Table 1.
Summary of Australian health behavior recommendations for children and adolescents.
| Health indicator | Measurement tool and source | Recommendation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily serves of fruita | Questionnaire (Flood et al., 2014) | Children age 4–8 years (years K, 2 and 4) consume ≥ 1½ serves daily; Children age 9–18 years (years 6, 8 and 10) consume ≥ 2 serves daily. |
(National Health and Medical Research Council, 2013) |
| Daily serves of vegetablesb | Questionnaire (Flood et al., 2014) | Children age 4–8 years (years K and 2) ≥ 4½ serves daily; Children age 9–11 years (years 4 and 6) consume ≥ 5 serves daily; Boys age 12–16 years (years 8 and 10) consume ≥ 5½ serves; girls 5 serves daily |
(National Health and Medical Research Council, 2013) |
| Daily PA | Questionnaire (Prochaska et al., 2001) | Children age 5–18 years ≥ 60 min daily | (Department of Health, 2014a, Department of Health, 2014b) |
| Sleep | Questionnaire (Wolfson et al., 2003) | Children age 6–13 years; 9–11 h/night; Adolescents age 13–18 years; 8–10 h/night |
(Wolfson et al., 2003) |
| Screen-time | Questionnaire (Hardy et al., 2007) | Children age 5–18 years to limit screen-time to < 2 h/day | (Department of Health, 2014a, Department of Health, 2014b) |
| Dental (tooth brushing) | Questionnaire (Harford and Luzzi, 2013) | Brush teeth ≥ 2 times/day | (Centre for Oral Health Strategy NSW, 2014) |
a
The response options for this question were integers hence analysis was based on 2-serves/day.
b
The response options for this question were integers hence analysis was based on 4 or 5-serves/day.