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NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

Ethnic Cook Off

The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (MHCS) works together with Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) through NSW Health to develop and implement a healthy recipe competition targeting Chinese (Cantonese / Mandarin), Filipino, Italian, Samoan, Srilankan (Sinhalese / Tamil) and Tongan language communities.

Risk Factors such as a high incidence and prevalence of of diabetes were employed to identify these 6 communities ( 8 languages) as groups to be targeted. Therefore, a competition will be held to encourage community members from the targeted 8 language groups to submit recipes that are culturally relevant and that incorporate tips from the "Healthy Food" information pack, which can be sent out by contacting MHCS or MHCS' partner organisations.

Competition Information Pack

Contact Details

Language	MHCS Contact Person	MHCS Contact Number	Organisation	Phone Number
Chinese	Fang Shen	02 9816 0310	CASS	02 9789 4587
Filipino	Jesusa Helaratne	02 9816 0306	PASCI	02 9672 3738
Italian	Germana Morassi	02 9816 0303	Co.As.It.	02 9546 0744
Sinhalese & Tamil	Jesusa Helaratne	02 9816 0306	Srilankan Association of NSW Inc	1800 082 979
Samoan	Chris Gollan	02 9816 0545	Samoan Council	1800 112 954
Tongan	Chris Gollan	02 9816 0545	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Macarthur Stake - Macarthur Australia Stake	1800 091 424

Useful Information in your language in our web

Name of the Resources	Publication No.	Languages
Calcium, Vitamin D and Osteoporosis	OTH - 7665	Chinese, English, Italian
Cholesterol and Tryglicerides	AHS - 7795	English, Spanish
Eating well to prevent heart disease and stroke	AHS - 7080	English
Facts on Dietary Fats	AHS - 7800	English, Spanish
Fitting more fruit and vegetables into your diet	BHC - 5350	Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish
Fruit and Vegetable fact sheets	DOH - 7950	Chinese, English, Italian
How much meat do you really need?	BHC - 4960	Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish
How safe is your kitchen?	BHC - 3335	Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish
It's good thinking to start with breakfast	BHC - 5125	Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish
Making food fun for children and parents	BHC - 3415	Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish
School canteen parent information	SWS - 7930	Chinese, English, Filipino, Samoan, Tongan
The Australian Guide to Health Eating	OTH - 7850	English,Tamil
The right food can add life to your years	BHC - 5145	Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish
Understanding eating disorders	BHC - 3700	Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish
Which foods should you keep in the fridge?	BHC - 3145	Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish

Useful Web sites

Go For 2 and 5
www.gofor2and5.com.au

Measure up
www.measureup.gov.au/internet/abhi/publishing.nsf/ Content/Home

–Nutrition Related Links:
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Co ntent/health-pubhlth-strateg-food-links.htm.
–National Health and Medical Research Council
– http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/
–Shoppers' guide to food additives
– http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodmatters/foodadditi ves.cfm.
–Food Science CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
– http://www.csiro.au/science/Food.html
–Shoppers' guide to food labels http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/newsroom/publications /evaluationreportseries/allergensurveyno7/7useoffoodlab els/index.cfm
–Sydney Markets – fresh for kids:
– http://www.freshforkids.com.au/index.html.
–Weights and measures conversion
– http://www.energy.com.au/energy/ea.nsf/Content/Recipe s+Weights+and+measures.
–Food fact sheets and guidelines (in different languages)
– http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/industry/news- publications-and-help/factsheets-and-brochures/
–Health Eating Club:
http://www.healthyeatingclub.org/