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Hi Friend, welcome to the August
edition of the Healthy Children Enews
Issue Highlights
Dandenong West Primary School is making the most of every opportunity in making their school a healthy
place for children, staff and families.
The school is registered to the Achievement Program
and is focusing on mental health and wellbeing as a priority area.
KidsMatter Primary is
a great resource and framework which supports the implementation of the Achievement Program in addressing
mental health and wellbeing across the whole school community.
Click
here to find out how.
Thank you to all schools and early years services
who completed our online survey to help us understand your training needs so we can support you in the
Achievement Program.
We have now designed a special series of professional development
opportunities for all Achievement Program settings.
The sessions will help you build
a school or early childhood service which can address the health priority areas in a whole of school/service
approach.
Healthy Eating and Food Literacy (Secondary School Focus)
Tuesday 3 September, time TBC
Sexual Health and Wellbeing
Thursday
5 September 11am - 1pm
Oral Health (Early Years Focus)
Tuesday 10
September, 4:45pm - 7:00pm
Healthy Eating and Nutrition
Tuesday 10 September
2pm - 4pm
Meaningful Family Engagement
Tuesday 10 September 10am - 1pm
Physical Activity and Active Play
Wednesday 11 September 12pm - 2pm
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Wednesday 11 September 9.30am - 11.30am
Stay tuned for a special training edition of the Healthy Children enews which will have all the
details!
If you would like to be involved in any of this training
please contact us at healthandwellbeing@cgd.vic.gov.au
Eating well does not have to
mean extreme changes to your  eating
and shopping habits; it is not about fad diets or tricky recipes. Eating healthier starts with taking
the first steps and making small changes to what you are already doing, such as adding an extra vegetable
to your meal or snack.
The Department of Health and Healthy Together Greater Dandenong have launched
the ‘Start with’ campaign to encourage residents in Greater Dandenong to take steps towards
better health this winter.
The ‘Start with’ campaign is part of a comprehensive effort
to create opportunities for healthier eating where we live, learn, work and play.
If you would
like to receive posters and postcards to support the promotion of this important healthy lifestyle message
please contact us at healthandwellbeing@cgd.vic.gov.au
Healthy Together is now online!
Here are some brand new websites for you to check out.
The Achievement Program website allows you to register online, read stories from other schools and services
around the state and download benchmarks and other information.
More information will be
added to this website over time, and in future it will also include a members access area for Achievement
Program participants to upload their documents.
The site also includes information on the
Healthy Workplaces Achievement Program.
This is great site to share with your school community,
so they can find out what the Achievement Program is all about!
Achievement Program schools
and early childhood services receive:
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resources, tools and training
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opportunities to partner with the wider community
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recognition through local and state
media.
If you are not already registered to the Achievement Program we encourage
you to do so here!
The Healthy Together Victoria website is useful for everyone and is jam-packed with
healthy living information. You can access tip sheets on a wide range of topics and read stories about
families and individuals making small changes for healthier lives. This website ties in with the state-wide
'Start With' marketing campaign and may be useful to share with families who are looking for health information.
Click here.
While you are clicking
away, why not check out the City of Greater Dandenong’
s brand new website!
Take a look at our Healthy
Together Greater Dandenong page, so you can add it as a favourite.
What do children know about being healthy? 
Talking
to kids about health doesn’t have to be a boring lecture.
Our colleagues over at
Healthy Together Knox have been working hard to find resources that Early Years Services can use to get
children and families talking about health.
They have put together a wonderful list of books,
activities, websites and more to help.
Click
here to view the list. In this section we include
information about the latest news, dates, training opportunities and resources for you to check out.
Check out our Healthy
Children article in Council's The City Magazine (p.14)! Thank you Spring Parks Primary School for
participating in the photo opportunity.
City of Greater Dandenong
Community Support Grants Program - Now open!
Funding is available to assist local groups
and organisations with programs and events that will benefit the community and promote health and wellbeing.
Click here
for more information.
Take a look at the July Greater
Dandenong Youth Network (GDYN) Ebulletin
For more information you can also visist the GDYN
webpage on the new website.
Smart Steps for Primary Schools now available!
Victoria Walks is excited to share its new collection of AusVELS curriculum resources Smart Steps: for
Primary Schools.
Developed by teachers for teachers, the resources have a walking theme that takes
learning into the neighbourhood. Teachers, students and the whole school community will enjoy and benefit
from these great resources.
Victorian primary schools can access Smart Steps: for Primary Schools
here
Healthy
Together Greater Dandenong School Garden Network
Tuesday 6 August 12 - 1:30pm
Does
your school want to establish a garden, or get more out of your existing one? Join our school garden network
to share ideas and resources with other local schools. Click
here for more information.
Child Restraint Checking Day
Saturday
10 August 10am - 2pm
RoadSafe South East is delivering a FREE child restraint checking day in
Keysborough.
For further information please contact Adriana on 0412 210 608
Healthy
Together Greater Dandenong Early Years Cooks Network
Thursday 15 August 3:30 - 5:15pm
This network is an opportunity for Early Years Service cooks to come together to share recipes and ideas,
provide support and training opportunities.
Click
here for more information.
Greater Dandenong Children’s Festival 
Saturday 21 September - Sunday 6 October (term 3 school holidays)
The Children’s Festival
is returning this year for two weeks, completely jam-packed with fantastic events for families. Don’
t miss the key event 'Little Day Out - for BIG imaginations' on Sunday 29 September.
Click
here or follow our Facebook page
to stay up to date.
Walktober
October
Walktober is
Australia’s walking month. What a great time to kick start any walking initiatives you’d like
to start with parents and families, staff or children!
Click
here for more information.
Walk to school
November
Walk to School is an annual event which has been funded by VicHealth since 2006.
The event is designed
to raise awareness of the physical, environmental and social benefits of active transport (walking to
school), and encourage school children to walk to and from school more often. Last year more than 14,000
students from 151 primary schools in 53 Local Government Areas (LGAs) took part in Walk to School through
the month of October. This year Walk to School will take place during the month of November.
Click
here for more information.
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