Hunter Primary Care has developed an exciting new program, 'Yantiin Kalabara - 5 ways to a healthier you', aimed at educating young people in regional areas to make healthy living choices through a series of interactive workshops.
Yantiin Kalabara is an Aboriginal phrase that means - Everyone Shining Bright. The program is a workshop based model delivered through regional primary schools with a large percentage of Indigenous enrolments. Aimed at educating young people in regional areas to make healthy living choices, the workshops involve a number of interactive stations that provides information about positive health impacts.
The series of "Pit Stop stations" are 30-minute presentations and interactive engagements with local health providers in an effort to 'Close the Gap' to create better health awareness for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. The hands-on sessions will be directed at healthy thinking that includes eating habits, increased physical activity and decreased screen time.
Staff members, Kate Wood, Dietitian (pictured) and Ryan Bender, Exercise Physiologist, have designed the pit-stop stations and will be delivering the program in five schools across the Hunter in March 2021.
Kate and Dr Joel Wenitong were interviewed on ABC Radio Newcastle about the program. Watch the video below for the interview snippet.