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HWQld Pick of the Crop children working in the outdoor school garden

The case for early screening: addressing the rise of type 2 diabetes in children

With nearly 1.3 million Australians living with type 2 diabetes and more than 300 new cases diagnosed every day, diabetes

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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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Dr Robyn Littlewood, Professor Ian Lowe and Joanna Munro

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 and drink

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Healthy Ways display at the end of the supermarket aisle

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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Collaborative program supporting veteran health and wellbeing 

Health and Wellbeing Queensland is proud to be involved in a new collaborative initiative that is supporting Australian Defence Force (ADF) veterans

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Pick of the crop program with student, teacher and staff working in the garden

Growing healthy habits: Pick of the Crop partners with AUSVEG to boost veggie consumption

Pick of the Crop, Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s whole-of-school healthy eating initiative will expand into new regions and communities, thanks

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Research partnership to expand Pick of the Crop across Queensland 

Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s Pick of the Crop program will expand into new regions and communities through a new 2-year

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Two people at the Bamaga grocery store checkout in Far North Queensland

Remote Far North Queensland communities see positive shift in diet affordability

Early results from Health and Wellbeing Queensland diet affordability monitoring reveal that healthy diets have become more affordable in remote

Opinion
Woman in green dress holds her baby bump standing beside a window

International Women’s Day 2026: Why food security for pregnant women must be a priority 

Dr Robyn Littlewood, Renae Earle, Aidan Dennis In Australia, around 14% of pregnant women experience food insecurity1, meaning they don’t always have

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