| Organisation name |
Charles Sturt University |
| Organisation type |
Academic institution |
| Organisation fields |
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| Description |
This is an academic institution with a focus on teaching and research. |
| Commenced Work |
More than ten years ago |
| Type(s) of HBE Activity |
- Advocacy for healthy built environments
- Research to better understand healthy built environments
- Capacity building / staff training
- Information resource
- Provision of physical infrastructure
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| Key objectives of HBE activities |
- To improve people's physical health
- To increase people's physical activity level
- To strengthen social capital
- To promote active transport (walking, cycling, public transport)
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| The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to getting people active |
- Promoting cycling for daily travel / recreation
- Providing facilities such as toilets, drinking fountains, shelter etc.
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| The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to providing access to healthy food |
- Advocating/supporting facilities (e.g. water fountains, community gardens, fresh food markets and allotments, breastfeeding locations etc.)
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| The organisation takes part in the following specific HBE activities |
Involved in development of a community food garden.
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| Target Population |
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| Geographic Focus of HBE activities |
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| Website |
http://www.csu.edu.au/ |
