Need

To support OSHC facilitators in their role of providing and promoting healthy and safe foods and drinks to students attending their setting.

Solution

NAQ’s NOSHC program is Qld’s leading program for nutrition information, food safety tips, recipes and more. Our team of dietitians, nutritionists and health promotion officers are the experts in providing up to date and practical information to facilitators.

External menu assessments are conducted to provide detailed feedback to facilitators on ways to improve their menus and ensure their menus are consistent with messages within the Smart Choice Healthy Food and Drink Supply Strategy.

Outcomes

• Over 250 members state wide
• 50 external menu assessments completed each year
• Regular presentations/workshops/seminars conducted with settings, parents and children
• Regular applications for grant funding for OSHC projects