Knowledge Exchange July
​Policy Development and Template Highlight: Basketball Victoria Policy Document

Basketball Victoria (BV):

BV have developed a policy document 'Becoming a Healthy Eating Association' with the aim of supporting healthy eating and beverage choices.

Click here to download BV Policy Document

Five Simple Tips for developing a healthy choices policy:

1. Consult with your community
2. Review existing policies and contracts relating to the supply of food and drinks
3. Identify priority areas to make healthy changes, develop action plan
4. Get started on action plan, include healthy choices in policies and contracts, increase green food and drink options to 50% in canteens, reduce red food and drink options to 20% in canteens etc.
5. Monitor and review progress, identify improvements

For the projects progressing onto policy development, please see below link to the Healthy Choices policy guidelines for sport and recreation centres. Under section 5, page 20 you will find the Healthy Eating Policy template where you can add in your organisation’s name and logo. We welcome you to make additions/changes to the document to create a specific water or healthy eating policy that is relevant for your target audience.

Policy guidelines for sport and recreation centres.