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Aboriginal Go4Fun This is a cultural adaptation of the Go4Fun program, designed with and for the Aboriginal community. We partnered with Kimberwalli (in Whalan) to deliver the program to local Aboriginal families in term four, 2022. Plans are underway to deliver at least three more programs in 2023.

Go4Fun Go4Fun is a healthy lifestyle program for children aged 7-13 years who are above a healthy weight, and their families. The 10-week program delivered by health professionals includes interactive family sessions on healthy eating, meal planning and label reading. Children also get active through different games and activities while parents discuss topics such as role modelling and problem solving at home. Up to February 2022, only Go4Fun Online was available due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Health Promotion team recommenced face-to-face Go4Fun programs from term 2, 2022.

202 families participated in Go4Fun this year. 11 new group leaders were trained to deliver Go4Fun.

Aboriginal Go4Fun group leaders L-R: Anna Kelly (CPH), Stacey Hopkins (CPH) and Alearah Donovan-Matthews (Kimberwalli).

NSW School Vaccination Program (SVP) The Immunisation team works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended for adolescents by the National Health and Medical Research Council in a school-based vaccination program. The SVP was impacted by school closures and student absenteeism due to COVID-19 resulting in a considerable drop in vaccine coverage and the need to provide catch-up opportunities to students who missed their vaccinations.

In 2022 school terms one and two alone, 30,350 vaccines were administered. A total of 49,000 vaccines were provided by the end of the school year.

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