Inquiry into the role of diet in type 2 diabetes prevention and management

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

23 Aug 2018

Tabling date:

11 Apr 2019

Deadline for submissions:

12 Oct 2018

Date Ended:

11 Apr 2019

Committee

Education and Health Standing Committee (2017 - 2021)

House:

Legislative Assembly

Media Statements:

11 Apr 2019

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

The inquiry will consider –

a. The cost of type 2 diabetes to the community

b. The adequacy of prevention and intervention programs

c. The use of restrictive diets to eliminate the need for type 2 diabetes medication

d. Regulatory measures to encourage healthy eating*

e. Social and cultural factors affecting healthy eating*

f. Behavioural aspects of healthy eating* and effective diabetes self-management

with reference to the following groups:

at-risk adults
children and adolescents
Aboriginal communities
ethnic groups at greater risk of developing diabetes
people in rural and regional areas

*Eating includes consumption of food and beverages (non-alcoholic and alcoholic).

Submissions are due by 12 October 2018 can be emailed to laehsc@parliament.wa.gov.au or posted to:

Education and Health Standing Committee
Legislative Assembly Committee Office
4 Harvest Terrace
West Perth WA 6005

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
1	Mr David Roberts received on 3 Sep 2018
2	Mr Ronald Bareis received on 3 Sep 2018
3	Mr Craig Dermer received on 26 Sep 2018
4	Mr Nicholas Di Lello received on 26 Sep 2018
5	Mr K.G. Blake received on 26 Sep 2018
6	Ms Pam Collins received on 28 Sep 2018
7	Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Centre received on 1 Oct 2018
8	Ms G.M. Jegasothy received on 4 Oct 2018
9	Diabetes WA received on 5 Oct 2018
10	Dr David Unwin (Norwood Surgery) received on 8 Oct 2018
11	Dr Sanjeev Balakrishnan received on 9 Oct 2018
12	Dr Philip O'Brien received on 9 Oct 2018
13	Health Consumers' Council WA Inc received on 11 Oct 2018
14	Mr Robert Lee received on 12 Oct 2018
15	Ms Jennifer Elliott received on 12 Oct 2018
16	Obesity Policy Coalition received on 12 Oct 2018
17	Public Health Association Australia received on 12 Oct 2018
18	Ms Liz Mountford received on 12 Oct 2018
19	Metabolic Health Solutions Pty Ltd received on 12 Oct 2018
20	Department of Health received on 12 Oct 2018
21	Mr Graham Lithgo received on 13 Oct 2018
22	Mr Michael Lusk received on 13 Oct 2018
23	Swimming 365 received on 14 Oct 2018
24	Australian Health Promotion Association received on 15 Oct 2018
25	Australian Medical Association (WA) received on 15 Oct 2018
26	Professor Richard Feinman received on 16 Oct 2018
27	Dr Joe Kosterich received on 12 Oct 2018
30	Ms Dörte Planert received on 2 Sep 2018
31	WA Country Health Service received on 18 Oct 2018
32	Ms Jill Tanner received on 19 Oct 2018
33	Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Perth Childrens Hospital (Child and Adolescent Health Service) received on 19 Oct 2018
34	Dr Hana Krejčí received on 19 Oct 2018
35	Dietitians Association of Australia and Australian Diabetes Educators Association received on 26 Oct 2018
36	Kimberley Community Legal Services received on 26 Oct 2018

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Related Document: Department of Health

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness
12 Sep 2018	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Four	Diabetes and Endocrine Health Network	Professor Tim Davis (Co-Lead) and Mr Mark Shah (Co-Lead)
19 Sep 2018	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room One	Curtin University	Ms Patricia Marshall (Faculty of Health Sciences) and Dr Christina Pollard (Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health)
10 Oct 2018	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Four	Diabetes WA	Ms Sophie McGough (Health Services Operations Manager)
17 Oct 2018	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Four	Glycaemic Index Foundation/University of Sydney	Professor Jennie Brand-Miller
31 Oct 2018	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room One	Head of the School of Surgery, University of Western Australia	Professor Jeff Hamdorf (Bariatric Surgeon)
07 Nov 2018	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room One	Australian Council on Smoking and Health	Mr Maurice Swanson (Executive Director)
21 Nov 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room One		Ms Carol Rolston (Psychologist)
21 Nov 2018	11:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room One	WA Primary Health Alliance	Ms Chris Kane (General Manager, Strategy and Health Planning)
28 Nov 2018	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Two	Department of Health	Dr Andrew Robertson (A/Assistant Director General, Public and Aboriginal Health Division); Dr James Williamson (Assistant Director General, Clinical Excellence Division); Denise Sullivan (Director, Chronic Disease Prevention Directorate)
28 Nov 2018	11:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room Two	Rural Doctors Association of WA	Dr Andrew Kirke (President)
01 Mar 2019	01:30 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room One	Western Australian Local Government Association	Ms Joanne Burges (Executive Manager, People and Place) and Ms Kirstie Davis (Policy Manager, Community)