Campaigns

The Parents Jury is ‘your voice on food and activity'. We regularly run advocacy campaigns around children's food and physical activity issues, represent our members' collective voice in the media, and lobby governments, food manufacturers and key decision makers for improvements.

Members provide their views by responding to opinion polls, contributing to the online discussion forum and giving email feedback. We also provide tips and resources to help members become 'parent champions' and advocate for improvements to their children's school and local communities.

Proactive advocacy:

Throughout the year we run planned campaigns that include providing an online resource kit of information, advocacy suggestions and web links for parents to empower them to become champions. Campaigns also often include opinion polls, media activity, article distribution, letter writing and lobbying of key decision makers.

Reactive advocacy:

We also regularly respond to current issues in the media and political sphere that relate to children's food and physical activity environments and obesity prevention. We provide comment, issue media statements, write letters and lobby decision makers.

We also often ask parents to contribute their opinions. Look out for our Advocacy Action icon at the left for opportunities to contribute to a current activity.

Previous campaigns:

2010 election priorities

We're taking action to put children’s health on the federal election agenda. More...

Submissions

The Parents Jury's submissions to government policy development and reviews. More...

Advocacy Action

Advocacy Action ideas give you an opportunity to make a difference by contributing to The Parents Jury's collective voice. More...

Back To School With Healthy Food

February 2008 More...

Improved Food Labelling

April 2008 More...

Activity Friendly Communities

July 2008 More...

Healthy School Fundraising

October 2008 More...

Healthy Menus, Healthy Venues

Summer 2008/2009 More...

Food Detectives

Exposing the truth behind the spin - This month we are scrutinising children's snack bars. More...

What’s Junk Food Got To Do With Children’s Sport?

Tobacco sponsorship of sport is banned in Australia to protect the health of citizens, but unhealthy food and drink companies are still allowed to sponsor children’s sport. More...

TPJ's Parent Champions

We've profiled a handful of our members that are doing amazing things in their communities to improve the food and physical activity environments for children. More...