advocacy

Our advocacy work includes:

• Shifting the dial on vegetable consumption *

  A landmark report that explores what is needed to lift Australia’s declining vegetable consumption. (The Fruit & Vegetable Consortium)
  Shifting the dial on vegetable consumption *

• Achieving equality and equity in the provision of food and nutrition support in early childhood education and care settings *

  Advocating for systems improvement and change in early childhood education and care though the National Nutrition Network for ECEC.
  Achieving equality and equity in the provision of food and nutrition support in early childhood education and care settings *

• Towards a healthy, regenerative and equitable food system in Victoria *

  Support for food systems consensus statement. VicHealth and the Food Systems and Food Security Working Group
  Towards a healthy, regenerative and equitable food system in Victoria *

• Support for joint public health and consumer letters on FSANZ act reforms *

  A joint letter to Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Minister for Sport, and Chair, Food Ministers Meeting.
  Support for joint public health and consumer letters on FSANZ act reforms *

• It’s time to protect Victorian children from unhealthy food and drink advertising near schools and on public transport *

  A joint statement from Victoria’s leading health and community organisations.
  It’s time to protect Victorian children from unhealthy food and drink advertising near schools and on public transport *

• Nutrition for Older Australians Alliance (NOAA) pre-budgetary submission *

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  Nutrition for Older Australians Alliance (NOAA) pre-budgetary submission *

• International climate commitments *

  35+ Australian health and medical organisations have called on the Prime Minister to scale up international climate commitments to protect the health and wellbeing of Australians and our Pacific Island neighbours.
  International climate commitments *

• Healthy School Healthy Futures campaign *

  What our children eat and drink at school impacts their health and wellbeing. Right now, 99% of school canteens are serving foods high in saturated fat, sugar, and salt. The Department of Education has the power to change this.
  Healthy School Healthy Futures campaign *

• * Credited as Nutrition Australia.