Child health
Alternative labels
Puericulture
Child health services
Journal article
Dietary intake and sources of sodium and potassium among Australian schoolchildren: results from the cross-sectional Salt and Other Nutrients in Children (SONIC) study
This study examined sodium and potassium urinary excretion by socioeconomic status (SES), in a sample of Australian schoolchildren.
Briefing paper
The invisible children: the state of country children's health and development in Australia
This brief summarises findings on the complexity and challenges facing country children and families, the gaps in and fragmentation of services, the growing disparities in outcomes between children in urban and rural and remote areas, and the critical role that the social determinants of health play in this picture.
Journal article
Child injury surveillance capabilities in NSW: informing policy and practice
Obtaining good information for child injury surveillance in NSW will involve better coordination of information from agencies that record information about childhood injury.
Journal article
Do childcare menus meet nutrition guidelines? Quantity, variety and quality of food provided in New Zealand Early Childhood Education services
This article describes food provision and evaluates menus in New Zealand childcare services.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Has trachoma among Indigenous kids fallen from 20pc to 4pc?
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd claims trachoma among Indigenous young people has declined since his National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008.