Resources and Evidence
The Move Well Eat Well Award Program is a Tasmanian initiative managed by the Department of Health.
The Award Program's key healthy eating and physical activity messages, are designed to be adopted by early childhood services and primary school settings by educators, staff, health and community workers, and families.
Move Well Eat Well uses research and evidence based upon Australian guidelines, international recommendations and program evaluations.
The Move Well Eat Well messages are evidence-based and support the national and state education and care curriculum, recommendations and regulations.
Australian Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Guidelines
National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra
Date: 2013
National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra.
Date: 2013
Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (Birth to 5 years)
Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health
Date: November 2017
Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Young People (5 to 17 years)
Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health
Date: April 2019
Move Well Eat Well Evaluation
Evaluation of the Move Well Eat Well Primary School Award Program - Summary
Andrews, M. and Roach, J.
Date: 2019
Health Promoting School Framework
World Health Organisation Website
Gobal Standards for Health Promoting Schools and their Implementation Guidance
World Health Organisation
Date: February 2021
Achieving Health Promoting Schools: Guidelines for Promoting Health in Schools
International Union for Health Promotion and Education
Date: April 2010
Promoting Health in Schools: From Evidence to Action
International Union for Health Promotion and Education
Date: August 2010
World Health Organisation
Date: 2021
Healthy Eating
Tucker Talk Handouts - Nutrition resources for pregnancy and early childhood workers (0-5yrs)
Public Health Services. Department of Health, Tasmania.
Date: 2016
Start Them Right, a parent’s guide to eating for under 5s
Public Health Services, Department of Health, Tasmania, in partnership with Lady Gowrie Tasmania.
Date: 2015
Department of Health and Ageing, Commonwealth Government of Australia.
Date: 2013
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour
Promoting Physical Activity Through Schools Toolkit
World Health Organisation
Date: 2021
Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018 - 2030
World Health Organisation
Date: 2018
Active Healthy Kids Australia Report Card 2022
Prepared by a expert Research Working Group comprising Australian Universities and Research Centres.
Date: 2022
Getting Australia Active lll - A Systems Approach to Physical Activity for Policy Makers
The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
Date: April 2020
Quality Physical Activity Guidelines for Policy Makers
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
Date: 2015
Clearinghouse for Sport - Evidence based Information and knowledge sharing website for Australian sport.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Child and Student Wellbeing Strategy 2022
Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania
Date: May 2022
It Takes a Tasmanian Village - Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy
Tasmanian Government
Date: August 2021
The Role of Nutrition in Brain Development: The Golden Opportunity of the “First 1000 Days”
Cusick S and Georgieff M. Journal of Pediatrics.
Date: 2017
XiuYun Wu et al. Annals of Epidemiology.
Date: 2018
Clinical and psychological effects of excessive screen time on children
Domingues-Montanari, S. Journal of Paediatric and Child Health.
Date: 2017
Relationship between diet and mental health in children and adolescents: a systematic review
O’Neil, A et al. American Journal of Public Health.
Date: 2014