HOST ORGANISATIONS

Organisations play a key role in the implementation of the Knockout Health Challenge by:

  • Overseeing and supporting the delivery of a Challenge team in your community
  • Allocating a team manager and committee
  • Managing and facilitating funds administration

CONTACT US

HOST ORGANISATION BENEFITS

  • Be part of an existing and well-established state-wide prevention program

  • Receive a $2000 start-up grant when your team registers

  • Be part of a reputable program that includes independent and ongoing evaluation

  • Link the annual KOHC to your annual strategic plan

  • Be in the running to receive up to $20,000 of prize money to boost local health promotion initiatives

The Knockout Health Challenge is seeking new organisations to be involved and support their local community to get healthy, stronger and live longer. If your organisation wants to be part of a well-established state-wide prevention program contact us now for more information.

HERE'S WHAT WILLOW FIRTH,
2016 TEAM MANAGER FROM WAMINDA SAID:

“Team Dead, Or Deadly would like to thank NSW Rugby League and NSW Health for the Knockout Health Initiative. Our team pushed themselves hard through some very cold winter mornings to come and work out which gave us first place. A special mention to Catherine Rowe, Tamara Ardler, Shana Hampton, Deb Bowman and Janet Atkins in our team who were the most consistent participants through this Julie Young Challenge. The importance of the weight loss and what this leads to in terms of long term health really needs to be stressed… for example one participant was given 12 weeks by her GP to reduce her cholesterol or go on medication probably for the rest of her life. We did a lot of resistance training and made a few changes to her diet over the challenge period and her cholesterol went from 10.2 down to 4.8. The participant feels amazing, has increased energy and mood and says she will never go back to her old lifestyle. These outstanding results are what Waminda’s Dead or Deadly Program and the NSW Knockout Health Challenge is all about… reducing chronic disease in Aboriginal Communities across NSW. So keep up the good work everyone!”