Professor Jonathan Carapetis – ASAVI Co-Director Telethon Kids Institute Professor Carapetis is a paediatrician and infectious disease specialist who ...

• ASAVI
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The ultimate goal of The ORIGINS Project is to reduce the rising epidemic of non-communicable diseases through 'a healthy start to life'. ...

• The ORIGINS Project

National Playgroup Week, the annual event run by Playgroup Australia, will take place across the country from 20 March to 27 March. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• March

The transition to motherhood can be challenging, especially for first-time mothers, and can accompany maternal distress. Social support—such as that offered by peers—can be important in assisting mothers to manage such distress. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• October 2022

Loneliness, a negative emotion stemming from the perception of unmet social needs, is a major public health concern. Current interventions often target social domains but produce small effects and are not as effective as established emotion regulation (ER)-based interventions for general psychological distress (i.e., depression/anxiety). ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 2022

Children with mental health disorders have lower physical activity levels compared to their peers; however, minimal research has been conducted to date to understand their unique experiences of physical activity. We sought to better understand these experiences, along with contributing factors, through interviews with children with mental health disorders and their parents/guardians. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• October 2021

With an increasing number of grandparents providing care to their grandchildren, calls have been made for these caregivers to be considered important stakeholders in encouraging children's engagement in health-promoting behaviors, such as physical activity. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• June 2024

Helping families to unlock the mental and physical health benefits of connecting with nature and community through outdoor play - easily, and locally. ...

• The ORIGINS Project
• Sub-projects
• Environment & Lifestyle

Auto-immune diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis are associated with dysfunction in the microbiome. You need a balance of healthy bugs in your microbiome to keep it on track. ...

• The ORIGINS Project
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A healthy diet was consistently associated with higher academic performance ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• July 2016