The Telethon Kids Institute has welcomed the announcement that the Murugappan family will be moved into community detention in Perth. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2021
• June

Francis Steve Mitrou Zubrick FG SR BEc FASSA, FAAMHS, MSc AM PhD Program Head, Population Health, and Team Head, Human Development and Community ...

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

Breast- & bottle-feeding patterns & the introduction of solid feeds & sugar containing drinks to the dietary intake of a cohort of urban Aboriginal infants ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• July 2010

In this narrative review, we provide an overview of the role of physical activity as part of differing exposomes (our combined non-genetic exposures from conception onwards) and environmental influences on metabolic health. We discuss 'beneficial' exposomes (green/natural outdoor spaces, sun exposure, healthy diets and features of built environments) that could synergise with physical activity to prevent metabolic dysfunction, particularly that related to lifestyle diseases of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• April 2021

Brad Carrington Raewyn Carol Melissa Farrant Shepherd Mutch Michie O'Donnell Photos BM CCJ RM C M BSc (Hons), PhD PhD MBChB., DipRACOG., Cert.HPRT, ...

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Gina Hayley Trapp Christian GT HC BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research ...

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Robyn Karen Gina Karen Johnston Lombardi Trapp Forde RJ KL GT KF BSc, Post Grad Dip, PhD BHSc (Hons), PhD BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BHlthSc (Hons 1A ...

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Daily physical activity is critical during the early years of life for facilitating children's health and development. A large proportion of preschool children do not achieve the recommended 3 h of daily physical activity. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are a key setting to intervene to increase physical activity. There is a significant need for ECEC specific physical activity policy, including clearer guidelines on the amount of physical activity children should do during care, and strategies for implementation of these guidelines. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

Amy Bec Finlay-Jones Young AFJ BY BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BSc Nursing, Grad Cert Clinical Nursing, M Mental ...

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More than 35% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults live with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease. There is a pressing need for chronic disease prevention and management among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. Therefore, this review aimed to synthesise a decade of contemporary evidence to understand the barriers and enablers of chronic disease prevention and management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with a view to developing policy and practice recommendations.  ...

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• 2024
• March 2024