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Skin Health Situational Analysis to inform skin disease control programs for the Kimberley - outcomes

The Skin Health Situational Analysis was conducted in 2017 with and for stakeholders in the Kimberley region as a precursor to the SToP Trial to highlight all that was already known prior to commencement in 2018. It was completed to be a resource for communities in the Kimberley who would like to de

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Not just a breakfast program

A good healthy breakfast is not just a vital foundation for a productive day but can lay the groundwork for a community to pull together to overhaul its health.

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Genetic Research and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

Human genetic research promises to deliver a range of health benefits to the population. Here we consider how the different levels of Indigenous research...

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‘Beyond core business’: A qualitative review of activities supporting environmental health within remote Western Australian schools

Aboriginal children and families contend with higher rates of preventable infectious diseases that can be attributed to their immediate living environment. The environments in which children spend most of their time are their homes and schools. We aimed to understand the opportunities in the school setting to support student skin health and wellbeing through environmental health activities, how these activities were completed, and the barriers to their implementation.

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Improving aftercare for young people at risk of suicide

A collaborative research team has secured federal funding to examine ways to improve the experience that children, adolescents and young people have when they present to hospital emergency departments for an acute mental health crisis with the aim of reducing the rate of youth suicide.

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Adolescent dietary patterns are associated with lifestyle and family psychosocial factors

Few studies have examined the dietary patterns of adolescents and the social and environmental factors that may affect them during this life stage.

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Educational inequality across three generations in Australia

Using a dataset of Australian children, we have the opportunity to not only investigate the transfer of educational resources across 3 generations in Australia.

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The Kids researchers finalists in Premier’s Science Awards

The Kids Research Institute Australia has two researchers and an innovative science engagement initiative as finalists in the 2017 Premier’s Science Awards.

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Understanding children and families' hospital experiences to reduce stress and support wellbeing

Our research focuses on identifying practical ways to provide trauma-informed care for children and families visiting the hospital.

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Premier’s Science Awards finalists recognised for work in physical activity, cancer and mental health

Four The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers from a diverse range of fields have been named as finalists for the prestigious 2022 Premier’s Science Awards.