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Can your postcode shape your child’s development before school even begins?

A study published in the International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) suggests that where children grow up may play an important role in…

Liam Tapsell

Researcher at The Kids Child Physical Activity Health and Development Team

Restricting outdoor advertising of unhealthy food: feasibility of using a nutrition classification system in Australia

Exposure to food advertising is associated with consumption. Globally, most outdoor food advertisements feature unhealthy foods or beverages. As Aust…

Living next door to McDonald’s: a qualitative study of community submissions and resident realities pre- and post development

The proliferation of fast-food outlets in residential areas has raised growing concerns about their impact on community health, safety, and wellbeing…

Local government policies restricting unhealthy outdoor food advertising in Australia: stakeholder perspectives identify political willingness is key to overcoming barriers

Unhealthy outdoor food advertising is strongly linked to poor diet, highlighting the need for policies. Western Australian (WA) local governments can…

Development and application of a scoring and visualization approach for 24-hour movement behaviours: an example based on social-emotional development in early years children

Current methods for assessing the healthfulness of 24-hour movement behaviours (sleep, sedentary time, light physical activity, moderate-to-vigorous…

Population Perspectives on Nurturing Relational Health from Early Life: A Systematic Review Series

This paper provides the conceptual framework for a new review series that bring together the global literature on population approaches to nurturing…

Temptation at the school fence: a qualitative exploration of the impact of external food outlets on the school community

Retail food outlets are commonly located in close proximity to schools, providing students with opportunities to purchase and consume food enroute to…

Cognitive performance in offspring of parents with severe mental illness: a meta-analysis

Parental severe mental illnesses (SMIs), including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder (MDD), can impact children's well-b…

The impact of a dog-facilitated mobile physical activity intervention on children’s social–emotional development: a randomized controlled trial

Dog ownership has been suggested to be positively associated with children's physical, social, and emotional development. This study investigated the…