Last year ASSO joined with Diabetes Australia (Victoria) and the
Cancer Council of Victoria to form The Parents Jury as an
advocacy platform for Australian parents. It gives parents
a chance to have their say on the food and physical activity
environments their children face. It is free to join, it is
online, and it needs more members. We now have a part-time
coordinator on board (Justine Hodge) and we are able to launch
some of the campaigns the founding parents said they wanted last
year.
This week the first 'TV Food Ads Awards' program was
launched and parents can vote for the 'Pester Power
Award', the 'Smoke and Mirrors Award', and the
'Parent's Choice' award, each of which has 3-4
nominations.
If you are a parent, take a look at the website
www.parentsjury.org.au
and join up and vote. Pass this message on to other parents
and support this important public health initiative from
ASSO.
Cheers
Boyd Swinburn, ASSO President.