Technical Paper 1:
Obesity in Australia: a need for urgent action
4 - Potential initiatives
Table of contents
- 1 - Executive summary
2 - Obesity in Australia- 3 - Obesity prevention
4 - Potential initiatives- 4.1 - Reshaping the food supply towards lower risk products and pricing
- 4.2 - Food composition
- 4.3 - Food subsidies
- 4.4 - Protect children and others from inappropriate advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages
- 4.5 - Improve public education and information
- 4.6 - Reshape urban environments towards healthy options
- 4.7 - Strengthen, upskill and support primary health care and public health workforce to support people in making healthier choices
- 4.8 - Maternal and child health
- 4.9 - Close the gap for disadvantaged communities
- 4.10 - Build the evidence base, monitor and evaluate effectiveness of actions
- Conclusion
- References
- Addendum for October 2008 to June 2009
While behaviour change is an important component of any response to obesity, it is a complex process for individuals that extends beyond education and the provision of information. Achieving long-term, sustainable change is difficult, resource-intensive and time-consuming. To achieve substantive change in Australia’s obesity problem, the following proposals require the engagement of both community and government.