Overweight children (2009)

Description

This colourful and clearly presented brochure focuses on overweight children and the ways parents and carers can help to manage and/or prevent this health problem. It covers topics including:

• breastfeeding
  
• formula feeding
• healthy foods and drinks
• unhealthy foods and drinks
• being active
• growth checks with health workers or nurses
• steps to take if your child is overweight

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

When to use this resource

This resource is part of the Growing strong: feeding you and your baby set of resources developed by Queensland Health to help health staff talk with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families about nutrition for babies and growing children to prevent weight and obesity health problems.

Contact details

Queensland Health
Growing strong co-ordinators
Southern area
Amanda Allen
Ph: (07) 3000 9131
Email: AmandaL_Allen@health.qld.gov.au

Central area
Maureen Chamberlain
Ph: (07) 4920 7383
Email: Maureen_Chamberlain@health.qld.gov.au

Northern area
Tanya Stiles
Ph: (07) 4753 9035
Email: Tanya_Stiles@health.qld.gov.au

To order copies of this resource:

Brochures are only available to those working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Queensland. For order form see link below.

If you are not from Queensland you can download the PDF of these brochures from the link below.

Links

• View resource: Overweight children (PDF - 428.0 KB)
• View information: Growing strong: feeding you and your baby
• View website: Queensland Health, Population health

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