The ‘Absolutely Every Body’ body image resource has been developed by the Centre for Health Promotion. It is a support strategy for school communities implementing healthy weight initiatives.

This comprehensive resource is a practical and easy to use  tool which can enable school communities to put into practice a range of learning activities.

‘Absolutely Every Body’ uses a Health Promoting Schools approach and provides an effective framework to support change processes within school communities.

Absolutely every body is a practical, easy to use resource to help schools implement a range of activities relating to healthy body-image. It is based on a Health Promoting Schools framework and has been developed by the Centre for Health Promotion.

> We acknowledge the important role of school communities in providing an environment which supports and promotes healthy body-image behaviours.

Absolutely every body aims to:

> Help school communities promote healthy body-image and prevent body dissatisfaction.

> raise awareness of the importance of healthy body-image in addressing overweight and obesity.

> Highlight the benefits of a healthy body-image (e.g. general health and wellbeing, improved learning and social outcomes).

> Encourage a whole school approach by providing tools to implement a range of initiatives promoting body-image and body satisfaction.

The Health Promoting Schools approach used in Absolutely every body has been developed through the shared interests of education and health, and is often identified as a ‘whole school approach’. Absolutely every body is consistent with numerous educational frameworks and projects which advocate whole school approaches when implementing health promotion activities in schools.

It also fits the Learner Wellbeing Framework developed by the South Australian Department for Education and Children’s Services to:

> Encourage a holistic approach.

> Acknowledge the links between learning and wellbeing.

> Show how everything that educators do, has the potential to influence wellbeing.

Absolutely every body has been developed in consultation with schools, universities and health agencies.

This process has ensured that it is a practical, easy to use and effective resource for school staff and for health workers who work in partnership with them to promote healthy body-image.

It has been designed in two key sections, including practical tools with explanations about their use and the context with which to use them.

Part 1 – A guide for teachers:

> Supports teachers to develop their own understanding of what a healthy body-image is, and the related issues that can occur in school communities.

> Provides key principles and ideas to effectively implement ‘health promoting, body-image friendly’ activities across their school community and in the curriculum.

http://www.healthpromotion.cywhs.sa.gov.au/library/AEB_part1_teachers_guide.pdf

Part 2 – The tool kit: 

> Provides tools such as surveys, checklists and templates to help schools implement nt whole school changes to become a health body-image school

http://www.healthpromotion.cywhs.sa.gov.au/library/AEB_part2_toolkit.pdf

For further information:  http://www.healthpromotion.cywhs.sa.gov.au/Content.aspx?p=142