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.

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For children and families

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

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Preconception and pregnancy Infants and early years Children and young people Adults Older adults
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Australian Breastfeeding Association resources

Australian Breastfeeding Association
The Australian Breastfeeding Association website provides resources for families through all stages of their breastfeeding journey. This includes resources for pregnancy, infancy, the first year and beyond, including resources to assist with continuing to breastfeed while returning to work.
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Healthy eating for vegetarian or vegan pregnant and breastfeeding mothers

Queensland Health
Information to support vegetarian and vegan women eat well during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This PDF covers essential nutrients and vegan or vegetarian sources. Includes sample meal plans. (PDF, 820KB)
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Pre-exercise screening system for adults (APSS)

ESSA
A questionnaire to guide discussion and provide advice for adults around appropriate types and levels of physical activity. This screening system aims to help identify adults with known disease, and/or signs or symptoms of disease, who may be at a higher risk of an adverse event due to physical activity. (PDF, 159KB)
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Website

BMI calculator

Heart Foundation
A website with an interactive BMI calculator and supporting information about healthy weight ranges.
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Healthy eating quiz for adults

University of Newcastle
The Healthy Eating Quiz (HEQ) is a brief and easy to use diet quality assessment tool that is designed to provide feedback on how food intake aligns with foods recommended in the Australian Dietary Guidelines. Consumers create a free account to receive personalised support and recommended recipes.
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Healthy ranges for BMI and waist circumference

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
A webpage with information on healthy ranges for BMI and waist circumference. This webpage also discusses some exceptions to healthy BMI ranges.
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Webinars and videos

Taking patient centred measurements

WA Primary Health Alliance
A webpage and video discussing how to take patient measurements (weight, waist circumference) in a sensitive and non-stigmatising manner. Webpage includes considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
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Planting the seed: Asking about pregnancy plans

Your Fertility
Support for health professionals when asking patients of reproductive age about their pregnancy plans to support them either prevent an unplanned pregnancy or address preconception health to conceive a healthy child when the time is right for them. (PDF, 332KB)
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Guidelines

Eating disorders examination questionnaire (EDE-Q)

Fairburn and Beglin
The EDE-Q is a self-report questionnaire providing a measure of the range and severity of eating disorder behaviours. It is not a diagnostic tool, however, the EDE-Q can assist in forming an opinion on diagnosis, and the answers can form useful prompts for further investigation. (PDF, 103KB)
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Potential eating disorder assessment tool

Eating Disorders Queensland
A short self-reported questionnaire to help early identification of eating disorders. (PDF, 102KB)
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Webinars and videos

Measuring waist circumference

British Heart Foundation
A short instructional video demonstrating how to accurately measure weight circumference in an adult.
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Before you start the conversation about weight with children and families

Holland Bloorview
A PDF with tips to assist health professionals talk to families and children about weight and health behaviours in a positive way. (PDF, 1.3MB)
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Our programs

Health behaviour change programs for your patients

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

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A group of people walking together outdoors as part of the 10,000 Steps program

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.

Two women preparing fresh food together in a kitchen

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.

Mother and son look at Podsquad on an ipad

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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