Child health expert Fiona Stanley says effective action to break the cycle of disadvantage for Aboriginal children must begin well before they start school. ...

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• 2008
• January

The first Australian study to evaluate the nutritional content of Kids’ Menus at restaurants and cafés has found the overwhelming majority are unhealthy. ...

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• 2022
• October

A child's ability to communicate is one of their most important developmental achievements. It builds a foundation for everything that is to come. ...

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• 2013
• August

Telethon Kids Institute researchers who worked with young people to develop an app designed to help teenagers stay safe in the sun have been named joint winners of a new award for ‘Best Practice in Children’s Consultation’. ...

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• 2022
• December

Children who live in the outer suburbs of Australia’s four biggest cities are twice as likely to have asthma as those living in inner city areas, according to a new study based on health data captured in the last Australian Census. ...

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• 2024
• March