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Environmental factors including household crowding and inadequate washing facilities underpin recurrent streptococcal infections in childhood that cause acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD).
Work with Aboriginal organisations, researchers & health promotion officers to develop, implement & evaluate strategies for FASD prevention in the Pilbara.
A new study has found that infectious diseases are the most common reason that children under two years of age are admitted to hospital.
Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow
The review examines the international literature to determine how disengagement can be defined & understood, & then examines student disengagement in Australia.
Bullying varies in frequency, intensity, duration and hence severity, and contributes uniquely and directly to mental health problems, with severe and long-lasting consequences. Almost a half of school-age students report being bullied in the past year.
Dr Samantha Carlson is an early career mixed-methods social scientist, leading research that seeks to understand how to improve access to and understanding about vaccination.
Dissociation is the act of separating oneself from reality and is often used by children and young people to disconnect from traumatic experiences.
This project will be conducted in conjunction with the Perth Childrens Hospital Health Weight Service (PCHHWS) and will involve three phases.
Having a newborn child admitted into a NICU can be highly traumatic for parents. The compounding effects of the NICU clinical environment, having a seriously ill child, in addition to the inability to care or adequately bond with your child can be extremely distressing.