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Healthy Conversations @ PlaygroupOne in four Australian children aged five years and under are overweight or obese. This program promoted healthful lifestyle behaviours to prevent obesity in children and families attending playgroups.
Find a BMI calculator for health professionals and GPs to calculate their patients' pre-pregnancy BMI.
Companion website for the Healthy Pregnancy & Me brochure for pregnant women.
Information from the Healthy Pregnancy & Me brochure for pregnant women on goal setting around healthy weight gain during their pregnancy.
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How Australian Fathers Shape the Trajectory of their Children's WellbeingFathers play a critical role in children’s development, yet remain under-represented in research and associated policy outcomes, leaving critical gaps in our understanding of the role and long-term impact of father involvement.
Resource hub relating to Community governance and place-based initiatives.
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IDEA (Intellectual Disability Exploring Answers) DatabaseIDEA is one of the few population-based resources in the world dedicated to intellectual disability. The IDEA database contains information on all children born in Western Australia since 1983 who have been identified with having an intellectual disability. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder, both with and without intellectual disability, are also included in the database. Deidentified information is accessed from the Department of Communities WA, the WA Department of Education, and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to create the database. IDEA can be linked to other datasets to facilitate research into the determinants, outcomes and service needs of children and adults with intellectual disability. Researchers can apply for such linked data, available in a de-identified format under approval from an ethics committee.
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Investigating the relationships between sun exposure and cardiometabolic dysfunctionPeter Shelley Jacoby Gorman BA (Hons) MSc BSc (Hons) PhD Biostatistician Honorary Research Associate Peter.Jacoby@thekids.org.au shelley.gorman@
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Investigation of care experiences and support associated with positive educational outcomes: evidence for improving educational trajectories for children in careMelissa O'Donnell BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Areas of research expertise: Child
Building a local evidence base for change