Antenatal group education is effective in supporting breastfeeding duration for rural women and should be a key priority for rural health service providers. ...

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• 2017
• August 2017

While most education professionals enjoy the many opportunities working in schools and with students provides, they are also exposed to numerous stressors, such as excessive workload, complex and challenging student needs and responding to parent demands can compromise their wellbeing. Frequent exposure can lead to burnout, stress, health and relationship problems and fatigue, which can have a negative impact on their motivation, job satisfaction and their likelihood of remaining in the profession. This research paper provides recommendations and practical actions to protect and promote the wellbeing of school leaders and staff, and to support staff who may be experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing. ...

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• 2021
• March 2021

This paper will present the first alcohol consumption data of pregnant and breastfeeding women living in rural Western Australia ...

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• 2017
• November 2017

T-cell activation induces context-specific gene expression programs that promote energy generation and biosynthesis, progression through the cell cycle and ultimately cell differentiation. The aim of this study was to apply the omni ATAC-seq method to characterize the landscape of chromatin changes induced by T-cell activation in mature naïve CD4+ T-cells. ...

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• 2021
• July 2021

Amy Bec Finlay-Jones Young AFJ BY BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BSc Nursing, Grad Cert Clinical Nursing, M Mental Health Nursing Head, Early Neurodevelopment & Mental Health; Healthway WA Senior Research Fellow ...

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Gina Anna Heather Trapp Gannett Croll GT AG HC BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc, MSc BHSc ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research Research Assistant Program Coordinator 0410 589 374 6319 1464 08 6319 1469 Gina.Trapp@telethonkids.org.au ...

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Our study tested the relative validity of a smart phone app for uses as an epidemiological dietary assessment tool, compared with a standard assessment method. ...

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• 2018
• January 2018

Having a national policy guideline for safe alcohol consumption during lactation has not promoted awareness of this topic among maternal health practitioners ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

Multidisciplinary partnership models are important in the development of health promotion mobile applications ...

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• 2016
• May 2016

The Rural Infant Feeding Study aimed to describe the factors associated with breastfeeding practice from birth to 12 months of age in rural Western Australia. ...

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• 2015
• August 2015

Streptococcus pyogenes (also known as group A Streptococcus , Strep A) is an obligate human pathogen with significant global morbidity and mortality. Transmission is believed to occur primarily between individuals via respiratory droplets, but knowledge about other potential sources of transmission via aerosols or the environment is limited. Such knowledge is required to design optimal interventions to control transmission, particularly in endemic settings. ...

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• 2023
• September 2023

Kefyalew Alene KA BSc, MPH, PhD Head, Geospatial and Tuberculosis 0404705064 Kefyalew.alene@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research Fellow Dr Kefyalew Alene is a spatial epidemiologist working on infectious diseases including tuberculosis in low- and ...

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