1. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Engaging diverse and new arrival communities to drink water rather than sweet drinks. “H2O for Moonee Valley Kids”

2. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Partners Debney Meadows Primary School Doutta Galla Community Health MacKillop Family Services Moonee Valley City Council North West Melbourne Div. of GP Tweddle Child & Family Service Royal Children’s Hospital – Steering Com. Sponsor : City West Water

3. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership North Melbourne, Kensington, Flemington, Ascot Vale High proportion of new arrivals with a refugee background High rise public housing Low SE background (not necessarily limited education) Area/ Demographics

4. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Main issues/concerns Early childhood professionals Overweight Dental decay High intake sweet drinks Overfeeding/force Rickets Anaemia Community: Somali & Vietnamese Underweight Fussy eating/ lack of appetite Lack of time

5. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Link to obesity Link to dental decay Displacement of food One single integrated message: Engaging the Community “Drink water rather than sweet drinks”

6. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership “H2O for Moonee Valley Kids” Pilot program Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington 22 LOTE

7. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership 1. Water Bottles Community Art as a tool for Health Promotion

8. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership 2. Curriculum & Policy Curriculum: Multifaceted Policy based on: Encouragement Supportive environment

9. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership 3. Parent engagement  Different settings - interpreters - bilingual workers (Western Region Health Centre)  Dental Health  Loss of appetite  Impact of dehydration  Role models

10. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Impact Lunchbox survey - 75% - 10% Teachers – ownership - “H2O” school Children – increased awareness & intake Parents –purchasing patterns, intake and encouragement Other primary schools, preschools & playgroup

11. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Contextual Factors Commitment Drivers Current health issues Time & planning

12. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Community Engagement Community workers Health/education workers Kids Integration Word of mouth

13. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Evaluation Evaluation as a point of engagement Triangulation Parents Children Teachers

14. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Sustainability Facilitators Process + Product Health Plans Doutta Galla MVCC Barriers Process + Product Dedicated workers

15. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Vision

16. Moonee Valley Child Nutrition Partnership Next time Broad structural community based framework Small, incremental changes Contact details: Mary Stewart mstewart@mvcc.vic.gov.au 8325 1828 or 0412 835 014