Australian parents have a new weapon in the battle to keep their kids safe online with the launch of ‘Beacon’. ...

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• 2020
• September

Breastfeeding is important for infants, and fathers are influential in supporting their partner in their decision to breastfeed and how long they breastfeed for. Fathers can feel excluded from traditional antenatal education and support opportunities but highly value social support from peers. Online health forums can be a useful source of social support, yet little is known about how fathers would use a conversation forum embedded in a breastfeeding-focused app. Milk Man is a mobile app that aimed to increase paternal support for breastfeeding using a range of strategies, including a conversation forum. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

We developed the iOS smartphone app Sun Safe to support healthy sun practices in young teenagers (aged 12-13 years). The production involved co-design with young co-researchers (ie, aged 12-13 years) with a health message of using sun protection when the UV index is ≥3. Important features include real-time and location-specific weather data on the UV index and gamified educational content. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022

Anti-bullying organisation Dolly’s Dream has partnered with the Telethon Kids Institute to get Beacon, the free cyber safety app, into the hands of parents and carers across the nation. ...

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• 2023
• August

The development of Milk Man followed a best practice approach, including the involvement of a multidisciplinary team and grounding in behavior change theory ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• June 2016

Participation in leisure activities is key to the physical and mental health of children and adolescents with disabilities. The Jooay™ mobile app aims to link children and adolescents with disability to participation opportunities in their community. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• May 2022

An evaluation planning approach for mHealth interventions that could be adapted for use by health promotion practitioners and researchers ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• October 2016

Empowering young people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) to manage their blood glucose levels during exercise is a complex challenge faced by health care professionals due to the unpredictable nature of exercise and its effect on blood glucose levels. Mobile health (mHealth) apps would be useful as a decision-support aid to effectively contextualize a blood glucose result and take appropriate action to optimize glucose levels during and after exercise. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• October 2021

A balanced approach toward sun exposure and protection is needed by young people. Excessive sun exposure increases their risk for skin cancers such as melanoma, whereas some exposure is necessary for vitamin D and healthy bones. We have developed a new iOS smartphone app-Sun Safe-through a co-design process, which aims to support healthy and balanced decision-making by young teenagers (aged 12-13 years). ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• January 2022

With the world being more connected than ever - it is becoming easier for tragedies to be broadcast across the world. Telethon Kids and Bankwest are ...

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