Clinician's guide to healthy kids
Clinician's guide to healthy kids is an initiative of Health and Wellbeing Queensland. This podcast series aims to equip healthcare professionals with expert insights, empowering them to collaborate with children and their families to build healthy habits together. The podcast series explores a diverse range of topics including sleep, nutrition, physical activity, healthy growth and disordered eating in children. By offering practical advice tailored for health professionals, this podcast series strives to promote the overall health and wellbeing of children and their families.
Throughout the season we will engage in informative discussions with Queensland health experts to learn about strategies to approach prevention in clinical care.
Episodes
9 episodes
Disordered eating in higher weight children
Disordered eating is prevalent in our society, and when we discuss health, we want to approach conversations in ways that promote healthy relationships with food. Learn from our expert, Dr Michelle Boyd what to ask and what not to ask, an...
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Episode 8
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29:33
Give me strength!
Working in primary care can be a tough job. Weaving conversations about nutrition, physical activity, and sleep into a 10-minute consult can be even harder. Dr Sally Crane discusses how she does this routinely and how she motivates ...
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Episode 7
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27:49
Sleep as a superpower
Sleep is a superpower. Inadequate or poor sleep has been linked to negative mental health and linked to depression and anxiety. Find out the best tips to support families towards better health through improved sleep as host Dr. Sam ...
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Episode 6
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57:46
Move more, sit less
Moving is key for health but beyond sport, it can be difficult to suggest practical ideas for busy families to get their kids off the couch. This episode is all about movement and how to help families be healthier through being active. &n...
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Episode 5
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42:49
Healthy growth with healthy diets
Nutrition can often be difficult for experienced health professionals to “get right”. Use this podcast to learn how we can support the families we see to be healthier through food and nutrition, whilst keeping an eye on the clock!
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Episode 4
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48:37
Beat the bias-having healthy, impactful discussions around weight
The language around weight can be difficult to navigate. We want to encourage health to be the focus, but this can be difficult to do alongside weight stigma or bias. Learn more about how we can create conversations that are weight-...
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Episode 3
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43:35
Let’s talk about weight
Measuring growth in children is an important part of a health check-up, as it enables early recognition of unhealthy weight trends. It can also enable regular discussions around healthy behaviours. Feeling comfortable to integrate r...
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Episode 2
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38:11
