.au/content.cfm?sid=38
Contains a student information with fact sheets.

MEDLINEplus Dictionary
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

National Health and Medical Research Council
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au
Organisation covering research and health information that draws upon the resources of Australia's entire health system.

National Heart Foundation
http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/index.cfm?page=7
The Heart Foundation produces a range of brochures and posters for the classroom.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Strategy Action Plan 2000-2010
http://www.nphp.gov.au/publications/signal/natsinsa1.pdf
Strategies for improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through improved nutrition.

Nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: An Information Paper
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/n26syn.htm
National Health and Medical Research Council report that reviews the nutrition related health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Nutrition Australia - Food Facts section
http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/Food_Facts/Default.asp
Provides 'Food Facts Sheets' and answers to a range of nutrition questions.

On-line Medical Dictionary
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/

Promoting the health of Indigenous Australians: A review of infrastructure support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health advancement
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/hp6syn.htm
Review of the issues in regards to health promotion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Promoting the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: Case studies and principles of good practice
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/hp7syn.htm
Case studies of successful health promotion projects for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDIs)
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/diet/n6index.htm
RDIs for use in Australia, produced by the National Health & Medical Research Council.

World Heath Organisation - Health Promotion
http://www.who.int/hpr/
Department of Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Includes worldwide information on National and Community Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs, and School Health and Youth Health Promotion.

World Heath Organisation - Nutrition
http://www.who.int/nut
Nutrition section of the World Heath Organisation website.

World Heath Organisation - Statistics
http://www.who.ch/whosis/
Health and health-related statistical information from the World Heath Organisation Global Program on Evidence for Health Policy.