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Pregnancy Lifestyle Activity and Nutrition (PLAN)

SYMBA is promoting gut health (symbiosis) with prebiotic fibre taken during pregnancy for prevention of allergic disease.

Determining the associations of sun exposure in early life on the development of non-communicable diseases.

Understanding how families engage with screen technologies and how it may influence child development

Strengths-based, tiered, accessible, resources and supports (STARS) for Kids for parent, carers and their children.

Helping families to unlock the mental and physical health benefits of connecting with nature and community through outdoor play - easily, and locally.

The ORIGINS Community Wellbeing during COVID-19 Project is investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emotional wellbeing, family functioning and perceived stress on families.

Enhancing psychological wellbeing in families from pregnancy to infancy

Research

Indigenous children and young peoples live with an inequitable burden of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. In this Review, we focus on the epidemiological burden and lived experience of these conditions for Indigenous young peoples in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. We outline the direct and indirect drivers of rheumatic heart disease risk and their mitigation.

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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by neurodevelopmental delays, hyperphagia, difficulties with social communication and challenging behaviours. Individuals require intensive supervision from caregivers which may negatively affect caregiver quality of life. This study used data collected in the Australasian PWS Registry to evaluate associations between child behaviours and caregiver mental well-being.