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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Free community walks through the bushland at Government House

Members of the public are invited to put on their walking shoes and explore the native bushland of the Government House estate on a free community walk.

Krystle shares why she’s helping shape program for Queensland families

We are celebrating Queenslanders who are getting involved in our programs to make healthy happen.

Pick of the Crop thriving in Bundaberg and Wide Bay as survey shows kids reap benefits

Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s Pick of the Crop program is open to 21 new schools that can sign on in the Wide Bay and Bundaberg area.

Pick of the Crop program growing in Logan as survey shows kids reap benefits

A program to get Queensland kids eating more veggies and fruit is expanding to more schools in the Logan region.

Diamond Spirit to help more First Nations girls reach goals through new partnership

We are joining forces with Netball Queensland to use sport to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls on and off the court.

COVID-19 exercise slump for two in five Queensland women: new survey

Health and Wellbeing Queensland is calling on women across the Sunshine State to get moving, as new research reveals 2 in 5 are struggling to get regular exercise during COVID-19.

National Obesity Strategy ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to reshape Queensland’s future

Health and Wellbeing Queensland welcomes the release of the National Obesity Strategy and is set to lead the state’s response.

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