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Healthy shopping push for remote stores in Far North Queensland

A project to encourage shoppers towards healthier food options in remote stores has taken off across the Torres Strait and Cape York regions.
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2022 Queensland Healthy Kids Menu Award

Health and Wellbeing Queensland is proud to sponsor the Healthy Kids Menu Award for Queensland restaurants and cafes, for the third time in 2022.
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Gemma Hodgetts appointed UQ Adjunct Senior Fellow

Health and Wellbeing Queensland Executive Director, Gemma Hodgetts has joined The University of Queensland as an Adjunct Senior Fellow.
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Queenslanders not eating enough vegetables as cost-of-living crisis bites

The skyrocketing cost of produce is the top reason Queenslanders are not eating enough vegetables for good health, a new survey reveals.
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Queenslanders can help shape state plan to tackle obesity crisis

Queenslanders from all walks of life are being encouraged to help shape a strategy to tackle obesity in the Sunshine State through a new survey.
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Shea Spierings, HWQld Board Member shares his thoughts on what drives him

I have greatly appreciated the opportunity to act as the Board Champion for Health and Wellbeing Queensland's prevention programs.
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Logan Healthy Living set to transform lives in state’s diabetes hotspot

Health and Wellbeing Queensland is funding an innovative program to tackle Logan’s rising tide of chronic disease, with new data showing it is helping participants better manage their diabetes.
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Cost of living crunch: top tips to keep your weekly shop cheap and healthy

Health and Wellbeing Queensland has revealed handy hints to cut your grocery bill and make food stretch further as the rising cost of living puts the squeeze on household budgets.

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James shares how he’s helping make healthy happen for Queensland

James Wong, co-chair of the Prevention Programs Collective, shares how he believes healthy lifestyle programs can help Queenslanders.
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Why we need to talk about Queensland’s hidden food crisis

Food insecurity is not well understood in Australia, yet nearly one-third of us living in remote areas experience it.
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Changing the odds: why equity is our goal for next gen

As a dietitian, I used to think if I studied hard, worked relentlessly and provided the best information to my patients, I could solve the problem of obesity.
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Bundaberg people encouraged to take charge of health and ‘Do Your Thing’

'Do Your Thing' has the goal of reducing the region’s overweight and obesity rate to below the national average by 2030.

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