Overweight and obesity in children continues to increase. Yet, the role of active transport, namely walking, in mitigating these trends remains unclear. This study examined the cross-sectional association between walkability and children's Body Mass Index (BMI) and how this varies by socio-economic and lifestyle characteristics. ...

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• 2024
• September 2024

This study tested a new program for helping smokers with severe mental illness to reduce their tobacco use, together with determining the feasibility of such research in community mental health settings in Australia. ...

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• 2020
• October 2020

Francis Ha Mitrou Nguyen FG HN BEc PhD Program Head, Population Health, and Team Head, Human Development and Community Wellbeing Senior Research ...

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• The ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course

This review examines evidence of the association between the neighborhood built environment, green spaces and outdoor home area, and early (0-7 years) child... ...

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• 2015
• March 2015

This paper offers a rare opportunity to longitudinally examine mental health in a population-representative study of children aged 4-5 years to 14-15 years ...

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• 2017
• November 2017

Abstract: To examine the association between mental health workforce supply and spatial clusters of high versus low incidence of youth suicide. ...

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• 2023
• August 2023

The relationship between physical activity and child health and development is well-documented, yet the extant literature provides limited causal insight into the amount of physical activity considered optimal for improving any given health or developmental outcome. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

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One third of Australia’s children will be better supported at school, thanks to a Telethon Kids Institute evidence review of what works best to ...

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• 2021
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Perth Metro Area Regional Remote General Resources Connections - Perth Metro Area Early Years Programs for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ...

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• Ngulluk Moort, Ngulluk Boodja, Ngulluk Wirin (Our Family, Our Country, Our Spirit) Out-of-Home Care Study