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24-Hour Movement Guidelines (0-5 years) for healthy growth and development

24-Hour Movement Guidelines (0-5 years) for healthy growth and development

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. (PDF, 189KB)

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24-hour Movement Guidelines for healthy growth and development of young people (5-17 years)

24-hour Movement Guidelines for healthy growth and development of young people (5-17 years)

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. (PDF, 207KB)

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Department of Health and Aged Care

Australian dietary guidelines: Providing the scientific evidence

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)

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Department of Health and Aged Care

Exercise and physical activity guidelines for children and young people (5 to 17 years)

Exercise and physical activity guidelines for children and young people (5 to 17 years)

These guidelines provide information on how much physical activity children and young people (5 to 17 years) should aim for each day.

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Exercise and physical activity guidelines for small children (birth to 5 years)

Exercise and physical activity guidelines for small children (birth to 5 years)

These guidelines provide information on how much physical activity infants, toddlers and preschoolers (birth to 5 years) should do each day.

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Get up & grow

Get up & grow

A suite of resources to help parents and educators make sure children eat healthy foods and are physically active so they grow up healthy and strong. Includes first foods, lunchbox ideas, and information about infant formula. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources available.

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Get up & grow: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resource collection

Get up & grow: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resource collection

A collection of resources providing guidance on healthy foods and physical activity for parents and educators of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

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Department of Health and Aged Care

Guidelines for physical activity during pregnancy

Guidelines for physical activity during pregnancy

These guidelines provide information and advice for pregnant women about how much physical activity and exercise they should do each day, and about reducing the time they spend being inactive.

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Department of Health and Aged Care

Healthy ranges for BMI and waist circumference

Healthy ranges for BMI and waist circumference

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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Department of Health and Aged Care

Infant feeding guidelines

Infant feeding guidelines

Infant Feeding Guidelines that support health professionals with providing consistent advice to the general public about breastfeeding and infant feeding. The guidelines support optimum infant nutrition and provide clear evidence-based recommendations on infant feeding. (PDF, 3.2MB)

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Make your move – Sit less, be active for life

Make your move – Sit less, be active for life

This booklet outlines the physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for adults (18 to 64 years) and provides ideas on what you can do to be active every day.

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Department of Health and Aged Care

Physical activity and exercise guidelines for adults (18 to 64 years)

Physical activity and exercise guidelines for adults (18 to 64 years)

These National guidelines provide information on how much physical activity adults (18 to 64 years) should aim for each day.

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