The developmental origins of handedness remain elusive, though very early emergence suggests individual differences manifesting in utero could play an important role. Prenatal testosterone and Vitamin D exposure are considered, yet findings and interpretations remain equivocal. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022

This paper presents evidence on the cost-effectiveness of early childhood education pathways in rural Indonesia ...

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• 2016
• September 2016

Limited research investigates early childhood education and care (ECEC) educators' involvement in promoting physical activity. The aim was to identify distinct profiles based on physical activity-related practices and psychosocial factors in ECEC educators and examine how they relate to the amount of time allocated to children's physical activity. A secondary analysis of educator-reported survey data from the Play Active study was undertaken. ...

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• 2024
• March 2024

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

This paper supports the practice of food sharing in Early Childhood Education and Care settings and calls for them to become embedded in everyday operations ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

Both children and adults benefit from living in communities and neighborhoods that are rich in social capital. ...

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• 2011
• December 2011

Hayley Alana Christian Papageorgiou HC AP BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHSc Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow Research Officer 08 6319 1040 08 6319 1460 hayley.christian@ ...

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Nutrition is one of the most easily modifiable environmental factors during early life that may play a role in allergic disease prevention. ...

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• 2017
• January 2017

This study adds to the current literature by using a novel device-based method to explore where preschool children are physically active outside of home and childcare settings. This study combined accelerometry with geospatial data to explore the influence of the environment on preschool children's physical activity by objectively identifying the locations where preschool children engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) within and outside of their neighborhood. ...

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• 2023
• Jun 2023

Overweight and obesity in children continues to increase. Yet, the role of active transport, namely walking, in mitigating these trends remains unclear. This study examined the cross-sectional association between walkability and children's Body Mass Index (BMI) and how this varies by socio-economic and lifestyle characteristics. ...

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• 2024
• September 2024

Determining the association between drug use and suicide is complicated but can help to inform targeted suicide prevention strategies.  ...

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• 2023
• November 2023

We recently identified C. pseudodiphtheriticum and D. pigrum as the major nasopharyngeal species associated with resistance to recurrent ear infections ...

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• 2019
• November 2019