Food and Behaviour Workshops
Community Projects
Need
Poor food choices among young children correlated with increased risk of injury.
Solution
To educate early childhood staff and parents on the effects that food has on the behaviour of young children through the Serious Injuries Grant – Food and Behaviour Workshops 2007-2010 -supported by the Qld Government Department of Communities and 2010-2013, supported by the Qld Government, Department of Education and Training, Office for Early Childhood Education and Care
Outcomes
120 workshops run state-wide over the 6 year period on the effects of food on behaviour to a combined target group of early childhood educators and parents of 0-5 year old children.