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Department of Health

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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Department of Health

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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Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Allergy prevention guidelines

Allergy prevention guidelines

Allergy Prevention Guidelines developed by ASCIA to outline practices that may help reduce the risk of infants developing allergies, particularly early onset allergic diseases such as eczema and food allergy.

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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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National Health and Medical Research Centre

Australian pregnancy care guidelines

Australian pregnancy care guidelines

The guidelines aim to improve the health and experiences of pregnant women and their babies by providing evidence-based recommendations to support high quality, safe, consistent care during pregnancy.

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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Best practice statement: Management of obesity in pregnancy

Best practice statement: Management of obesity in pregnancy

A guide for health professionals providing maternity care and their patients on the management of obesity in pregnancy. (PDF, 502KB)

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Eating Disorders Queensland

Clinical guidelines for therapeutic interventions in eating disorders

Clinical guidelines for therapeutic interventions in eating disorders

These guidelines are intended as a general guide to support clients who experience eating disorders. They are based on the best available evidence from research and literature and the insights of Eating Disorder Queensland practitioners. (PDF, 3.0MB)

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National Eating Disorders Collaboration

Eating disorders – a professional resource for general practitioners

Eating disorders – a professional resource for general practitioners

This resource provides GPs with key information about identifying, responding to, and managing eating disorders. (PDF, 2.5MB)

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National Eating Disorders Collaboration

Eating disorders and neurodivergence

Eating disorders and neurodivergence

The Stepped Care Approach report synthesises research and lived experience evidence regarding the prevention, early identification and treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating for neurodivergent people. This page also provides a range of health practitioner specific factsheets.

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Queensland Health

Establishing breastfeeding: Clinical guidelines

Establishing breastfeeding: Clinical guidelines

This guideline developed by Queensland Health provides information on supporting and encouraging breastfeeding. (PDF, 397KB)

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National Health and Medical Research Centre

Evidence review strategy – Review of the 2013 Australian dietary guidelines

Evidence review strategy – Review of the 2013 Australian dietary guidelines

An overview of the strategy for the review of the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines, including evidence and recommendations.

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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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