Activity in this area
Data:
Australian Bureau of Statistics. 4364.00.55.001 – National Health Survey, 2014-15. Canberra: ABS; 2015 [Accessed September 2016]; Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/PrimaryMainFeatures/4364.0.55.001?OpenDocument
Australian Bureau of Statistics. 4727.0.55.001 – Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Updated Results, Australia, 2012-13. Canberra: ABS; 2014; [Accessed September 2016]; Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4727.0.55.001main+features12012-13
Social Health Atlases of Australia: Population Health areas – Health risk factors, data; [Accessed March 2019]; Available at: http://phidu.torrens.edu.au/social-health-atlases/data#social-health-atlas-of-australia-population-health-areas
Policy:
National Health and Medical Research Council. Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Adolescents and Children in Australia (2013). NHMRC: Canberra; 2013; [Accessed March 2019]; Available at: https://nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/clinical-practice-guidelines-management-overweight-and-obesity
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