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Queenslanders invited to have their say on Remote Food Security Strategy

Queenslanders are being encouraged to have their say on the future of remote food security as the Queensland Government prepares

Opinion
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Data or it didn’t happen: Queensland’s new horizon of digital public health

By Dr Robyn Littlewood, Chief Executive, Health and Wellbeing Queensland Dr Oliver Canfell, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland and

Opinion
Colourful fruit, vegetables and grains

Using nutrition science to help people eat better

By Laureate Professor Clare Collins AO As a Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, improving people’s nutrition-related health and well-being

Media Release

Aussie families urged to ‘buy in season for healthy returns’ as the school year commences

Health and Wellbeing Queensland (HWQld) has launched its Healthy Returns campaign, in partnership with Outdoor Media Australia (OMA) and Nutrition

Opinion

Arts and wellbeing – a healthy partnership

By John Kotzas Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has long been passionate about partnerships that connect and support the community,

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5 children on a sporting field are holding colourful signs in the shape of watermelon, broccoli and words that say #boostyourhealthy

More than 2 million Queenslanders supported to make healthy happen in 2022

Health and Wellbeing Queensland continues to work hard to drive generational change through a strong focus on the things that

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Innovative solutions to increase physical activity receive funding boost

Twenty-five innovative projects designed to get Queenslanders moving, now and into the future have been approved for a total of

Opinion
A young boy is eating a large red apple

Influencing the next generation to overcome childhood obesity

By Professor S. Jay Olshansky During the last 4 decades, an unusual public health event occurred – one that will

Opinion
A woman wearing a blue top is holding a red shopping basket filled with groceries and looking at items in a supermarket aisle.

Why ‘personal responsibility’ isn’t always the answer for better health  

By Dr. Norman Swan  Ensuring people have agency over their own health and wellbeing is something I’m passionate about. People

Opinion

Projections of obesity and life-expectancy in Queensland: obtaining social licence for action. 

By Professor Rhema Vaithianathan I am a professor in health economics and big data, and my research and projections suggest

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3 members of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra are standing outside holding brass instruments

Music boosts wellbeing in Bundaberg

The healing sounds of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Brass Trio delighted patients and staff at Bundaberg Hospital earlier this month

Media Release
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$3.9 million investment to address obesity crisis cutting life expectancy of Queensland kids

In response to Australia-first research about the impact of obesity on life expectancy of future generations, the Queensland Government has

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