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Filling the Gaps
Filling the Gaps aims to positively influence the healthy eating and physical activity patterns of families with young children 0-12 years of age, with a specific focus on 0-2 years and vulnerable, hard to reach communities.
Filling the Gaps works in collaboration with The Royal Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and the Centre of Physical Activity Across the Lifespan at the Australian Catholic University. Filling the Gaps is a partner program of Kids – ‘Go for your life’
Filling the Gaps develops evidence based resources and information for families and health professionals.
All resources can be accessed through the Kids – ‘Go for your life’ website.
Tip sheets
The following nutrition and physical activity/active play tip sheets aim to provide supportive resources for health professionals working to maintain or adopt healthy behaviours in families with young children.
Background statements
Each of the six Kids-‘Go for your life’ healthy messages are supported by evidence based background statements developed by ‘Filling the Gaps’.
Newsletter inserts
Inserts have been designed for inclusion in early childhood and primary school newsletters. Each of the six Kids-‘Go for your life’ healthy messages (listed above) has its own set of inserts available for use. Simply, cut, paste and re-size for your newsletter.
Tap into water everyday:
Turn off switch to play:
Plant fruit and veg in your lunchbox:
Move, play and go:
Limit sometimes foods:
Stride and ride:
Newsletter articles
Newsletter articles have been developed for each of the six Kids – ‘Go for your life’ healthy messages.
- Tap into Water Everyday - ‘Tapping into Water’
- Turn Off, Switch to Play - ‘Less sedentary time, more PLAY!’
- Plant Fruit & Veg in your Lunch box – ‘Eat a variety of colourful vegetables and fruit everyday’
- Move, Play and Go – ‘Making time for active play, EVERYDAY!’
- Stride and Ride - 'Get out and about everyday with active transport!'
Translated message strips
Message strips have been translated in six different languages (Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Dinka, Somali, Vietnamese):
Arabic:
- Tap into Water Everyday – Drink water, not sugar! (419kb, pdf)
- Turn Off, Switch to Play – Limit screen time and increase play everyday! (423kb, pdf)
- Plant Fruit & Veg in your Lunch box – Eat vegetables and fruit everyday! (406kb, pdf)
- Move, Play and Go – Increase play everyday! (396kb, pdf)
- Limit Sometimes Foods – Limit food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar! (486kb, pdf)
- Stride and Ride – Increase active transport everyday! (405kb, pdf)
Chinese:
- Tap into Water Everyday – Drink water, not sugar! (476kb, pdf)
- Turn Off, Switch to Play – Limit screen time and increase play everyday! (517kb, pdf)
- Plant Fruit & Veg in your Lunch box – Eat vegetables and fruit everyday! (445kb, pdf)
- Move, Play and Go – Increase play everyday! (461kb, pdf)
- Limit Sometimes Foods – Limit food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar! (537kb, pdf)
- Stride and Ride – Increase active transport everyday! (480kb, pdf)
Dari:
- Tap into Water Everyday – Drink water, not sugar! (435kb, pdf)
- Turn Off, Switch to Play – Limit screen time and increase play everyday! (464kb, pdf)
- Plant Fruit & Veg in your Lunch box – Eat vegetables and fruit everyday! (391kb, pdf)
- Move, Play and Go – Increase play everyday! (424kb, pdf)
- Limit Sometimes Foods – Limit food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar! (516kb, pdf)
- Stride and Ride – Increase active transport everyday! (410kb, pdf)
Dinka:
- Tap into Water Everyday – Drink water, not sugar! (454kb, pdf)
- Turn Off, Switch to Play – Limit screen time and increase play everyday! (502kb, pdf)
- Plant Fruit & Veg in your Lunch box – Eat vegetables and fruit everyday! (468kb, pdf)
- Move, Play and Go – Increase play everyday! (490kb, pdf)
- Limit Sometimes Foods – Limit food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar! (540kb, pdf)
- Stride and Ride – Increase active transport everyday! (476kb, pdf)
Somali:
- Tap into Water Everyday – Drink water, not sugar! (137kb, pdf)
- Turn Off, Switch to Play – Limit screen time and increase play everyday! (147kb, pdf)
- Plant Fruit & Veg in your Lunch box – Eat vegetables and fruit everyday! (136kb, pdf)
- Move, Play and Go – Increase play everyday! (144kb, pdf)
- Limit Sometimes Foods – Limit food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar! (169kb, pdf)
- Stride and Ride – Increase active transport everyday! (114kb, pdf)
Vietnamese:
- Tap into Water Everyday – Drink water, not sugar! (552kb, pdf)
- Turn Off, Switch to Play – Limit screen time and increase play everyday! (594kb, pdf)
- Plant Fruit & Veg in your Lunch box – Eat vegetables and fruit everyday! (507kb, pdf)
- Move, Play and Go – Increase play everyday! (572kb, pdf)
- Limit Sometimes Foods – Limit food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar! (601kb, pdf)
- Stride and Ride – Increase active transport everyday! (562kb, pdf)
Other Filling the Gaps activities:
- New Parent Kit
- CALD language educator training:
- School Nurse BMI Training Sessions (May 2008)
- Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse Conference (July 2008)
- Resource Mapping
Further information
Address: Nutrition and Food Services Department
The Royal Children’s Hospital
50 Flemington Road, Parkville
Victoria, 3052
Telephone: (03) 9345 4384
Fax: (03) 9345 6496
Website: www.rch.org.au/nutrition
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