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Proposed national strategy on body image

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28 October 2009The report encourages advertisers, the media and the fashion industry to promote more positive body image messages.

The report includes a Voluntary Industry Code of Conduct on Body Image which recommends using healthy weight models, realistic and natural images of people and disclosure when images of people have been digitally manipulated.

The report also recommends building resilience in young people through a focus on peer interactions, parenting, and the role of schools and community groups.

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Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeGovernment or Gov agency
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://www.apo.org.au/node/19505

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