Technical Paper 1:
Obesity in Australia: a need for urgent action
3.2.1 - Prompt action
Table of contents
- 1 - Executive summary
2 - Obesity in Australia
3 - Obesity prevention- 3.1 - What could be achieved in obesity control
- 3.2 - What is required to address the problem
- 3.2.1 - Prompt action
- 3.2.2 - Multi-faceted, multi-sectoral response
- 3.2.3 - Leadership and coordination
- 3.2.4 - Role of individuals
- 3.2.5 - Role of governments
- 3.2.6 - Role of healthcare systems
- 3.2.7 - Social determinants of health
- 3.2.8 - The environment
- 3.2.9 - Working with industry
- 3.2.10 - Population-wide focus
- 3.2.11 - High-risk groups
- 3.2.12 - Costs
- 3.2.13 - Research, monitoring and evaluation
- 4 - Potential initiatives
- Conclusion
- References
- Addendum for October 2008 to June 2009
Given the size of the current and projected obese and overweight population, there is a need to act promptly. While Australia’s mortality rates for coronary heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and transport accidents have improved significantly in terms of our ranking with other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, this is not the case for our ranking for obesity.[4] Australia’s adult obesity rate is the fifth highest among OECD countries, behind the US, Mexico, the UK and Greece.[41]