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Tag: child health

We Ride's Stephen Hodge, Member for Wentworth Dave Sharma, the Member for Fenner, Hon. Andrew Leigh and ASPA's Associate Professor Nicole Freene PhD standing inside Parliament house.

Federal Election Call for Action: #ThreeTransportPriorities

Matthew ‘Tepi’ Mclaughlin, Stephen Hodge, Peter Bourke, Peter McCue, on behalf of the Australasian Society for Physical Activity (ASPA) and … More

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Active travel, child health, Injury prevention
Transgender flag

Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help

Cristyn Davies, University of Sydney; Alessandra Chinsen, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Ken Pang, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Kerry H. Robinson, … More

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child health, Governance, Health equity, LGBTQIA+ health
person swimming in a pool

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 … More

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child health, Injury prevention, water safety
Pregnant woman wearing pink dress and grey jumper, standing side-on to the camera, and smiling.

Every Moment Matters: The campaign to raise awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol while pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Sarah Ward – Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education (FARE)   It’s the largest national campaign about alcohol, pregnancy, and … More

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Alcohol, child health, Public Health
World AIDS day. December 1. Where to next? A red ribbon with 40 years of HIV written on it diagonally.

On World AIDS Day, peak body says elimination can be achieved in Australia by 2025

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Today, 1 December, is World AIDS Day. After 40 years of trying to control the spread … More

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AIDS, child health, Health equity, international health, Public Health
ACT Ministers, Emma Davidson (left) and Shane Rattenbury

Raising the Age crucial for health and wellbeing of children and our future: ACT Attorney-General

Jeremy Lasek & Malcolm Baalman – PHAA The timing was impeccable. Just as the ACT’s Attorney-General, Shane Rattenbury MLA, was … More

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child health, Health equity, Indigenous incarceration, justice health, Raise the age
A range of materials promoting oral health for children.

Better ways to prevent obesity and tooth decay in early childhood

Dr Narendar Manohar (Western Sydney University), Professor Andrew Hayen (University of Technology Sydney), Associate Professor Amit Arora (Western Sydney University) … More

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child health, food, Health literacy, maternal health, Nutrition, oral health, public health education

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  • The rise of dark advertising: gambling, alcohol, junk food ads bombarding people in Australia January 24, 2023
    Melanie Parker, PHAA Note: Article updated on 26/01/2023 to correct first table, sixth paragraph, and fourth-last paragraph.   After experts … More The post The rise of dark advertising: gambling, alcohol, junk food ads bombarding people in Australia appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • My teen’s vaping. What should I say? 3 expert tips on how to approach ‘the talk’ January 23, 2023
      Joshua Trigg, Flinders University and Billie Bonevski, Flinders University You’ve dropped your daughter off at her friend’s house and … More The post My teen’s vaping. What should I say? 3 expert tips on how to approach ‘the talk’ appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • Children at greater risk of harm online if industry-drafted safety standards adopted January 18, 2023
      Dr Fiona Robards, PHAA Child and Youth Health Special Interest Group Co-Convenor Children should be shielded from online harms … More The post Children at greater risk of harm online if industry-drafted safety standards adopted appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • Successes and challenges related to ending the HIV pandemic January 12, 2023
    Nwogo. I.Ekeji, Ph.D., MPH, PHAA member Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has thus far infected over 79.3 million people globally, leaving … More The post Successes and challenges related to ending the HIV pandemic appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • ‘Drowning for love’ – 5 ways to protect your life while you’re trying to rescue someone in trouble in the water January 11, 2023
    Amy Peden, UNSW Sydney and Rob Brander, UNSW Sydney The news headlines show summer is a deadly period for drowning … More The post ‘Drowning for love’ – 5 ways to protect your life while you’re trying to rescue someone in trouble in the water appeared first on Intouch Public Health.

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