Nutrition

Clinicians Hub resources

Evidence-based tools, guidelines and resources for health professionals and patients to support the prevention, early intervention, and management of chronic diseases.

BRAVE Framework

For adults

This tool assists with initiating sensitive conversations about weight and health behaviours with adults.

For children and families

This tool assists with initiating sensitive conversations about growth, weight and health behaviours with children and families.

Academic literature

Postpartum nutrition: Guidance for general practitioners to support high-quality care

An article reviewing current recommendations on dietary intake for women after birth and how GPs can use this information to inform high-quality ongoing care.

Webinars and videos

First 2000 days webinar series

First 2000 Days webinar series aims to build capacity of service providers and health professionals to provide support and referral pathways to families and young children in the First 2000 Days of life. The webinar series covers topics such as breastfeeding, nutrition, sleep and mental health.

Guidelines

Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity (SNAP): Applying the 5As to each risk factor

Smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity (SNAP) is a guide designed to assist health professionals to work with patients on lifestyle risk factors of smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity (SNAP). Each risk factor includes recommendations for each of the 5As: Ask, assess, advise, assist, arrange.

Factsheets

Healthy eating for adults

A brochure outlining advice on the recommended serving sizes and types of food that adults should eat for health and wellbeing. (PDF, 2.4MB)

Factsheets

Portion plate guide

A PDF guide to help plan, prepare or order meals based on proportions of food groups within a meal. (PDF, 4.4MB)

Factsheets

Supermarket shopping guide

A PDF guide to making healthy choices when supermarket shopping, with suggested products. (PDF, 5.3MB)

Factsheets

Label reading

A PDF guide to reading food labels, including guidance around recommended intake of salt, fats, dietary fibre and sugar. (PDF, 987KB)

Website

Healthy eating when you’re older

A webpage with dietary guidelines and information for older adults.

Factsheets

Appetite for Life: Healthy Ageing

Appetite for life has been developed for use by health and community workers who have direct contact with older people living independently (people over the age of 65). This webpage provides links to download information on practical food ideas, nutrition for managing health conditions, and staying active.

eLearning

Brief interventions for a healthy lifestyle: Maternal health

The Maternal Health toolkit comprises of brief intervention eLearning modules for health professionals working within maternal health. Modules cover risk factors such as alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, nutrition and physical activity. A culturally adapted module is also available for health professionals working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

Factsheets

Eating out

A PDF guide for choosing meals that have lower energy, saturated fat, salt and sugar when eating out. (PDF, 2.5MB)

Factsheets

Convenience meals

A PDF with tips to choose healthy, quick meals when choosing convenient options available from the supermarket. (PDF, 3.8MB)

Our programs

Health behaviour change programs for your patients

Explore referral pathways to support prevention, early intervention and management of chronic diseases.

10,000 Steps

10,000 Steps is an Australian physical activity program that uses step tracking technology to encourage everyday movement. Delivered digitally via app, it supports individuals, workplaces, and community groups with personalised goal setting, progress monitoring, and social challenges to build sustainable active habits.

My health for life

My health for life is a Queensland Government-funded chronic disease prevention program offering free health coaching to adults at risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Through six sessions in flexible formats, participants receive personalised guidance on lifestyle behaviours proven to reduce disease risk.

Podsquad

Podsquad is a free app-based health program designed for children aged 5–12 and their families. Using behavioural science and play based learning, it helps families build lasting healthy habits across nutrition, physical activity, and sleep through engaging, reward-driven activities both online and in everyday life.

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