Obesity Guidelines
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
NHMRC Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents- Consolidated document (PDF 720 KB)
- Contents and Copyright (PDF 96 KB)
- Preface (PDF 53 KB)
- Summary (PDF 49 KB)
- Evidence-based Statements and Recommendations (PDF 99 KB)
- Part 1 - The Prevalence and Tracking of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (PDF 63 KB)
- Part 2 - Definition and Measurement of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (PDF 116 KB)
- Part 3 - Risk Factors (PDF 183 KB)
- Part 4 - Morbidity and Childhood and Adolescent Obesity (PDF 130 KB)
- Part 5 - Conventional Weight-management Strategies (PDF 134 KB)
- Part 6 - Non-conventional Weight-management Strategies (PDF 91 KB)
- Appendix A - The Guideline-development Methodology (PDF 77 KB)
- Appendix B - References (PDF 203 KB)
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Media releases
All Media releasesProgram/Initiatives
- New Early Intervention Services for Parents, Children and Young People
- Helping Children with Autism
- KidsMatter
- Mindmatters
- National Youth Mental Health Foundation (headspace)
Publications
- Early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders: Guidelines for best practice
- A review of the research to identify the most effective models of practice in early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders
- Supporting parents and families: the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people
- Tips for Parents: Kids 5-11
- Tips for Parents: Kids 1- 4
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