Central Coast Local Health District NSW
The Q4: Family ACTIVation Pack is a fun packed resource to help parents/carers of 5 to 12 year olds get active with their children.
It’s full of quick and easy games to play at home, in the park or wherever….
Games that reinforce the fundamental movement skills like throwing, catching, hopping and skipping….the same movement skills being learnt at school.
Q4: Family ACTIVation Pack – download
Other great resources
Find out how to replace screen time
Healthy kids get active each day
FASD is a diagnostic term for severe neurodevelopmental impairments (you may see these as difficulties with physical activities, language, memory, learning and behaviour) that result from brain damage caused by alcohol exposure before birth.
Make Their Meals Count is a NEW pictorial resource for families of children aged 4–8 years.
Using photographs of meals and snacks, it demonstrates how to feed a child using healthy foods over the day. The photographs are a guide to the type of food you can serve and how much. The food and meals can be eaten by the whole family, just vary the amount.
Sample meals over 4 days have been provided.
Meals and snacks were developed by CCLHD Dietitians to meet the nutrient requirements of a 4-8 year child. Based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Click on small picture for A3 Poster or here for A4 print version.
The Magic Lunchbox is a captivating, fun story about packing a healthy lunchbox for school, specifically targeting children in their transition to ‘big’ school.
Central Coast Author Angela Barrett and Illustrator David Walsh have created a delightful storybook to inspire and delight children in the 4 to 6 year age group.
The Magic Lunchbox storybook and supporting resources are available free to download. The resources were developed with the support of Central Coast primary schools and early childhood education and care services, as well as the Families NSW Transition to School Projects Coordinator, Central Coast.
The storybook and resource package has been offered to all Central Coast schools participating in Live Life Well @ School, and all early childhood education and care services participating in Munch and Move.
The Magic Lunchbox provides an innovative and valuable link between these two programs and settings.
Walking, cycling and catching public transport to work (using active transport) is good for you, your workplace, our region and our planet. Active transport is the healthier, happier, greener, and in many cases (certainly for short trips) the easier, faster and cheaper way to go.
Get some of the physical activity you need to maintain and improve your health by choosing to ‘go active to work’ as often as possible. Join other Coasties in Central Coast Go Active 2 Work Day – Third Wednesday every month (or whenever you can)!
Go Active 2 Work 2019-2020 Calendar/Log Sheet
To join the GA2W community, receive a GA2W pack and the monthly GA2W e-newsletter, please click to complete registration.
Membership offers more than just worldwide bicycle riders insurance, it opens up a world of benefits. Members join a broad community of bike riders, all kinds of riders from commuters to families, from hill climbers to social riders; we welcome everyone to join us and our affiliated BUGs. For a 15% discount use code: healthcc
Walking and cycling are environmentally-friendly, low-cost ways of getting around.
In A handbook for bicycle riders you’ll find valuable tips on road safety, bicycle maintenance, road rules and the legal aspects of riding your bicycle.
NSW Bike Week held in September each year (dates for 2020 TBA).
NSW Biketober Business Challenge
Get fit and make walking a regular part of your lifestyle with Sport and Recreation’s FREE Walking for Pleasure program.
Join Heart Foundation Walking and take positive steps to help reduce stress, have a healthier body, build stronger relationships, and most of all, be happy.
Report a Problem eg Footpath, shared path, bike lane obstruction.
