Health
Make more outdoor pedestrian spaces smokefree, researchers urge
Creating large smokefree outdoor pedestrian spaces would aid the health sector's efforts to help people quit smoking, researchers say.
Oct 22, 2021
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News tagged with early childhood education
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Data informing the return of students to classrooms and measures to keep schools COVID safe
The data informing the return of students to classrooms in Victoria and measures to keep schools COVID safe have been outlined in a new brief by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI).
Oct 21, 2021
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Pediatrics
Pandemic highlights urgent need to address America's child development woes
The COVID-19 pandemic may irreversibly change the life course of millions of children in the United States, but long-overdue measures can be taken to help them reach their development potential, according to an expert from ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Pediatrics
Early education gives East Asian and the Pacific children a strong head start
Young children in East Asia and the Pacific who attend preschool show better cognitive, language and socio-emotional development than those who don't, according to a study published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Oct 7, 2020
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Pediatrics
How parents should talk to their children about sex
Parents and children need to be able to discuss sex—but often they avoid these conversations.
Sep 22, 2020
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Pediatrics
Kids' physical activity before age 5 matters so much because of the developing brain
In the current pandemic many parents of young children are finding themselves spending more time in the role of caregiver than usual. Keeping young children physically active and miminizing screen time while parents manage ...
Jul 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Child care after the coronavirus pandemic should be more inclusive of children with disabilities
Across Canada, some provinces have either opened or are looking at opening their child-care centers again following pandemic closures. But all families do not have the same opportunity to participate in early childhood education ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Pediatrics
Better reading proficiency linked to fewer youth homicides
A good education system has long been linked with providing opportunity for people to get better jobs and escape poverty. However, less is known about the impact of education on youth violence. By analyzing data about the ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Early start key to easing the trajectory of childhood obesity
Early education and support programs for pregnant women and parents with young babies may be the key to combating rising rates of obesity in Australian kids, suggests a study led by the University of Sydney's Clinical Trials ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia more preventable in Asia and Latin America
Close to one in two cases of dementia could be preventable in low- to middle-income countries, finds a new UCL study.
Apr 15, 2019
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