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Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Children’s Health Queensland (CHQ) is leading the way in transforming how we care for our kids by embracing a holistic, data-driven approach to wellbeing. Using The Nest framework, CHQ is pioneering innovative solutions that support children and families across the entire state.
Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ) is using The Nest to guide its Population Health approach.
As a statewide paediatric health service, CHQ is dedicated to promoting positive health and wellbeing, and intervening early and holistically where children and young people need support.
CHQ has embedded The Nest as the foundational framework guiding its Population Health Planning approach which is supported by an innovative data dashboard that brings together data sets across The Nest domains at a local community level throughout the state. This dashboard creates a powerful and holistic understanding of children and young people’s needs at a local, regional and statewide level in Queensland which helps to inform policy, commissioning and planning decisions.
“One of the most significant developments in health over the past three decades has been the increasing recognition of the need to broaden the response to health issues to include a more holistic approach to care”
Children's Health and Wellbeing Services Plan 2018-2028
CHQ is also applying The Nest framework in its prevention and early intervention work, and is creatively looking at new ways to partner with other organisations and community to support kids’ health and wellbeing needs, as well as supporting the social and environmental determinants that influence them. An example of this work is the Yarrabilba Family & Community Place where CHQ has created an integrated child and family hub that supports children and their family across The Nest domains.
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Right@home
right@home is a relationship-based nurse home visiting program for Australian families, delivered by trained professionals within the universal health service. It empowers parents to create a safe, nurturing environment that supports early child development.
Early Years Strategy
The Australian Government’s Early Years Strategy, developed with input from ARACY, outlines a vision to support children and families by prioritising child-centered policies and targeted investment in early years services over the next 10 years, recognising the crucial role early development plays in lifelong success.
Established in 2006, ARACY’s Longitudinal Studies Collaborative (LSC) fosters collaboration between Australian and New Zealand studies focused on children and youth. The LSC promotes data sharing, supports new and ongoing studies, advocates for longitudinal research, and disseminates findings to a broad audience.
Maximising the Middle
‘Maximising the Middle’ is a unique initiative based in Campbelltown and Penrith that aims to see middle years children and young people (MYC&YP), aged 8-14 years, thrive. It is a collaborative project initiated by Uniting NSW.ACT, ARACY and the Stronger Smarter Institute (SSI).
ARACY's The Nest

What's in The Nest?
With six connected areas, The Nest ensures young Australians have everything they need for the best start in life, helping them reach their highest potential.

Our Nest projects
Using The Nest, has helped ARACY to be at the forefront of disease prevention and the promotion of holistic health for young Australians.

The Nest initiatives
Here you’ll see some examples of how The Nest has been used in organisations outside of ARACY across Australia.