Health Promotion Program for Preventing Lifestyle Diseases in Western NSW

HEALTH PROMOTION
PROGRAM
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 Western NSW has the highest smoking rate when
compared to NSW and Australia
 Death rates attributed to smoking is 100 death in
100,000 people as compared to 60.8 and 74 in NSW
and Australia respectively (Catalani, & Minkler,
2010).
 Overweight and obesity cases are also high in
Western NSW
 Many cases of obesity in Western NSW are recorded
among females when compared to men
Current situation

 Majority of people lack proper knowledge of nutrition
 Some people do not know which foods are healthy for them to use
 There are those who do not incorporate exercise in their schedules
 Eating too much of starch and foods with a lot of sugar content
 Increased used of fast foods which are less nutrition but rich in calories
(Sanders, 2008)
strategies for preventing lifestyle diseases
 Establishment of food literacy campaign to educate the community on the
effects of obesity
 Education on importance of exercise
 Promotion of good eating habits
Reasons for current situation