Child health
Alternative labels
Puericulture
Child health services
Policy report
Not just algorithms: assuring user safety online with systemic regulatory frameworks
Many of the systems and elements that platforms build into their products create safety risks for end-users. This report explores the role of four systems (recommender systems, content moderation systems, ad approval systems and ad management systems) in creating risks around eating disorders.
Research Summary
Australian Child Maltreatment Study finds strong links between maltreatment and mental health disorders in young people
This Evidence to Action Note includes a checklist for caseworkers on how to best support a child or young person in out-of-home care, who is at risk of mental health disorders or self-harm.
Discussion paper
Feasibility study on options to limit unhealthy food marketing to children
Australians' diets are currently sub-optimal, with the majority of people consuming inadequate amounts of core foods and too many discretionary foods. This has negative impacts on population health, including through increased rates of overweight and obesity and a range of associated chronic diseases. Exposure to marketing for unhealthy foods and drinks can influence food choices...
Report
We have to do more: examining school leader perspectives on hygiene poverty within Australian schools
Hygiene poverty is not merely a localised problem - it has escalated into a national crisis, affecting the lives and well-being of countless students across the country. This report not only uncovers the distressing prevalence of hygiene poverty, but also emphasises the need for systems thinking in developing effective and sustainable solutions.
Report
The risks of oil and gas development for human health and wellbeing: a synthesis of evidence and implications for Australia
The purpose of this report is to provide the Australian community and decision-makers with a synthesis of the now extensive evidence demonstrating multiple direct and indirect health and wellbeing risks from oil and gas developments.