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‘Beyond core business’: A qualitative review of activities supporting environmental health within remote Western Australian schoolsAboriginal 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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Association between socioeconomic status and the development of asthma: analyses of income trajectoriesUsing data on 2868 children born in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, we examined the association between changes in family...
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Monitoring disease progression in childhood bronchiectasisBronchiectasis (not related to cystic fibrosis) is a chronic lung disease caused by a range of etiologies but characterized by abnormal airway dilatation, recurrent respiratory symptoms, impaired quality of life and reduced life expectancy.
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DETECT SchoolsThe DETECT-Schools Study was launched in May 2020 as a partnership between the WA Government Departments of Education and Health with The Kids Research Institute Australia.
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Gender differences in time allocation contribute to differences in developmental outcomes in children and adolescentsUsing over 50 thousand time-use diaries from two cohorts of children, we document significant gender differences in time allocation in the first 16 years in life. Relative to males, females spend more time on personal care, chores and educational activities and less time on physical and media related activities. These gender gaps in time allocation appear at very young ages and widen overtime.
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Boosting literacy in Aboriginal kidsAn NHMRC grant to develop a program to improve school outcomes in the Ngaanyatjarra lands has helped create books reflecting Aboriginal experiences.
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Global Scales for Early Development: Piloting the Family Check Up ProgramEvery year, over 80,000 Western Australian children will have a diagnosed mental health disorder.
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PlaygroupsThe importance of play for a child’s development is irrefutable. Playgroups provide a safe environment for children of similar ages to play and develop prior to starting school.