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Clinicians Hub resources

Evidence-based tools, guidelines and resources for health professionals and patients to support the prevention, early intervention, and management of chronic diseases.

BRAVE Framework

For adults

This tool assists with initiating sensitive conversations about weight and health behaviours with adults.

For children and families

This tool assists with initiating sensitive conversations about growth, weight and health behaviours with children and families.

Website

Every moment matters – Planning a pregnancy

A webpage with information to support women planning a pregnancy avoid alcohol. Includes videos and conversation prompts for women on what they can say to peers when not drinking.

Factsheets

Pre-conception checklist for men

A one-page checklist men can follow to boost their chance of conceiving a healthy baby, including managing weight, exercising regularly and eating well, cut out smoking, limit alcohol and avoid recreational drugs. (PDF, 195KB)

Guidelines

Mental health care in the perinatal period

These national guidelines provide information on the assessment of high prevalence disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and puerperal psychosis and the treatment and management of these. The guidelines also provide information on screening and psychosocial assessment for fathers and non-birthing partners, and the management of psychological birth trauma. (PDF, 5.9MB)

Website

Physical activity: getting children involved

A webpage from Raising Children Network with suggestions for involving school aged children (1-8 years) in physical activity.

Academic Literature

Motivational Interviewing techniques facilitating behaviour change

An article which explores current understanding regarding how and why people change, and the potential role of motivational interviewing in facilitating behaviour change in the general practice setting.

Factsheets

Shift: A guide for media and communications professionals

A guide developed to support media and communications professionals choose language which shifts the stigmatising narrative of obesity. This guide provides a useful resource for health professionals to understand how to frame the conversation around obesity in and out of clinical practice. (PDF, 5.5MB)

Academic Literature

Caring for women postnatally

An article outlining a consistent approach to the postnatal visit in the general practice setting, along with key management strategies for common postnatal conditions and comorbidities. (PDF, 120KB)

Factsheets

Healthy eating for toddlers

A nutritional guide for families to help children to establish healthy eating patterns as early as possible. This informational resource discusses healthy habits to encourage around meal times and a sample eating plan. (PDF, 646 KB)

Factsheets

Australian 24-hour Movement Guidelines (0-5 years) – Brochure

The 24-hour Movement Guidelines help parents and carers create healthy and safe routines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The Guidelines include a picture of what a child’s day during a 24-hour period should look like, including active play, time spent sitting and lying down, and ideal amount of sleep.

Factsheets

Wellbeing and self-care: Expecting and new parents

Self-care tips for expecting and new parents. Discusses topics of sleep, eating, physical activity and support. (PDF, 64.9KB)

Factsheets

Healthy drinks for baby – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities

A brochure developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families which provides information on what drinks to provide baby, and what drinks to avoid. (PDF, 556KB)

Webinars and Videos

Responsive feeding: Video series

A responsive feeding video series to promote the use of positive parenting techniques and support parents to use responsive settling strategies in their own home. The series consists of the following videos: 'Developing independence', 'Breastfeeding and bottle feeding (0-6 months)', 'Baby's first foods'. and 'Enjoying meal times'.

Our programs

Health behaviour change programs for your patients

Explore referral pathways to support prevention, early intervention and management of chronic diseases.

10,000 Steps

10,000 Steps is an Australian physical activity program that uses step tracking technology to encourage everyday movement. Delivered digitally via app, it supports individuals, workplaces, and community groups with personalised goal setting, progress monitoring, and social challenges to build sustainable active habits.

My health for life

My health for life is a Queensland Government-funded chronic disease prevention program offering free health coaching to adults at risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Through six sessions in flexible formats, participants receive personalised guidance on lifestyle behaviours proven to reduce disease risk.

Podsquad

Podsquad is a free app-based health program designed for children aged 5–12 and their families. Using behavioural science and play based learning, it helps families build lasting healthy habits across nutrition, physical activity, and sleep through engaging, reward-driven activities both online and in everyday life.

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