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Moonee Valley Child Nutri tion Partnership Engaging diverse and new arrival communities to drink water rather than sweet drinks. “H2O for Moonee Valley Kids”

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Page 1: Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Engaging diverse and new arrival communities to drink water rather than sweet drinks. “H2O for Moonee Valley

Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Engaging diverse and new arrivalcommunities to drink water rather

than sweet drinks.

“H2O for Moonee Valley Kids”

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

PartnersDebney Meadows Primary SchoolDoutta Galla Community HealthMacKillop Family ServicesMoonee Valley City CouncilNorth West Melbourne Div. of GPTweddle Child & Family Service

Royal Children’s Hospital – Steering Com.

Sponsor : City West Water

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

North Melbourne, Kensington, Flemington, Ascot Vale

High proportion of new arrivals with a refugee background

High rise public housing

Low SE background (not necessarily limited education)

Area/ Demographics

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Main issues/concerns

Early childhood professionals OverweightDental decayHigh intake sweet drinksOverfeeding/forceRicketsAnaemia

Community:Somali &

VietnameseUnderweightFussy eating/ lack of appetiteLack of time

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Link to obesityLink to dental decayDisplacement of food

One single integrated message:

Engaging the Community

“Drink water rather than sweet drinks”

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

“H2O for Moonee Valley Kids”

Pilot program

Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington

22 LOTE

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

1. Water Bottles

Community Art as a tool for Health Promotion

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

2. Curriculum & Policy

Curriculum:Multifaceted

Policy based on:Encouragement

Supportive environment

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

3. Parent engagement

Different settings- interpreters- bilingual workers(Western Region Health Centre)

Dental Health Loss of appetite Impact of

dehydration Role models

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Impact

Lunchbox survey - 75% - 10%Teachers – ownership - “H2O” schoolChildren – increased awareness & intakeParents –purchasing patterns, intake and encouragementOther primary schools, preschools & playgroup

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Contextual Factors

Commitment

Drivers

Current health issues

Time & planning

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Community Engagement

Community workersHealth/education workersKidsIntegrationWord of mouth

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Evaluation

Evaluation as a point of engagement

TriangulationParentsChildrenTeachers

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Sustainability

Facilitators

Process + ProductHealth Plans

Doutta GallaMVCC

Barriers

Process + ProductDedicated workers

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Vision

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Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership

Next timeBroad structural community based framework

Small, incremental changes

Contact details:Mary [email protected] 1828 or 0412 835 014