Activity in this area
Data
Australian Bureau of Statistics. 4364.0.55.001 - National Health Survey: First Results, 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. 4727.0.55.004 - Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Physical activity, 2012–13. Canberra: ABS; 2014 [Accessed October 2016]; Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4727.0.55.004main+features12012-13
Social Health Atlases of Australia: Population Health areas – Exercise data. [Accessed March2019]; Available at: http://phidu.torrens.edu.au/social-health-atlases/data#social-health-atlas-of-australia-population-health-areas
Policy
Department of Health. Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines. Canberra: Department of Health; 2014 [Accessed October 2016]; Available at: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/health-pub...
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