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Review Report Future Development of School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty 1. Introduction Purpose of the Review To report to the Minister on opportunities to improve the level of health and fitness of students through the delivery of sport and physical activity programs in Queensland schools. The Queensland Government s tak ng a hol st c approach to solv ng the ssue of overwe ght and obes ty n ch ldren and young people. From the whole-of-Government Obes ty Summ t held n May 2006, to spec fic departmental programs such as Educat on Queensland’s Smart Cho ces – the Healthy Food and Dr nk Supply Strategy for Queensland Schools and the Eat Well Be Act ve F t and Fuelled Reg onal Forums, the Queensland Government has developed and mplemented a range of strateg es to encourage ch ldren to make healthy cho ces about act v ty and nutr t on. The focus of the Rev ew of School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty was to dent fy good del very models for ava lable sport and phys cal act v ty programs and how they complement and can best be ntegrated w th the school curr culum and current school sport programs. 2. Terms of Reference 1. Exam ne current levels of student part c pat on n phys cal educat on and school sport n Queensland schools. 2. Exam ne the present phys cal educat on and sport programs n our schools. 3. Exam ne the t metabl ng of these and assoc ated programs to del ver the program effect vely. 4. Ident fy teachers’ current levels of part c pat on n sport and phys cal act v ty programs and explore future opt ons. 5. Ident fy current levels and types of commun ty and pr vate sector nvolvement n school sport and phys cal act v ty programs, ( nclud ng sponsorsh p and del very) and explore future opportun t es. 6. Gauge current l a son between school and non-school sport ng bod es and the level of support for sport and phys cal act v ty from state sport ng organ sat ons. 7. Exam ne the current pol cy and pract ce of acc dent nsurance cover for students engaged n sport and phys cal act v ty and prov de adv ce on future opt ons. 8. Ident fy and document best pract ce examples of successful sport and act v ty programs n schools. 9. Ident fy any adm n strat ve, operat onal or curr culum barr ers wh ch would prevent the del very of sport, phys cal educat on and phys cal act v ty programs n schools. 10. Ident fy any other barr ers to the effect ve del very of sport and phys cal act v ty programs n schools. 4
Future Development of School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty Review Report 3. Methodology used The methodology used to conduct the rev ew was l m ted by the t meframe establ shed and the ava lable resources to conduct the rev ew. The rev ew methodology ncluded: 1) Desktop research / l terature rev ew 2) Survey of key stakeholders 3) Phys cal Educat on Teacher focus group 4) School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty Forum 5) School v s ts. 4. Background Information More than one n five ch ldren n Austral a s now overwe ght or obese. These ch ldren often exper ence a range of health problems. Ch ldhood obes ty s also known to be a good pred ctor of obes ty n adulthood, wh ch n tself s a major r sk factor for poor health. In add t on to comm ss on ng th s rev ew of school sport and phys cal act v ty, the Queensland Government has mplemented a range of strateg es to address th s ssue. In 2006, Queensland Health comm ss oned the Healthy Kids Queensland Survey as part of the Queensland Government’s ongo ng comm tment to promot ng healthy we ght, nutr t on and phys cal act v ty for Queensland’s ch ldren and young people. The results of th s study prov ded mportant nformat on on the prevalence of overwe ght and obes ty, d etary ntake and phys cal act v ty behav our among Queensland ch ldren. Accord ng to the Healthy Kids Queensland Survey: • 19.5% of boys and 22.7% of g rls aged five to 17 were overwe ght or obese. • Overall, 21% of Queensland ch ldren aged five to 17 were overwe ght or obese. • Compar son w th nat onal data from 1985 and 1995 shows that the prevalence of overwe ght and obes ty for Queensland five to 17-year-olds has cont nued to ncrease; w th most age groups the prevalence be ng twofold greater than nat onal rates of 1985. However, the rate of ncrease appears to have slowed n Queensland s nce 1995. Schools play an mportant role n help ng ch ldren and young people learn about be ng healthy, as well as prov d ng env ronments that promote healthy l festyles. Healthy ch ldren are better able to learn, and h gher educat onal ach evement s strongly assoc ated w th better health. Queensland Government initiatives to enhance healthy lifestyles a. Whole-of-Government initiatives Obesity Summit 2006 In May 2006 the Prem er convened the Queensland Obes ty Summ t at Parl ament House n Br sbane to explore ways the Queensland Government, bus nesses, commun ty organ sat ons, profess onal assoc at ons, fam l es and nd v duals can work together 5
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