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Fit for purpose: Australia's national fitness campaign

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dc.contributor.authorCollins, J.A.
dc.contributor.authorLekkas, P.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractDuring a time of war, the federal government passed the National Fitness Act 1941 to improve the fitness of the youth of Australia and better prepare them for roles in the armed services and industry. Implementation of the National Fitness Act made federal funds available at a local level through state-based national fitness councils, which coordinated promotional campaigns, programs, education and infrastructure for physical fitness, with volunteers undertaking most of the work. Specifically focused on children and youth, national fitness councils supported the provision of children’s playgrounds, youth clubs and school camping programs, as well as the development of physical education in schools and its teaching and research in universities. By the time the Act was repealed in 1994, fitness had become associated with leisure and recreation rather than being seen as equipping people for everyday life and work. The emergence of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010 offers the opportunity to reflect on synergies with its historic precedent.
dc.identifier.citationMedical Journal of Australia, 2011; 195(11/12):714-716
dc.identifier.doi10.5694/mja11.10336
dc.identifier.issn0025-729X
dc.identifier.issn1326-5377
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/130224
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralasian Medical Publishing Company
dc.rightsCopyright 2011 Australasian Medical Publishing
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5694/mja11.10336
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectfitness campaign
dc.titleFit for purpose: Australia's national fitness campaign
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915909382401831

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