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Explore evidence, tools, programs and initiatives that support healthier, more active Queensland communities, or suggest your own resources and events to help grow shared knowledge and collaboration across the Network.
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Plogging: outdoor physical activity for human and planetary health

Discover how plogging can combine walking and litter collection to promote physical activity, environmental health and community connection.
Policy and strategy
A young woman supports an older adult using a wheelchair while walking together along an outdoor path

Equity Framework

The Equity Framework is a resource that explains the causes of inequity and what we can do to improve equity.
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10,000 Steps Every step counts street sign

Data-driven service delivery

Explore how data and evaluation can inform service delivery, strengthen decision-making and support the ongoing improvement of the 10,000 Steps program.
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Woman and primary school student holding hands walking outside

Healthy and active by design

Explore how the built environment can make it easier for people to be active every day through evidence, practical tools and healthy community design.
Case studies
A group of adults sit on the ground playing musical instruments together

Case study: Harnessing the power of community music for health promotion

Participating in community music programs can foster creative and inclusive spaces for expression and connection in communities where inequalities exist.
Evidence and tools
A group of school children walking outside on a footpath.

Walk Hub by Queensland Walks – making walking better

Walk Hub is a free online resource that helps you to see if your streets could be improved for walking, and ways to report a problem or suggest improvements.
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Bundaberg Do your thing

Bundaberg Do Your Thing

Discover how Bundaberg’s community led Do Your Thing initiative brings local partners together to strengthen community leadership, health and wellbeing.
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Aqua English Project: A smiling woman clapping her hands while standing in the pool of an indoor aquatic centre

Overcoming inequity through local partnerships

Discover how Logan partners across health, education, local government and community organisations to address health inequity through culturally appropriate swimming programs.
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Person holding a phone with a collection of social media apps on screen

Effective communication for consumer engagement

Explore how effective communication can strengthen consumer engagement and support the delivery of important health prevention information.
Evidence and tools
Man on laptop looking at Grow & Go Toolbox website, seating beside a woman wearing a baby carrier holding a baby

Grow & Go Toolbox helping feed under 5’s

The Grow & Go Toolbox is a website for anyone caring for children under 5 who is looking for free, expert verified information on healthy eating.
Evidence and tools
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A go-to resource for child and family wellbeing in Queensland 

The Data Explorer is a go-to resource that presents a holistic picture of child and family wellbeing in Queensland.
Evidence and tools
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A Better Choice for food and drinks in public places

A Better Choice is a policy initiative aimed at enhancing the availability, accessibility, and promotion of nutritious food and drink options for Queenslanders in key public settings.

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Media Release
Woman walking with handbag and man walking with his bike along a train station platform.

From walking to gardening, every move counts in statewide challenge

Health and Wellbeing Queensland prevention partner 10,000 Steps is encouraging Queenslanders to find ways to increase physical activity as part
Media Release
HWQld Pick of the Crop children working in the outdoor school garden

The case for early screening: addressing the rise of type 2 diabetes in children

With nearly 1.3 million Australians living with type 2 diabetes and more than 300 new cases diagnosed daily, diabetes is
News

Step out to join the 2026 Move Together Challenge

The 2026 Move Together Challenge is encouraging Queenslanders to move more at a time, place and pace that works for
Media Release
Dr Robyn Littlewood, Professor Ian Lowe and Joanna Munro

Building a Prevention 2.0 ecosystem to tackle chronic disease

Health and Wellbeing Queensland's Prevention 2.0 approach tackles chronic disease through partnerships, prevention and system-wide action.
News
Backyard Cricket

New movement guidelines shift focus on 24-hour cycle for health

The Australian Government’s new 24-hour Movement Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults reshape how we think about healthy living, recognising
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Hospitals achieve record results in healthy food, drink audit

Queensland’s public healthcare facilities are delivering record results in creating healthier food and drink environments, with the latest statewide audit

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