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Get Set 4 Life - Habits for Healthy Kids Guide

As part of the Healthy Kids Check, parents/carers are provided with a copy of the Get Set 4 Life – Habits for Healthy Kids Guide (the Guide). The Guide provides practical information on children’s health and covers techniques and tips for teaching children healthy habits that could last a lifetime. Key areas of health and age appropriate development covered in the booklet include: healthy eating, regular exercise, speech and language, oral health and more.

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Translations

The Guide has now been translated into six community languages: Arabic; Traditional Chinese; Greek; Italian; Spanish; and Vietnamese.
If you have any difficulty accessing the PDFs above, please contact mbd.web@health.gov.au

To order a resource kit or copies of the Get Set 4 Life Guide please email health@nationalmailing.com.au or phone National Mailing and Marketing on 02 6269 1060.

If you have any queries related to this item, please email resourcekits@health.gov.au.

Please Note: If GPs and Practice Nurses wish to undertake the Healthy Kids Check and do not yet have copies of the 'Get Set 4 Life - Habits for Healthy Kids' Guide, the Check can be undertaken and a copy of the guide provided to the patient's parent or guardian at a later date.

For Medicare claiming and payment queries, call the Medicare Australia provider enquiry line on 132 150.

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