Healthy Kids School Canteen Association
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| Founded |
30 September 1991 NSW, Australia |
|---|---|
| Founder | 'Healthy School Canteens for NSW' November 1990 Forum[1] |
| Type | Health Promotion Charity |
| Focus | Healthy Food in School Canteens |
| Location | |
Area served | New South Wales |
| Method | Advice, guidance, passing mandates |
Key people | Jo Gardner, CEO[2][3] |
Volunteers |
Approx. 1800 members as of June 2007[4] |
| Slogan | Promoting and facilitating the provision of a nutritious and healthy food service in school canteens. |
| Website |
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Healthy Kids Association (Healthy Kids) is a not-for-profit, non-government, health promotion charity based in Sydney, Australia.[5] The stated aim of the organisation is to: “Promote and facilitate the provision of a nutritious and healthy food service in school canteens” as a means of preventing diet related diseases in children at school and to lay the foundation for a healthy future.[6]
Memberships
Memberships in Healthy Kids SCA confare a range of benefits including:[7]
- The Healthy Kids SCA Members Magazine, published quarterly with case-studies of healthy canteens, nutritional information and canteen tips, promotional ideas, food safety and hygiene advice, classroom curriculum, healthy menu ideas, recipes and more.
- Healthy Kids SCA Food Expo and Training Day is held annually in Sydney with workshops, cooking demonstrations and samples of Healthy Kids registered products.
- Healthy Kids SCA Support Line offering free advice and encouragement about operating a healthy school canteen.
Collaborations
Collaboration between Educating NZ and Healthy Kids
The education consultancy group "Educating NZ" is collaborating with Healthy Kids SCA in a New Zealand Ministry of Health funded project to support the implementation of the Food and Beverage Classification System in schools and early childhood education services.[8][9]
NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy
In response to the 2002 Childhood Obesity Summit, former Premier of New South Wales Bob Carr launched the "Fresh Tastes NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy". Healthy Kids has become a key partner of the Ministry of Health in developing this plan. The strategy is to develop a taste for healthier foods by promoting and featuring healthier menu options while limiting the availability of less nutritious foods.[10]
There has been a relapse as many school canteens have returned to offering junk food or pupils have started buying fast food outside the school. The association has developed policies intended to counter these trends including a takeover of provision of food in some schools.[11]
References
- ↑ History of the Healthy Kids School Canteen Association
- ↑ Healthy Kids SCA Staff
- ↑ Healthy Kids SCA Board of Directors
- ↑ About Us
- ↑ Emily Morgan, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Waste in Australia, VicHealth, p. 38
- ↑ Healthy Eating
- ↑ Becoming a Member of Healthy Kids SCA
- ↑ Food and Beverage Classification System
- ↑ Educating NZ (2008), Collaboration between Educating NZ and Healthy Kids SCA, retrieved 1 September 2008
- ↑ NSW Health: Child Obesity (15 July 2008), Press Release: Premier launches NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy, retrieved 1 September 2008
- ↑ Bruce McDougall (15 June 2009), Health Nazis losing obesity war as pies return to school canteens, The Daily Telegraph