The statistics from the Cancer Council NSW reveal nine out of ten adults in the region are not consuming the recommended five serves of vegetables a day.

More than half do not eat the recommended two serves of fruit a day.

To combat the low levels of fruit and vegetable consumption in the region, the Cancer Council NSW has launched a program called Eat It to Beat It.

"The stats speak for themselves: in Dubbo we're not eating nearly enough fruit and vegetables," Cancer Council NSW Western Region community programs coordinator Camilla Barlow said.

Behind smoking, maintaining a healthy weight was the single most important way to prevent cancer, she said, so the program aimed to educate parents about how eating well could be easy for the whole family.

"New data from the UK shows the more fruit and vegetables you eat the better chance you have at avoiding cancer, with vegetables shown to be particularly effective at reducing your risk of cancer death," Ms Barlow said.

Eat It to Beat It was a community-based program that aimed to boost the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed by local families with primary school-aged children.

"The program provides parents with training, skills and resources to help them include more fruit and vegetables in their family's daily diet," Ms Barlow said.

The program, which would be delivered through local primary schools, would aim to show mothers and fathers how to be healthy in an easy and cost-effective way.

However, the organisation needed volunteers to deliver the program in Dubbo schools and planned to host a volunteer training workshop at Fitness Focus on August 7.

Ms Barlow urged anyone passionate about making a positive impact on their community's health outcomes to register for the volunteer training.

More information on becoming an Eat It to Beat It volunteer or getting your school involved was available by calling 6392 0800 or visiting www.eatittobeatit.com.au.