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Federal Department of Health and Ageing

Organisation name Federal Department of Health and Ageing
Organisation type Governmental organisation
Organisation fields
  • Health
  • Food / Nutrition
Description This Federal department develops and coordinates environmental health policy at a Commonwealth and national level.
Commenced Work Don't know
Type(s) of HBE Activity
  • Policy development
Key objectives of HBE activities
  • To improve people's physical health
  • To increase people's physical activity level
The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to getting people active
  • Other
  • Other - Eric the Swapper - promoting physical activity generally.
The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to providing access to healthy food
  • Other - Development of nutritional guidelines, research and activity in food safety.
The organisation takes part in the following specific HBE activities
Target Population
  • General population
  • Children
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Older people
  • Women
  • Indigenous people
  • People with disabilities
Geographic Focus of HBE activities
  • All of the state
Website http://www.health.gov.au/