Health Promotion

Central Coast Local Health District NSW

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Central Coast Munch & Move newsletters

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Our Central Coast Munch & Move newsletters are loaded with valuable healthy development information and resources for educators in early childhood education and care services.

To find out more about the Munch & Move program, which promotes a fun and play-based approach to supporting healthy eating and physical activity habits in young children, click here.

Current Central Coast Munch & Move newsletter

Check out the latest edition of the Central Coast Munch & Move newsletter, which includes upcoming professional development, new resources and programs.

Term 1 2020

Previous editions

Read our previous Central Coast Munch & Move newsletters for loads more useful material for your early childhood service.

Term 4 2019

Term 3 2019

Term 2  2019

 

Munch & Move workshops

 

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ?
(FASD)

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.

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Find more about FASD

Make Their Meals Count

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Make Their Meals Count

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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

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Mango and Sprint are preparing for ‘big school’.
Grandma comes to visit and gives them a lunchbox.
… But it’s no ordinary lunchbox!

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.

Resources

More information

Go Active2Work

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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)!

Resources

Go Active 2 Work 2019-2020 Calendar/Log Sheet

Poster

To join the GA2W community, receive a GA2W pack and the monthly GA2W e-newsletter, please click to complete registration.

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Bicycle NSW

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

Transport NSW

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.

  • Transport for NSW – Bike sheds and lockers
  • Service NSW – Register to access a Transport for NSW bike shed
  • Service NSW – Apply to rent a Transport for NSW bike locker

World Bicycle Day

3 June

NSW Bike Week

NSW Bike Week held in September each year (dates for 2020 TBA).

Diabetes Australia

Walk to Work Day October

National Ride2Work Day

October

Get Healthy

at Work

NSW Biketober Business Challenge

Walking for Pleasure

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.

Central Coast Council

Report a Problem eg Footpath, shared path, bike lane obstruction.