Resources
24-hour movement guidelines for adults & older adults (18 and over) – brochure
More than half of Australian adults are not active enough. This brochure outlines the 24-hour movement guidelines for adults, older adults, people with disability and people with chronic conditions and provides ideas on what you can do to be active every day.
Guidelines for physical activity during pregnancy – poster
This poster provides a summary of the Australian guidelines for physical activity during pregnancy.
Physical activity during pregnancy – guidelines – brochure
These guidelines provide information and advice for pregnant women about how much physical activity they should do each day, and about reducing the time they spend being inactive.
Australian 24-hour movement guidelines for adults (18 to 64 years) and older adults (65+years)
This report outlines a review of the scientific evidence and provides recommendations for Australia’s 24-hour movement guidelines for adults aged (18 to 64 years) and older adults (65+ years). Recommendations are also provided for adults with disability and chronic conditions.
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Top 3 questions – Healthy lifestyle choices
Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, discusses making healthy choices, and the small steps we can take every day to enjoy a healthy life.
National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee communique – November 2020
This document summarises what the National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee discussed at its November 2020 meeting.
National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee communique – March 2020
This document summarises what the National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee discussed at its March 2020 meeting.
Evidence-based physical activity guidelines for pregnant women
This document provides a summary of evidence used to inform Australia’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for pregnant women in Australia.
National Preventive Health Strategy consultation communique – Education workshop, January 2020
This document provides a summary of the consultation held about education and health literacy to support the development of the National Preventive Health Strategy.
National Preventive Health Strategy consultation communique – Rural and remote roundtable, December 2019
This document provides a summary of the roundtable held about rural and remote health to support the development of the National Preventive Health Strategy.
National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee communique – November 2019
This document summarises what the National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee discussed at its November 2019 meeting.
National Preventive Health Strategy consultation communique – Research workshop, November 2019
This document provides a summary of the consultation held about research to support the development of the National Preventive Health Strategy.
National Preventive Health Strategy consultation communique – Prevention workshop, November 2019
This document provides a summary of the consultation held about prevention to support the development of the National Preventive Health Strategy.
National Preventive Health Strategy consultation communique – Physical activity and nutrition workshop, October 2019
This document provides a summary of the consultation held about physical activity and nutrition to support the development of the National Preventive Health Strategy.
National Preventive Health Strategy consultation communique – Cancer screening workshop, October 2019
This document provides a summary of the consultation held about cancer screening to support the development of the National Preventive Health Strategy.
National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee communique – September 2019
This document summarises what the National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee discussed at its September 2019 roundtable.
24-hour movement guidelines – children and young people (5 to 17 years) – fact sheet
Being active is important for children and young people to be healthy, and set good habits for life. Read about how much activity children and young people should do each day, how sitting time and screen time should be limited, and how much sleep they should get.
24-hour movement guidelines – children and young people (5 to 17 years) – poster for educators
This poster summarises the 24-hour movement guidelines for children and young people. It includes a quick reference to how much sleep, activity, and inactivity children and young people should do.
24-hour movement guidelines – children and young people (5 to 17 years) – brochure
Being active is important for children and young people to be healthy, and set good habits for life. This brochure outlines how much activity children and young people should do each day, how sitting time and screen time should be limited, and how much sleep they should get.
Australian 24-hour movement guidelines for children (5 to 12 years) and young people (13 to 17 years): an integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep
This report outlines a review of the scientific evidence and recommends new guidelines for children and young people. It formed the basis of Australia’s 24-hour movement guidelines for children aged 5 to 17 years.
Healthy ageing: developmental research report
We commissioned a market research study into healthy ageing, identifying how we can help encourage Australians to make the most of their later years.
24-hour movement guidelines – birth to 5 years – brochure
Being active is important for babies and young children to be healthy, and sets good habits for life. This brochure outlines how much activity small children should do each day, how sitting time and screen time should be avoided or limited and how much sleep they should get.
24-hour movement guidelines – birth to 5 years – fact sheet
Being active is important for babies and young children to be healthy, and sets good habits for life. Read about how much activity small children should do each day, how sitting time and screen time should be avoided or limited, and how much sleep they should get.
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines – older Australians (65 years and over) – tips and ideas for being active
This fact sheet provides some tips and ideas for adding activity into your everyday life, and for reducing the time you spend sitting and lying down. Small changes to your daily routine can make a big difference.
Infant formula
This Get Up & Grow brochure provides information to parents about safely giving formula to their baby.
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