The Parents Jury

The Parents Jury is co-ordinated and administered by the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity (ASSO), Diabetes Australia-Victoria, and the Cancer Council Australia, which together have a major interest in improving children’s nutrition and levels of physical activity, and reducing overweight and obesity in Australia.

The Parents Jury is a web-based network of parents who wish to improve the food and physical activity environments for children in Australia.

The Parents Jury is a forum for parents to voice their views on children’s food and physical activity issues, and to collectively advocate for the improvement of children’s food and physical activity environments (for example, reduced marketing targeted at young children, more healthy choices for school canteens, and making neighbourhoods safer and more child-friendly).

For more information about the Jury, please visit their website www.parentsjury.org.au

Information above obtained from the Parents Jury Information Sheet, 2005.

Further Information

• From the ASSO President
  
• Parents Jury poster
  
• 2005 Awards Voting Media Release
  
• 2005 Awards Nominations List
  
• Food Advertising Awards Project Report
  
• Media Release - Parents Call for Regulations on School Food and Physical Education