Twenty-year-old Emma Wignell, a proud member of the Telethon Kids Institute Youth Advisory Committee, was one of the dozens of young Western Australians involved in the community conversations which helped shape the State’s first Youth Health Policy. ...

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Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand consistently place near the top of the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Index... ...

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As the successful applicant you will: Have demonstrated experience in the field of health promotion strategies or public health Have demonstrated ...

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This study examined associations among preschool attendance, home learning activities, stunting status, and early child development using data from the validation study of the East Asia–Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS). ...

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• 2020
• August 2020

There is a global trend towards place-based initiatives (PBIs) to break the cycle of disadvantage and promote positive child development. Co-location is a common element of these initiatives and is intended to deliver more coordinated services for families of young children. This paper examines how co-locating early childhood services (ECS) from health and education in Child and Family Centres (CFCs) has impacted collaboration between services. ...

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• 2020
• April 2020

These challenges in measuring early childhood development are exacerbated when making comparisons across cultures ...

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Research priorities emphasise a focus on life participation, psychosocial well-being, impact on family and quality of care ...

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There is a need for further professional development for midwives on screening and brief intervention regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy and FASD ...

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• 2014
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Comparable survey data on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are highly sought after by policymakers to inform policies aimed at closing ethnic... ...

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Policy Context Indicator Information View the Maps The Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) is a national measure of early childhood ...

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