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Schools are not driving the COVID-19 pandemic and can safely remain open provided people stick to the non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 prevention.
Here’s how to make the learning process fun and safe.
The researchers found a link between shorter heights and lower bone mineral content among vegan kids, compared to meat-eaters. But they didn’t show diets caused the difference – or that it lasted.
Not achieving the targets for children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa means that new infections will continue to increase and HIV related mortality will be a reality for decades to come.
Nurse practitioners can be the missing link between homeless children, housing services and schools, our study shows.
A ban on sugary drinks sale and advertisements in schools is likely to hold more promise in improving the diets of children and help prevent obesity in children than voluntary actions.
Some face masks now come with a coating of graphene, a substance that can kill microbes. Is it safe to breathe it in?
There’s no need for children with food allergies to miss out this Easter. Here’s how to include them in your celebrations and help keep them safe.
If we want to avoid playing outside becoming a thing of the past, we need to restore the habit in our children after lockdown.
Malnutrition during the first 1000 days of life can cast a long shadow over a person’s life.
Early childhood is the critical time in which the foundations of life-long habits are built. Developing healthy sleep habits can set children on the right path for better future health and wellbeing.
The health and wellbeing effects will go beyond the direct impact of war-related fatalities, and are likely to last for years after peace is fully restored.
Children’s work circumstances put their welfare in danger, policy and action are needed urgently from government and non-governmental organisations.
There’s no guarantee future COVID-19 vaccines will work in the elderly. So we can consider vaccinating the young first to protect them. Here’s what we need to work out first.
Male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV is key for the uptake of services and retention in care. When men are involved, HIV exposed or infected children do better.
Any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be given first to higher risk groups before it is given to children. But we still need vaccines that are safe and effective for them too.
Removal of user fees or full subsidisation of insurance premiums doesn’t fully eliminate financial access barriers.
Health surveillance assistants provide services in village clinics, mainly by assessing signs and symptoms in sick children. An electronic community case management app could make their job easier.
Breastfeeding support programmes need to engage more with the challenges that mothers face.
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, University of the Free State
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Professor of Physical Activity and Public Health Science, University of Strathclyde
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Associate Professor at MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and General Paediatrics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
