As we all know, we only get one start in life. Like the Minderoo Foundation, our partners in CoLab, we are determined to ensure that every start is a strong one for children across Australia. ...

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Telethon Kids Institute has an ongoing commitment to the development of our people, and our award-winning Emerging Leaders Program aims to foster the next generation of Institute leaders. ...

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Working with bereaved parents in co-designed stillbirth research, policy and practice is essential to improving care and outcomes.  ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

We explored childcare educators’ perceived barriers and facilitators to policy implementation in order to inform the development and implementation of an early childhood education and care (ECEC) specific physical activity policy. This study was part of the Play Active (2019-2023) project which aimed to develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based physical activity policy to improve physical activity levels in children attending ECEC. ...

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The HEAL Network aims to strengthen the Australian health system and community resilience to climate change, extreme events, and environmental degradation. ...

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This mixed methods study investigated the impact of Tasmania’s Child and Family Centres on parents’ confidence and competence ...

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Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are one of the most widespread and impactful malaria interventions in Africa, yet a spatially-resolved time series of ITN coverage has never been published. Using data from multiple sources, we generate high-resolution maps of ITN access, use, and nets-per-capita annually from 2000 to 2020 across the 40 highest-burden African countries. ...

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Valerie Verhasselt VV MD, PhD Head, Immunology and Breastfeeding 0402997617 Valerie.verhasselt@telethonkids.org.au Head, Immunology and ...

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A new study provides more evidence that reading books to young children and helping them visually to follow the story improves a child's language. ...

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We can all appreciate the benefits of a good night’s sleep, but for premature babies that can be hard to achieve. Their body clocks are not properly ...

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