Inquiry into Obesity - Nineteenth Report of the Social Development Committee

The Social Development Committee supports a strong overall public policy for all South Australians via the Healthy Weight Statewide Strategy. The Committee also endorses a focus on those groups with high rates of overweight and obesity and associated co-morbidities, including `middle-aged' people (45-64 year olds), socioeconomically disadvantaged people (particularly women), Indigenous Australians and people living in rural areas.

The Committee's 51 recommendations call for strong action and reflect the breadth of topics and sectors that relate to the obesity problem. The Committee's recommendations aim to strengthen and add to those strategies that are already underway.