Knowledge of basic nutrition principles and behaviours can set you up for a lifetime of good health.

To empower you to take control

of your diet and overall health,

the Health & Wellbeing Unit has

designed the Eat Smart Program,

which is currently being piloted in

the Southern Region.

Health & Fitness Unit Dietician

Wendy Jeffrey said the food we eat

has a significant impact on how we

feel, how well we sleep, our mood

and daily energy levels.

“Healthy eating doesn’t need to

be complicated, she said. “Making

smarter food choices is all about

balance and moderation. You can

easily make some positive changes

to your lifestyle.”

Using the remote coaching

model, the program is being

run at a local level by Eat Smart

Champions who have been

recruited across Southern Region.

The program consists of six

educational modules that are

rolled out on a fortnightly basis

on the intranet. Participants

can access videos and relevant

information on topics such as

nutrition basics, decoding food

labels, successful weight loss

strategies, shift work, alcohol,

and fruit and vegetables.

Eat Smart also includes activities

and resources to support and

promote healthy eating in the

workplace, with recipe books being

developed and links to health

calendar events being collated.

Following the pilot in Southern

Region, the program will be

evaluated by the Health & Wellbeing

Unit before a statewide roll-out.

For more information, contact Dietician Wendy Jeffrey at the Health & Fitness Unit on ph: 52632.

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Eat smart for a lifetime of health

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