In this study, the Australian Early Development Census scores of 19,203 children were linked to information on child maltreatment allegations. ...

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• 2018
• February 2018

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

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• 2019
• January 2019

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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• 2022
• May 2022

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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• 2022
• October 2022

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

Sex and intrauterine growth restriction independently affect diaphragm contraction in adult mice without changes in structure ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

There is now considerable evidence demonstrating that both prenatal and postnatal exposure to particular classes of microbial stimuli can provide beneficial signals during early life immune development, resulting in the protection against future inflammatory disease. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

Outside-of-school-hours-care (OSHC) services are well positioned to influence the health behaviours of 489, 800 Australian children, and are an important setting for health promotion given the current rates of childhood overweight and obesity and associated health risks. OSHC Professionals are ideally placed to become positive influencers in this setting, although they may require training and support to confidently perform this role. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

Deborah Strickland DH PhD Program Head, Immunobiology and Immunotherapeutic Program Deb.Strickland@telethonkids.org.au Program Head, Immunobiology and Immunotherapeutic Program Associate Prof Strickland completed her PhD at the University of WA in ...

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• Early Environment
• Immunobiology & Immunotherapeutic Program
• Pregnancy and Early Life Immunology

Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand consistently place near the top of the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Index... ...

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• 2010
• January 2010

Valerie Verhasselt VV MD, PhD Head, Immunology and Breastfeeding 0402997617 Valerie.verhasselt@telethonkids.org.au Head, Immunology and Breastfeeding @valerieverhass1 Professor Verhasselt is Head of Immunology and Breast Feeding at the Telethon ...

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Caregivers play a crucial role in supporting the development of their children's emotion regulation. This study validated the Parental Assistance with Child Emotion Regulation (PACER) Questionnaire in a sample of 491 caregivers of young children ≤ 5 years. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022