ANPHA Expert Committee on Obesity (ECO)
The role of the ECO is to assist and advise on ANPHA’s policy and program directions where requested, to support ANPHA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in providing advice to health ministers where necessary, and any other advice requested by ANPHA’s CEO on healthy lifestyle-related issues. The Committee’s advice and recommendations may include more than one option for consideration where the ECO is unable to agree on a single outcome or model for best practice.
Committee Terms of Reference
Specifically the Expert Committee on Obesity will:- provide advice to ANPHA’s CEO on the development of robust, evidence-based, defensible public policy on community based interventions (including in schools and workplaces), that encourage people to improve their physical activity and healthy eating- particularly in areas of disadvantage and among groups at high risk of overweight and obesity
- provide advice on the development, implementation and evaluation of comprehensive and effective social marketing, education and community awareness programs that encourage people to improve their levels of physical activity and healthy eating, and
- any other function relating to preventive health that the CEO may request advice on relating to physical activity and healthy eating.
At its discretion, the ECO may also bring to ANPHA’s attention any matters which it deems to be necessary, relevant or current.
Composition of the Committee
The Committee will comprise 6 - 8 members, appointed by the CEO.The members bring with them a wide range of knowledge and expertise in relation to physical activity and healthy eating. In particular members of the committee will bring experience in relation to specific population groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and knowledge of effective approaches to obesity prevention.
The members appointed to the Committee are listed below.
| Member | Contributing Expertise |
|---|---|
| Ms Louise Sylvan (Chair) CEO ANPHA | Chair |
| Dr Lyn Roberts | Cardiovascular disease programs and policy, community engagement |
| Professor Boyd Swinburn | Community-based obesity prevention research, global policy advocate for obesity prevention |
| Dr Amanda Lee | Obesity prevention within state and territory governments and issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities |
| Professor Adrian Bauman | Physical inactivity, public policy and translational research. |
| Ms Jane Martin | Advocacy and policy development in obesity prevention |
| Professor Ian Caterson | Research into the causes and prevention of obesity, nutrition and diabetes |
| Ms Rebecca Boustead | Industry, food marketing and reformulation |
| Mr Todd Harper | Social marketing and health promotion |
Contact
For enquiries regarding the ANPHA Expert Committee on Obesity, please contact the Committee Secretariat via anpha@apha.gov.auPage currency, Latest update: 04 October, 2011