Dr Michelle Boyd

Dr Michelle Boyd is a general paediatrician based at the Queensland Children’s Hospital and Child and Youth Mental Health Service Eating Disorders Program. She has been working in paediatrics for over 20 years and specifically with young people with eating disorders for 12 years. She is passionate about providing compassionate and holistic care to young people and their families using a strong evidence-based approach to treatment and assessment. She currently leads the inpatient care of the eating disorders cohort at Queensland Children’s Hospital and currently contributes to many local, statewide and national eating disorders training and education forums.

Disordered Eating in Higher Weights

Disordered eating is prevalent in our society, and when we discuss health, we want to approach conversations in ways that

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Step out to join the 2026 Move Together Challenge

Daily movement is an essential ingredient to keeping healthy and well, and this year’s Move Together Challenge, from 3 August to

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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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New movement guidelines shift focus on 24-hour cycle for health

The Australian Government’s new 24-hour Movement Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults reshapes how we think about healthy living by

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Hospitals achieve record results in healthy food, drink audit

Queensland’s public healthcare facilities are delivering record results in creating healthier food and drink environments, with the latest statewide audit

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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

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New Healthy Ways campaign focuses on sugar reduction in remote First Nations communities

Not-for-profit remote store operator Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) and Health and Wellbeing Queensland are encouraging families in remote First Nations

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