Adaptations for scale-up are ubiquitous but are rarely described in detail. Adaptations may be a key reason for the "scale-up penalty" which is when there is a reduction in intervention effect size following scale-up. The Play Active intervention consists of a physical activity policy for early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, with accompanying implementation support strategies. ...

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Outpatients with appointments at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) can now use WA Health’s first patient-facing app – Manage My Care – to access their appointment and referral information. ...

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A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that most cases of child abuse or neglect that are identified in hospital are... ...

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We examined the moderating effects of parent perceptions of the neighbourhood environment on associations between objectively measured neighbourhood environment attributes and physical activity among pre-schoolers. The number of neighbourhood parks was positively associated with pre-schooler energetic play when parents had above average perceptions of access to services. ...

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Look for opportunities WHO Good practice statements Physical activity opportunities can be found in nearly all settings and nearly all times of day. ...

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The beginning of a new school year is just around the corner – and with this may come a big change in your and your child’s life. ...

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While theory supports bidirectional effects between caregiver sensitivity and language use, and infant language acquisition-both caregiver-to-infant and also infant-to-caregiver effects-empirical research has chiefly explored the former unidirectional path. In the context of infants showing early signs of autism, we investigated prospective bidirectional associations with 6-min free-play interaction samples collected for 103 caregivers and their infants (mean age 12-months; and followed up 6-months later). ...

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Virtual dental checks Making the most of screen time Positive engagement through nature New thinking on food allergies A Dental Screening study ...

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Both bacteria and viruses play a role in the development of acute otitis media, however, the importance of specific viruses is unclear. ...

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