2004 RAINBOW FOOD-EATING BY COLOUR® IN CHILDCARE PILOT RESULTS
Rainbow Food has now been successfully trialled in the childcare setting, with the assistance of the Federal Minister for Children. The results are tabled below. The best results came from the centre which used the program for the longest period of time. An improvement of 319% was achieved in the variety of healthy food sent in from home following the implemetation of the Rainbow Food program.
CENTRES 3,4 AND 9 PROVIDED INFORMATION IN WRITTEN REPORTS AND COMMENTS
These results are verified by psychologists Radha Nicholson and Evelyn Lucas, members of the Australian Psychological Society and members of the projects' steering committee.
FOOD VARIETY SCORES AS PROVIDED BY FAMILIES AND CENTRES
*These centres incorporated the program but provided their information in the form written reports and comments.
Events 2003 a RAINBOW FOOD YEAR
FEBRUARY Rainbow Food-Eating by Colour is Trademarked.
MARCH-JUNE Chilcare centres are invited to partcipate in a pilot of Rainbow Food-Eating by Colour. A cross section of 1000 children aged 0 to 5 years, is sought from urban, rural and multicultural backgrounds.
JUNE – Launch of Rainbow Food Week at the Byron Bay Community Centre in N.S.W. Australia. Officially opened by the Federal Minister for Children, Mr Larry Anthony, who announced the Commonwealth government's support of the project by funding the pilot of Rainbow Food as an early intervention program in the childcare setting. 1000 familes, their children and carers are participating in the project.
JULY- OCTOBER website updates as participating families and centres contribute recipes, songs, games and Rainbow Food success stories.
NOV 9-15 is Australian National Psychologist Week. As a member of the Australian Psychological Society, Denise will be celebrating the week by announcing the preliminary results of the Rainbow Food pilot study.
DECEMBER will see the close of the Rainbow Food pilot project and final results will be published on the site and forwarded to the Commonwealth Government with a view to implementing Rainbow Food into Childcare curricula.
Mirror Mirror Events 2000
May6, 2000 - International No Diet Day & Launch of the Mirror MirrorWeb Site by Janelle Saffin, M.L.C. at the Oasis Resort Byron Bay at 10.30am - all welcome.
May 17, Wed, evening, Free lecture at Central Coast Grammar School, Erina,introducing the boys'program.
May 18 Thursday 5:0pm. Free lecture Hunter Valley introducing Mirror Mirror,on the wall for girls and through the wall for boys.
June 19 Commencement of boys program at Central Coast Grammar.
June 27 guest speaker for Body SCOOP with Matt O'Neil and Cyndi Tebbelat the Crows Nest Community Centre
June 27 Healthy Body Image and Disordered Eating Association
June 30 completion of the ULTIMATE YOU program for boys in Gosford and Maitland
July: free lecture for students of Naturopathy at Southern Cross University, date to be announced by organiser, Terri Nicholson
July 12 interview with Body Talk, online magazine
July 14 interview with Foxtel
July 15 training day for gym managers and attendants. organised by Matt O'Neill and Body SCOOP. Crow's Nest Community Centre, Sydney.
July 20 leave for U.S.
July 26 Workshop in Riverhead Correctional Facillity New York ( a maximum security prison)
August Mirror Mirror is featured in "New Idea" page 40,41
August 14 Denise negotiates with New York agents for her new book.
September Denise returns from ancient Epehsus in Turkey where she has beenresearching the effects of religions on women's body image (forher new book).
Response from New Idea story, overwhelming. There are so many people sufferingfrom image and eating disorders.
October 18, Southern Cross Univeristy 12-1:0p.m. Room Z181 in Naturopathybuilding. Lecture on body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating: alternative approaches, contact Terri Nocholson.
November Nov 4 Matt O'Neill from BODYSCOOP is hosting a full day MirrorMirror workshop for the fitness industry at Crow's Nest Community Centre, Sydney. For more information see details on http://www.bodyscoop.com.au
November 6, Centacare in Wollongong - a free lecture by Denise, everyonewelcome. 6:0p.m.-8:0p.m. November 8 Mirror Mirror for girls aged 10-12 yrs and their mentors.
November 9 Mirror Mirror for Professionals.
November 10, Mirror Mirror for girls aged 12-13 yrs and their mentors,Contact Denise Adams at Centacre of email Katharine Clark atfunkypad@mitmania.net.au
November 15 QUOTA in Taree is sponsoring the purchase of books and tapesfor a primary school age girls' workshop for girls in grades 5 and 6. Contact Mrs Marilyn Crozier at Taree High.
November 25. Denise is appearing with Cyndi Tebbel at the Byron Bay SurfClub.
2001-2003 Events in brief
2001
Denise finalises her research, completes the final draft and copywritesRainbow Food. Talks to publishers.Decides to self publish in order to maintain the integrity of thework. Denise presents Mirror Mirror in Melbourne at the fourth Body Image Conferencebefore going out to Uluru for researchpurposes. MirrorMirror workshops continue in NSW.
2002
Rainbow Food is published and launched at Woolworths in Byron Bay NSW. TheRainbow Food Eating by Colour program is developed and introduced to a number of primary schools, youthactivity centres and at an aboriginal childcare centre in Uluru. Deniseattends the Summit on Childhood Obesity in Sydney TheRainbow Food Eating by Colour program catches the attention of the Ministerfor Children. A grant is proposedto trial the program in childcares settings and develop a training package. MirrorMirror workshops continue by demand in NSW and Qld, along with the UltimateYou program for boys.
2003
Denise applies to trademark Rainbow Food-Eating by Colour Negotiationstake place with the Commonwealth govt to make the childcare centre pilota reality. A steering committeeis formed, a childcare centre chosen and the project is announced May 1in the lead up to InternationalNo Diet Day May 6 Tocelebrate International No Diet Day Sydney YWCA publishes the story lineof Mirror Mirror in a magazine designedto help girls' body image and self esteem.