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Child health

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Puericulture
Child health services
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Public health
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Child health
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Report

Missing out: systemic discrimination of children and young people in South Australia


This report highlights the challenges and poorer outcomes for South Australian children experiencing systemic disadvantage. It makes recommendations for change, including creating a Minister for Children and Young People and introducing new legislation covering human rights, the impact of decisions on future generations and child poverty.
Journal article

The potential of maternal and child health service data in Australia

Helen Lees, Catina Adams, Kristina Edvardsson, Leesa Hooker, Jatender Mohal, Rhiannon Pilkington, Fiona Mensah
This paper calls for improvements in data availability and linkage in relation to maternal and child health, to enable proactive decisions that promote a healthy start to life. It highlights the unmet need for timely monitoring and reporting of outcomes for Australian children, particularly those born during the COVID-19 pandemic, and recommends strategies for improving...
Data portal

The Australian child and youth wellbeing atlas


A data asset that maps information on children and young people aged 0 to 24 in communities across Australia. It enables the visualisation, analysis, and monitoring of health and wellbeing metrics for children and young people. It is intended to accelerate access to and use of spatial data to understand inequities and improve the wellbeing...
Report

Airborne hazard: how air pollution harms our kids


This report explores the latest research, from Australia and internationally, on how air pollution is harming Australians today, and explains why children - who are still growing, breathe faster and spend more time outdoors - are particularly vulnerable.
Evaluation

Early Years Programme: developmental evaluation report


This evaluation focussed on Health NZ’s Early Years Programme – particularly on the Community Innovation Fund (the Fund). The purpose of this evaluation was to provide Health NZ with insights and learnings to support the ongoing development of the program, based on what has been important and made a difference for those involved.