Weight and growth

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.

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Preventing type 2 diabetes

A webpage with information and strategies to help individuals prevent type 2 diabetes. It includes a type 2 diabetes risk calculator, and provides education on the importance of physical activity, nutrition and weight management in reducing risk.

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Wellbeing and heart health

A website that provides a range of resources that promote overall wellbeing to prevent and manage heart disease. It includes strategies to improve physical activity, sleep health, nutrition, mental health and wellbeing, and weight management.

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Heart disease risk factors

A webpage that outlines the risk factors that contribute to heart disease and provides recommendations for prevention, including education on physical activity, weight and smoking.

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Her Heart: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander cardiac health information

A webpage that provides information on cardiovascular disease risk factors, prevention strategies and early intervention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

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Her Heart: Heart disease risks and prevention

This webpage provides practical strategies and resources to support the reduction of cardiovascular disease risk factors in women, such as smoking, alcohol, weight, physical activity, and mental health.

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Australian guideline and calculator for assessing and managing cardiovascular disease risk

A website that outlines the cardiovascular disease risk guideline and calculator that provides health professionals with support to identify, communicate and manage cardiovascular disease risk.

Guidelines

Chronic Conditions Manual: Prevention and Management in Rural and Remote Australia

The manual provides health professionals with Medicare compliant health checks and nationally accepted guidelines to support patients with early intervention and management of chronic conditions across the lifespan.

Guidelines

Growth Charts

A library of growth charts, including for infants and children aged 0 to 2 years (WHO growth standards), and children aged 2 years and older (CDC growth charts).

eLearning

How to plot and interpret growth charts

Practical case studies and activities to support health professional learning on plotting and interpreting growth charts.

Webinars and Videos

Child feeding and growth conversations

A video which provides an example conversation about child growth by a GP with the parent of a young child.

Guidelines

Best practice statement: Management of obesity in pregnancy

A guide for health professionals providing maternity care and their patients on the management of obesity in pregnancy. (PDF, 502KB)

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Using z-scores to track children’s growth

Webpage with information and application of z-scores for tracking and assessing children's growth.

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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