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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 every day, diabetes

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Dr Robyn Littlewood, Professor Ian Lowe and Joanna Munro

Building a Prevention 2.0 ecosystem to tackle chronic disease

Across Australia, a worrying health pattern has been emerging: people are living longer yet developing chronic disease earlier and living

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Sara from CHQ standing in caffetteria setting

Queensland’s public hospitals on target for healthy options

Queensland’s public healthcare facilities are making it easier than ever for staff, visitors, and the public to access healthier food and drink

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Pick of the crop program with student, teacher and staff working in the garden

Growing healthy habits: Pick of the Crop partners with AUSVEG to boost veggie consumption

Pick of the Crop, Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s whole-of-school healthy eating initiative will expand into new regions and communities, thanks

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Two people at the Bamaga grocery store checkout in Far North Queensland

Remote Far North Queensland communities see positive shift in diet affordability

Early results from Health and Wellbeing Queensland diet affordability monitoring reveal that healthy diets have become more affordable in remote

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Three people run with surfboards into the ocean.

Queensland’s call to action on obesity

Health and Wellbeing Queensland is calling for urgent action this World Obesity Day (4 March), as alarming new statistics reveal

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Three women in podcast setting for Clinician’s Guide to Women and Girls’ Health

Clinician’s Guide to Women and Girls’ Health: new podcast series launched to strengthen care across life stages

Health and Wellbeing Queensland has launched a new nine-part podcast series designed to empower health professionals to deliver more confident, informed and empathetic

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Green Thumb Farm Educators (left to right) Millie Gale, Emma Nall and Sarah McConaghy

New funding backs 31 local initiatives to build healthier Queensland communities

Health and Wellbeing Queensland has today announced $599,000 in funding to support locally driven health and wellbeing initiatives across Queensland through

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People in a specialist gym program.

Queensland programs leading the way in diabetes prevention and management ahead of World Diabetes Day

With World Diabetes Day on 14 November, Health and Wellbeing Queensland (HWQld) is highlighting the success of two community-based programs

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Three students in school uniform walk together down a ramp outside a canteen.

Harnessing marketing techniques to elevate the school tuckshop

Influencers in the playground? Why not. If student influencers can help shape what’s cool to eat, why not harness their

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people eating a taco

Kid-friendly taco with a twist named tuckshop’s best

Bursting with fresh veggies, lean protein, and a kick of Mexican-inspired flavour, Coombabah State School’s Taco Roll has taken out

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Two people smiling and embracing in front of a house with a green lawn and clear blue sky.

$43 million prevention investment making real impact on Queenslanders’ health

The Queensland Government, through Health and Wellbeing Queensland, has committed an additional $43 million over the next two years to

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