The purpose of this Guide is to aid new and prospective Australian Healthy Campus Signatories starting their journey along the Healthy Campus process. Written in conjunction with FISU Healthy Campus crew this Guide has been edited to meet Australian operating condition and terminologies and sense checked by current Australian signatories at UWA, UNE, MDU and LTU.
However this is not a definitive guide covering all questions a University may have so for more information please contact Martin Doulton GM -Advocacy directly.
Email: martin.doulton@unisport.com.au
To download the guide for Healthy Campuses in Australia, click below.(284KB)
Students are at an increased risk of experiencing mental health challenges during the transition to university, a period that can also negatively impact their diet quality. This systematic review, inclusive of existing international studies, aimed to investigate the relationship between student eating habits and their mental wellbeing. The findings reported that students with healthier diets […]
Many university students have limited nutrition knowledge, which can contribute to poor dietary habits and increased long-term health risks. This research was undertaken to investigate whether improving students’ understanding of nutrition translates into healthier food choices. Researchers conducted a scoping review, synthesising findings from a range of international studies that examined the relationship between nutrition […]
Video gaming is highly prevalent among university students, yet its health associations remain poorly understood. Researchers surveyed university students in Western Australia, examining gaming behaviours alongside key indicators of wellbeing, including diet quality, physical activity, sleep, and stress. The findings indicate that higher levels of gaming are associated with poorer diet quality, reduced physical activity, […]
