Maternal and child health
Commissioning priorities for 2025 are:
- Early childhood development
- Childhood immunisation
- Maternal & women’s health outreach service and upskilling
Commissioning priorities for 2024 were:
- First 1000 Days
Commissioning priorities for 2023 were:
- First 1000 Days – ACCHO social and emotional wellbeing
- Child and maternal workforce development uplift
First 2000 Days Framework
The first 2,000 days of life are critical for shaping lifelong health, development, and wellbeing.
The First 2,000 Days Framework sets out a coordinated approach to supporting families — from pre-conception through to a child’s fifth birthday — and identifies the system enablers needed for effective maternal and child health services.
Developed in partnership with communities and stakeholders, the framework will guide planning, commissioning, and service delivery across northern Queensland to help ensure every child gets the best start in life.