Category: Exercise
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Strengthening policy for impact: Making outdoor food advertising restrictions work for local governments
Clare Whitton, Frith Klug, Alexia Bivoltsis, Catrina McStay, Georgina S.A. Trapp, and Claire E. Pulker State, territory and local governments in Australia are taking steps to reduce exposure to unhealthy food advertising. This was seen through South Australia’s recent forward-thinking restrictions across state-owned buses, trains, and trams. The restrictions are…
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Watching Bluey or walking the dog? How grandparents entertain the kids
PHAA Communications It’s a scenario that many families can relate to – childcare is expensive, hard to secure or simply too inflexible and so the grandparents become regular babysitters. With many families now having both parents working, Australia’s grandparents have become our biggest providers of informal care. Which raises the…
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Rather than focusing on the negative, we need a strength-based way to approach First Nations childrens’ health
Jennifer Browne, Deakin University; Jill Gallagher, Indigenous Knowledge; Joleen Ryan, Deakin University; Mark Lock (Ngiyampaa), Deakin University, and Troy Walker, Deakin University First Nations children represent the future of the world’s oldest continuing culture. Of the 66,000 Victorians who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in the 2021 Census,…
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Dr Matthew ‘Tepi’ Mclaughlin talks physical activity and Prevention 2022
Dr. Matthew ‘Tepi’ Mclaughlin and Mary Brushe In 2022 the PHAA Child and Youth Health Special Interest Group awarded several scholarships for students and early career researchers to attend a PHAA conference of their choosing. The aim of this newly established scholarship was to provide opportunities to public health professionals…
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PHAA salutes the positive health impacts of Australians of the Year 2022
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA The Public Health Association of Australia congratulates our 2022 Australians of the Year, four remarkable individuals who have dedicated their lives to improving the health of our nation. Your 2022 Australians of the Year 🙌 It was such an inspiring evening having all our state and…
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When is the right time for children to learn to swim?
Amy Peden, UNSW Each year in Australia, an average of 23 children under five die from unintentional drowning, usually due to factors such as a lack of adult supervision, unrestricted access to water and not having the skills to stay safe in water. Teaching children to swim is crucial to…