Child health
Alternative labels
Puericulture
Child health services
Article
Behaviour and emotional regulation
In recent years there has been a significant volume of research into the nature, development and functioning of the brain; this has helped created new knowledge about the extent of neuroplasticity, and the role that emotions play in neurodevelopment.
Report
State of Australia's mothers 2016
This report is inspired by and builds on some of the key findings in the first ever global report on Motherhood, State of the World's Mothers, produced by Save the Children International.
Journal article
System level action required for wide-scale improvement in quality of primary health care
What are the common barriers, enablers and strategies to improving health outcomes in Indigenous chronic illness care and child health? Stakeholders interpreted aggregated quality improvement data on Indigenous chronic illness care and child health, enabling the research team to identify important ‘drivers’ and strategies for better health outcomes. These included effective staff recruitment and retention...
Briefing paper
Children and young people in statutory out-of-home care: health needs and health care in the 21st century
This report provides a retrospective analysis of past Victorian government responses to the health needs of children in statutory Out-of-Home Care.
Survey Report
Sources of child health information: what parents use and trust
Reveals that three in five parents used websites, blogs and online forums to get child health information in the last six months – but a surprising 30 per cent did not trust them at all. Overview