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.
Guidelines
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.
Guidelines
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.
Website
PACIFIKAI
A webpage providing information on the Good Start Program, which is part of a statewide initiative aiming to promote health and prevent chronic diseases in Maori and Pacific Islander families.
Factsheets
13YARN: Telephone support and resources
A range of fact sheets and 24-hour telephone crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experiencing challenges related to mental and emotional wellbeing.
Factsheets
Understanding eating disorders
A resource describing types of eating disorders including signs, symptoms and treatment options. This resource has been developed for people experiencing, supporting or treating someone with an eating disorder. (PDF, 5.1MB)
Guidelines
Youth health resource kit: An essential guide for workers
The Youth Health Resource Kit assists workers to deliver effective and youth-friendly health services.
The toolkit includes a section on health behaviours, helping young people to build and establish healthy habits in adolescence.
Academic Literature
Risk-taking behaviours in adolescence
The aim of this paper is to provide an update on risk-taking behaviours in adolescence and highlight tips for re-orienting general practice towards youth-friendly preventive care for adolescents.
Webinars and Videos
Engaging with adolescents about healthy weight and lifestyle behaviours
A webinar discussing the assessment and management of growth and health behaviours in adolescents.
Guidelines
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.
Factsheets
Conversation starters for health professionals
Conversation starters that provide health professionals with practical strategies to encourage healthy growth and lifestyle management for children and their families during routine assessments. (PDF, 1.1MB)
Factsheets
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.
Guidelines
Preventing obesity and eating disorders in adolescents
This clinical report addresses the interaction between obesity prevention and eating disorders in teenagers, providing evidence-based tools to identify behaviours that predispose adolescents to both obesity and eating disorders, and guidance about prevention messages.
Blog
Healthy behaviours
Find insightful articles on healthy behaviours. Healthy eating, physical activity, and wellbeing.
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