{"id":937,"date":"2019-04-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/fresh-calls-school-canteens-be-policed-after-negative-scorecard-results\/"},"modified":"2019-04-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:00:00","slug":"fresh-calls-school-canteens-be-policed-after-negative-scorecard-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/fresh-calls-school-canteens-be-policed-after-negative-scorecard-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh calls for school canteens to be policed after negative &#8216;scorecard&#8217; results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gettyimages-904531538-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A national policy is being recommended by experts.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Health experts across Australia are calling for urgent action across Australian schools to assist in tackling the nation\u2019s growing obesity crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Deakin University\u2019s Institute for Health Transformation has partnered with the Obesity Policy Coalition to promote an overarching school canteen policy across Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The fresh call come as a new obesity \u2018scorecard\u2019 was released earlier this week that graded a state\u2019s efforts to tackle obesity, and demonstrated a haphazard approach throughout the states in regards to the canteen menu.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018scorecard\u2019 rated NSW as the state implementing the most policies to fight obesity in children, while Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania were all found to be lagging behind.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gettyimages-908174930.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor Gary Sacks, the lead author on the report, stated that a crackdown on canteens was needed in all Australian states, and called for the federal government to implement a consistent policy across the board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere should be no postcode lottery when it comes to obesity and obesity prevention,\u201d Sacks stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no consistency\u2026 governments must get better at making sure they\u2019re not just talking the talk but walking the walk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/photo-1513677785800-9df79ae4b10b.jpeg\" alt=\"three green and red apple fruits\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the report, many school canteens have healthy policies in place, however many of these canteens were found to not follow their own rules and were not policed by any governing body, resulting in a continuation of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Sacks stated that an estimated $100 million would be needed to point school canteens in the right direction across Australia, and create a method of canteen policing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c$100 million would provide dedicated resources to help each school ensure they offered healthy food to their students. This money would cover grants for canteen equipment, healthy eating advisers who could support schools in moving to healthy canteens and strong incentives for every school to get on board,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/registration-and-licences-introduced-aussies-drones\">Rego and licences introduced for drone owners in Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Written by Kate Stevens<\/p>\n<p>Images: Getty\/Unsplash\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A national policy is being recommended by experts.\u00a0 Health experts across Australia are calling for urgent action across Australian schools to assist in tackling the nation\u2019s growing obesity crisis. Deakin University\u2019s Institute for Health Transformation has partnered with the Obesity Policy Coalition to promote an overarching school canteen policy across Australia. 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