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Health and wellbeing check for three year olds - expert group

As part of the Health and wellbeing checks for three year olds measure, announced in the 2011-12 federal budget, a time-limited expert group has been established.

The expert group has been established to provide advice on:

• the design and use of the health check
• mapping child mental health services nationally for inclusion in the National Health Call Centre Network and
• a training resource for health professionals.

Minister Butler announced details of the establishment of the expert group, including its membership and role on 30 September 2011 - see Child health experts to develop new healthy kids check

The measure expands the existing Medicare Healthy Kids Check to include consideration of emotional wellbeing and development, and to bring forward the check from four year olds to three year olds.

The membership of the expert group comprises:

• Professor Frank Oberklaid OAM (Chair)
• Dr Elisabeth Murphy (Deputy Chair)
• Ms Pam Cahir
• Professor Stewart Einfeld
• Dr Michael Fasher
• Associate Professor Sue Kruske
• Professor Lyn Littlefield OAM
• Dr Elspeth McInnes
• Professor Helen Milroy
• Dr Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett
• Dr Jan Pratt and
• A representative from state and territory governments

Page last reviewed: 14 March 2013