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The contribution made by teachers promoting a good health message is immeasurable. Teachers have unparalleled opportunities to enhance health literacy and competency and channel vital information to families. Articles contained within the teachers' section of the website aim to provide fresh ideas for discussion and debate within school communities, about the best ways to improve student understanding of the essentials for good health and fitness.
All articles aim to promote the following federal government recommendations on childhood health and nutrition:
The number of serves of fruit and vegetables we should eat on an average day depends on body size and activity level. For children the minimum number of serves as recommended by the NHMRC based on age is as follows:
AFL Schools
The AFL has produced a range of quality resources to integrate Australian Football activities into the school curriculum, including activities for early, middle and adolescent years, provided across a number of Key Learning Areas.
Netta Netball
Netta Netball is the modified game of Netball for 8-10 year old boys and girls.
Energy Balancer
The Energy Balancer is a unique interactive tool that highlights the importance of regular physical activity for burning off the 'energy' we obtain from food and drink. Users can compare nutritious food options with unhealthy choices to see how this affects the amount of activity they need to do.
Body mass index
Body Mass Index (BMI) is one measure commonly used to measure overweight and obesity. It is a measure of what is considered a healthy weight for height and is determined by calculating a person's weight in kilograms divided by their height in metres.
Energy expenditure
Energy expenditure gives an estimate of the energy consumed as food or drink that is burned off during specific physical activities. Use this calculator to estimate how much energy you use during a variety of activities, sports and exercises.
Target heart rate
Waist to hip ratio
Your body shape is an indicator of potential risks to your health. This calculator provides a simple and useful measure of fat distribution by dividing waist circumference by hip circumference to determine your waist-hip ratio.
The online calculators provide a general guide but do not replace the advice of a health professional. Care has been taken to make sure the calculators are generating correct results, but no guarantee is made that the results are accurate.