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Department of Health and Aged Care
24-hour Movement Guidelines for all Australians – Recommendations
The 24-hour Movement Guidelines outline how much physical activity is recommended each day, limiting sedentary activity, and the inclusion of adequate sleep for children and young people.
Department of Health and Aged Care
Australian 24-hour Movement Guidelines for children and young people – Recommendations
The 24-hour Movement Guidelines provide information on how much physical activity children and young people (5 to 17 years) should aim for each day.
Department of Health Disability and Ageing
Australian 24-hour Movement Guidelines for children and young people (5 to 17 years) – Brochure
The 24-hour Movement Guidelines help parents and carers support children and young people to build daily routines for better health. The Guidelines include a picture of what a day for a child or young person should look like, including time for physical activity, limiting sedentary activities, and getting adequate sleep.
Department of Health and Aged Care
Australian 24-hour Movement Guidelines for people with chronic conditions – Recommendations
The 24-hour Movement Guidelines provide information on how much physical activity people living with a chronic condition should aim for each day.
Department of Health Disability and Ageing
Australian dietary guidelines: Providing the scientific evidence
The Australian dietary guidelines provide advice about the amount and kinds of foods we need to eat for health and wellbeing, based on scientific evidence. The recommendations are based on scientific evidence, developed after looking at good quality research. (PDF, 1.9MB)
Holland Bloorview
Before you start the conversation about weight with children and families
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)
Australian Sleep Association
Behavioural sleep problems in children
A factsheet which provides on-the-spot management information for health professionals on behavioural sleep problems in children. (PDF, 83.5KB)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC growth charts (2-20 years)
CDC Clinical growth charts for children and adolescents aged 2-20. These charts are used to monitor height for age, weight for age, and BMI for age percentiles. Identifying any rapid increases or decreases away from the trajectory or growth curve, may help identify opportunities for early intervention.
Queensland Health
Child and Youth Health Practice Manual
A comprehensive manual providing evidence-based information and clinical practice information for child health professionals providing care to children, young people and their families.
The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Child feeding and growth conversations
A video which provides an example conversation about child growth by a GP with the parent of a young child.
The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Child growth e-learning
Child growth e-learning resources for health professionals working with young children and families, using the World Health Organisation (WHO) Growth Standards for monitoring the growth of children from 2 years of age.
Queensland Government
Chronic Conditions Manual: Prevention and Management in Rural and Remote Australia
The manual provides health professionals with Medicare compliant health checks and nationally accepted guidelines to support patients with early intervention and management of chronic conditions across the lifespan.
