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COCOON: Virus transmission, immunity, and family wellbeing during COVID-19

The delay in community transmission of the new Coronavirus in WA, together with the strict, social distancing measures that have been adopted, provide us with an opportunity to observe the level of immunity development to the virus within the community and assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health and well-

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Activated Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)

Hayley Karen Christian Lombardi BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHSc (Hons), PhD Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow Research Fellow 08 6319 1040 6319 1477 hayley.christian@

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Risks and Benefits of UV Radiation

While UV radiation is a skin carcinogen, this should not obscure the growing evidence that sunlight has significant health benefits, including impacts on cardiovascular and metabolic health.

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Investigation of structural brain correlates of neurological soft signs in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis

Increased severity of neurological soft signs (NSS) in schizophrenia have been associated with abnormal brain morphology in cerebello-thalamo-cortical structures, but it is unclear whether similar structures underlie NSS prior to the onset of psychosis. The present study investigated the relationship between severity of NSS and grey matter volume in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis stratified for later conversion to psychosis.

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A qualitative exploration of motivations and barriers for community leisure organisations’ engagement with the Jooay™ mobile app

Participation in leisure activities is key to the physical and mental health of children and adolescents with disabilities. The Jooay™ mobile app aims to link children and adolescents with disability to participation opportunities in their community.

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Characterising the Early Presentation of Motor Difficulties in Autistic Children

This study aimed to explore the rates of motor difficulties in children from the Australian Autism Biobank, and how early motor concerns impacted on children functionally.

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Lung ultrasound and atelectasis—The devil is in the details

Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg MD, PhD, DEAA, FANZA Chair of Paediatric anaesthesia, University of Western Australia; Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Perth Children’s Hospital; Team Leader, Perioperative Medicine Team; Program Lead,

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Healthy Conversations @ Playgroup

Hayley Christian BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow 08 6319 1040 hayley.christian@thekids.org.au Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments;

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PLAYCE@Home - understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children’s physical activity, health & development

Hayley Andrea Liz Phoebe Pulan Christian Nathan Wenden George Bai BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHlthSc (hons), PhD BHlthSc MPH BSc(Neuro), MPH BSc, MPH Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader

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BEACHES: Built Environments and Child Health in WalEs and AuStralia

Hayley Pete Trina Christian Gething Robinson BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BSc, PostGrad Dip (Health Promotion) Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow Program Head, Child Health