HEALTHY SPORTS CLUBS A framework for sports clubs to create healthy change Healthy Sports Clubs was developed by Monash Health, in partnership with Cardinia Shire Council, City of Casey and City of Greater Dandenong Council © 2018. PREVENTING DRUG HARMS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & ACTIVE RECREATION RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION MENTAL WELLNESS INJURY PREVENTION SMOKE FREE CLUBS SUN PROTECTION Sports clubs play a vital role in our community and are an important place for posive healthy change. Healthy Sports Clubs encourages clubs to create healthier environments that promote good health and wellbeing. The iniave is built around a framework that focuses on a whole club approach. It brings together exisng health and wellbeing efforts and looks at how they be strengthened. WHAT IS HEALTHY SPORTS CLUBS? The development of Healthy Sports Clubs has been led by Monash Health with strong support from Cardinia Shire Council, City of Casey and City of Greater Dandenong . The collaborave partnership has ensured Healthy Sports Clubs is based on key learnings from the health and sport industries, best pracce approaches and is evidence informed. HOW WAS HEALTHY SPORTS CLUBS DEVELOPED? HOW DOES IT WORK? Healthy Sports Clubs shows how the health and wellbeing of club officials, members, players, their families and the wider community can be supported through a whole club approach. This framework is a connuous improvement cycle that keeps clubs improving in health and wellbeing. The whole of club approach addresses three components that make up a club: club connecons, club culture and club environment. They are important and support whole of club health and wellbeing. Clubs receive ongoing localised support and a suite of resources to progress through the connuous improvement cycle of the framework. All clubs will move through the stages of commit, create, iniate and celebrate at their own pace. HEALTH AREAS There are nine different health areas as part of Healthy Sports Clubs. Clubs can pick health areas that they are already focusing on, or they can pick an area that is perhaps more challenging and needs improving, it is their choice. The nine health areas are: HEALTHY FOOD & BEVERAGES For more informaon email: [email protected] INCLUSION