Better health and ageing for all Australians

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A Healthy Start for 0-5 Year Olds. Occasional Papers Series Number 3

This policy recognises that to further diminish ill health and injury among 0-5 year olds, it is necessary to address the wider determinants of health – the psycho-social, physical and economic environments in which they live – and that this requires active coordination between the health and broader family services sectors.

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