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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

What are you most proud of during your time working with the Board? During my time on the board, I have greatly appreciated the opportunity to act as the HWQld

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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

Community voices are a valued part of our work, so we are celebrating Queenslanders who are getting involved in our programs to make healthy happen. We spoke to James Wong

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Why we need to talk about Queensland’s hidden food crisis

By Dr Robyn LittlewoodChief Executive, Health and Wellbeing Queensland Food insecurity is not well understood in Australia, yet nearly one-third of us living in remote areas experience it. Despite a

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Changing the odds: why equity is our goal for next gen

By Dr Robyn LittlewoodChief Executive, Health and Wellbeing Queensland As a dietitian, I used to think if I studied hard, worked relentlessly and provided the best evidence-based nutritional management to

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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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HWQld serves up Ipswich flood relief program with Jamie’s Ministry of Food

Health and Wellbeing Queensland is funding the week-long flood relief program, which will run at the Jamie’s Ministry of Food kitchen in Ipswich.
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John Lee, HWQld Board Member shares his thoughts on what drives him

John Lee, Director-General, Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport, shares his thoughts on what attracted him to a career in public health, how he wants to see more Queenslanders make

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Pick of the Crop thriving in Bowen and the Burdekin as survey shows kids reap benefits

A program to get Queensland kids eating more veggies and fruit is shifting students’ attitudes towards eating their greens, initial results suggest.

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