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HEAL network to tackle health impacts of climate changeTeams from The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia will lead the WA arm of a transformational national research network grounded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge

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Aboriginal health research leader first recruit in national strategic partnershipDr Alex Brown to take up a new appointment as Professor of Indigenous Genomics.

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WA health experts say junk food and sugary drink sponsorships have no place in sportWA’s peak public health and medical experts have united in their call to end the sponsorship of sport by junk food companies.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher wins Forrest Prospect Fellowship to examine youth suicide clustersA youth mental health researcher aiming to map suicide hotspots and avert further suicides in WA has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Forrest Research Foundation.

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It’s not just physical illness that will have an impact: A ground-breaking study is investigating the effect of COVID-19 on community wellbeingIn an Australian-first study, researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia are investigating the effects of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of more than 2,000 families in the northern suburbs of Perth, measuring their perceived stress, financial hardship and family functioning during the pandemic.

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Nutrition and COVID-19Nutrition is important during the COVID-19 pandemic because it can provide both physical and mental health benefits.

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Healthy lunch ideas for kids during COVID-19All parents are familiar with the nightly battle to get the kids to eat their vegies, but did you know primary-school aged children get over one third of their energy intake from the food they consume during school hours

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Worried about your child getting coronavirus? Here’s what you need to knowComparatively few children have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Here’s what we know so far about how children are affected.

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$12 million grant puts WA research team in the hot seat to help wipe out malaria foreverA world-leading research team built to tackle malaria has relocated from Oxford University to Western Australia to take advantage of the state’s growing big data talent pool.

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The Kids researcher takes out top prize at 2020 WA Tall Poppy Science AwardsThe Kids Research Institute Australia and University of Western Australia physical activity researcher Hayley Christian has been named Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year at the 2020 WA Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.