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Topic: Childhood Obesity News - New fitness regime for Qld schools - ABC Online

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The executive director of schools in the central west, Rowena Arthur, says a new Smart Moves policy will be introduced in an effort to combat childhood obesity. She says the latest figures list one child in five as overweight or obese, and the new strategy will involve exercise for both primary and secondary students. Doctor Kirsten Price from the Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association says students who eat well also do better in class. Meanwhile State Education Minister Rod Welford says 480,000 state school students will be returning to school from today, including the first 54,000 prep students set to attend a full year. Mr Welford says the full year of prep will accelerate students’ development through a play-based program created to improve numeracy and literacy. Read Childhood Obesity

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