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Food & Nutrition Special Interest Group

Committee Details

Co-Convenor: Andrea Begley [ email ]
Phone: (08) 9266 2773
Fax:       (08) 9266 2958
 
Co-Convenor: Christina Pollard [ email ]
Phone: (08) 9388 4983

General Committee Member: Patricia Carter
General Committee Member: Karen Campbell
General Committee Member:
Julie Woods
General Committee Member:
Bronwyn Ashton
General Committee Member: Sandra Murray
General Committee Member: Kylie Ball

Aims and Objectives

The objectives of the Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group (FANSIG) are to:

  • provide a focal point for discussion of and action on public health food and nutrition issues;
  • provide a formal vehicle for networking, advocacy and collaboration in public health nutrition;
  • promote development of a framework for education and professional development of public health workers interested in public health nutrition, and;
  • ensure that public health nutrition is represented in the affairs of the Public Health Association of Australia Inc.

Events

FANSIG and HP SIG Joint Workshop 2009 - Food-Related Interventions for Obesity
Presentations

1.0 Workshop Introduction - Pdf
1.0 Workshop Introduction -Audio MP3

Speakers Presentations
2.1 Dr Sarah McNaughton - Pdf
2.1 Dr Sarah McNaughton - Audio MP3

2.2 Dr Malcolm Riley - Pdf
2.2 Dr Malcolm Riley - Audio MP3

3.0 Workshop  - Audio MP3
3.1 Dr Karen Campbell - Pdf
3.2 Dr Rachel Laws - Pdf
3.3 Assoc Professor Steven Allender - Pdf
3.4 Dr Christina Pollard - Pdf

FANSIG and HP SIG Joint Workshop - Sunday 27th September 2009
1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
Venue:  ANU, Copeland Bujilding Room: G030
FOOD-RELATED INTERVENTIONS FOR OBESITY

Click this link for Program

 
 

 

 

Member Updates and Minutes of Meetings

FANSIG Annual General Meeting Minutes 29 September 2009 July 2009
FANSIG Member Activity Update May to July 2009 July 2009
FANSIG Member Activity Update March to April 2009  April 2009 
FANSIG Member Activity Update Jan to Feb 2009  Feb 2009
FANSIG 2008 Annual General Meeting held in Brisbane
Tuesday 8 July 2008
July 2008
Executive Committee - Meeting Dates 2008 (PDF) Feb 2008
Agenda for FANSIG meeting 5 June 2008 June 2008
Agenda of FANSIG meeting 3 April 2008
Minutes of FANSIG meeting 3 April 2008
April 2008
Agenda of FANSIG meeting 7 February 2008
Minutes of FANSIG Meeting 7 February 2008  http://www.phaa.net.au//documents/MinutesFANSIG070208.doc
February 2008

Workplan

Achievements against FAN SIG Work Plan 2007 (PDF) December 2007
FAN SIG Workplan (PDF) as of 4th April 2007


 

Meeting Agenda

FAN SIG Meeting Agenda (PDF) for June 2007
FAN SIG Meeting Agenda (PDF) for May 2007
FAN SIG Meeting Agenda (PDF) for April 2007
FAN SIG Meeting Agenda (PDF) for February 2007

Meeting Minutes

FAN SIG Meeting Minutes (PDF) December 2007
FAN SIG Meeting Minutes (PDF) June 2007
FAN SIG Meeting Minutes (PDF) May 2007
FAN SIG Meeting Minutes (PDF) April 2007
FAN SIG Meeting Minutes (PDF) February 2007

SIG Forums

The FAN SIG Forum provides an area for FAN SIG members to post information, respond to and discuss various articles of interest and to interact with fellow members.

Link to Forums (you will be required to login to access this area)

Advocacy

Submission Food Regulation Secretariat - Front of Pack Labelling Policy Guideline Consultation Paper March 2009

Submission into Community Stores in Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander communities

PHAA/DAA Joint Policy Food Security for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Policy

February 2009 
PHAA Submission to NHMRC - Proposed methodology for review of the Core Food Groups
August
2008
PHAA Submission to Food Standards Australia and New Zealand on Proposal P293 - Nutrition, Health and Related Claims (PDF) February 2008
Submission to Food Regulation Standing Committee on the Draft Policy Guidelines - Addition to Food of Substances other than Vitamins and Minerals (PDF) December 2007
Submission for Revision of the Core Food Groups 1994 (PDF) November 2007
Eating Two and Five Adds Up (PDF) April 2005

Related Links

 

Issue 6: The Newsletter of the Food Regulation Secretariat

 

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