The Heart Foundation and Local Government

©2014 National Heart Foundation of Australia

The Heart Foundation and Local Government

How we can work together


Food and Health

• The Heart Foundation• The current state of ‘healthy’ (or not) eating across

Victoria• Our work in Food Supply

– Advocacy– Programs – Tick

• How we can support you– Tools– Planning advice– Resources


The Heart Foundation

• The Heart Foundation is a charity!• We engage with the Australian and Victorian

governments• We engage with and provide support

resources for the Australian and Victorian community

• We invest in world class CVD research• We provide a free Health Information

Service• We provide guidelines for health

professionals


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What does CVD include?

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the broader term that refers to heart, stroke and blood vessel disease. Some types include:

• Coronary heart disease

• Stroke

• Congenital heart disease

• Heart failure


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Heart Disease: The realities

• The largest single cause of death in Australia – around 24,000 people each year.

• Around 1.4 million Australians estimated to have disability/burden associated with cardiovascular conditions.

- Medications

- Impact on lifestyle

- Depression and anxiety

• Good news – less people are dying from heart disease. 80% of heart disease is preventable.


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A typical heart attack patient?


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For people aged 45-64 years 1 in 9 deaths is from heart disease

Not Exactly!

Championing Hearts

Nutrition

Care Continuum

Advocacy

Prevention

Screening Treatment Secondary Prevention

Acute Care Post Acute

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Hospital

Primary Care

General Practice

Community Health

Our work

Warning signs

Physical activity

Built environment

Prevention


Healthy Living Team


Why food? – the state of play in Victoria

62.6% Overweight or Obese1

< 15% of the adult population are eating the recommended amount of

vegetables per day1

Only 6.8% of the population met the recommended usual

intake of vegetables2

1. The Victorian Health Monitor Food and Nutrition Report, Victorian Government Department of Health, 2012, available at: www.health.vic.gov.au/healthstatus/survey

2. ABS, Australian Health Survey: Foods and Nutrients (2011-2012) Accessed at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/Lookup/by%20Subject/4364.0.55.007~2011-12~Main%20Features~Key%20Findings~1

Victorians eat around 9g salt per day - the

recommended upper limit is 6g1


Why food? – the state of play

>1/3 of all energy intake is from discretionary foods2



Why food? – the state of play.


3. IPSOS Food Health Report 2013

Consumption of fast food (based on dollar value) has doubled in Australia over the 10

years from 1999 to 20092

20% (Australians) eat 5 or more dinners out or from take away a week3


SO WHAT DOES THE HEART FOUNDATION DO ABOUT IT?


Advocacy

Menu Labelling

Nutrition training for chefs and cooks


Tick

To improve the nutritional profile of the food supply in a direction that is consistent with nutrition policies

and recommendations for the general population from the Heart Foundation and the Government.

~ Basically making the foods Australians eat most often healthier

This will be achieved by:– Influencing food companies and outlets to manufacture and

market foods that meet high nutrition standards;– Encouraging consumers to purchase these healthier foods;

and– Influencing food policy and legislation.


What does the Tick mean?

• It’s a healthier choice compared to similar foods.

Eg: Bread with the Tick is a healthier choice of bread

• It has been independently tested to ensure it meets the Program’s strict nutrition and labelling standards. (And for Tick eating out, there are process standards too)


Other Programs

• Halt Hidden Salt• YMCA healthy food and beverage policy• Victorian Healthy Eating Enterprise• Rethink Sugary Drinks• Promotion to increase Fruit and Veg

consumption• Food and Planning (ensuring access to

Fruit and Veg)• Qualified Chef professional development

and promotion


HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU?


Heart Maps – by LG area

Maps


Planning Advice

• Food and Planning now incorporated in Healthy by Design

• Broader Food Sensitive Planning and Urban Design Training available through


Resources


QUESTIONS?

Thanks for listening

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