About Us
The West Moreton Obesity Advisory Group (WMOAG) is a diverse group of key stakeholders from the West Moreton Region who provide high-level advice to strategically address high rates of obesity within the community. Utilising a population health and determinants of health framework, the advisory group produces a range of resources and policy advice to reduce health equities relating to food system inequity and non-communicable disease risk.
White Paper
WMOAG proudly presents the white paper: ‘Local Governments Leading the way: Local Government response to obesity in regional and rural Queensland’. This paper provides key recommendations for Local Governments to implement a range of responses to address high rates of obesity, particularly in rural and regional Australia where we experience socio-economic disadvantage. These recommendations include:
- Identifying areas of high obesity, food insecurity and socio-economic disadvantage within each Local Government Association (LGA);
- LGAs to develop and implement a Public Health Plan;
- Prohibit the marketing of unhealthy food and sugar sweetened beverages at sporting events, council property and community functions; and
- Enable local governments to utilise planning policies that can address where fast-food chains can be built and the vicinity to key infrastructure such as schools.