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A diagnostic test for acute rheumatic fever (pilot study)

Jonathan Tim Carapetis AM Barnett AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS PhD Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Head of the Strep A Pathogenesis & Diagnostics team, Deputy Head of the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and

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Raine Study - Senses Special Interest Group

Chris Andrew Monique Sarra Videos Brennan-Jones Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Robinson Jamieson PhD PhD PhD MPsych (Clin) MAPS BSc (Hons) MSc PhD Head, Ear Health Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at The Kids Research

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“Beacon” Cyber App Project with Bankwest

The Kids Research Institute Australia and Bankwest partnered together from 2019-2022 to develop a cyber safety app that provides parents and carers with the knowledge and skills to help their children thrive in a digital world.

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Start smart: a program for healthy mobile technology use by young children

Investigators: Donna Cross External collaborators: Leon Straker (Curtin University of Technology), Erin Howie (Curtin University of Technology), Susan Danby (Queensland University of Technology) The project aims to design, test, refine and

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Social Ventures Australia Evidence Summaries

David Gina Helen Kevin Ansell Trapp Monks Runions DipTeach BEd PGD H Science MPhil MPA BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD MPH BA(Psych) PhD BSc (Hons) BEd MA PhD Honorary Community Co-Researcher Honorary Research Associate Senior Project Officer Honorary

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Junk-food filled neighbourhoods: Building a local evidence-base for change’. Rapid Obesity Policy Translation Program

Gina Trapp BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD Honorary Research Associate Gina.Trapp@telethonkids.org.au ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research Dr Gina Trapp is an Honorary Research Associate at The Kids Research Institute Australia. She has

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How healthy (or unhealthy) is the food environment around Perth schools?

Gina Hayley Heather Matt Trapp Christian Croll Cooper BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHSc BCA Marketing, BSc Statistics and Applied Statistics, PhD Honorary Research Associate Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and

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Effectiveness of childcare centre interventions to increase young children’s physical activity

Gina Hayley Trapp Christian BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. Honorary Research Associate Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow 08 6319 1040 Gina.Trapp@

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Development of a nutrition-focussed food outlet classification system

Gina Heather Trapp Croll BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BHSc Honorary Research Associate Program Coordinator 08 6319 1469 Gina.Trapp@telethonkids.org.au Heather.McKee@telethonkids.org.au ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research Program

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The Core Story for Early Childhood Development and Learning in Australia

Samantha Veurink BSc PostGradDip MPH Research Officer 08 6319 1492 Samantha.Veurink@telethonkids.org.au Research Officer Samantha Veurink is a Research Officer within the Food and Nutrition Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia. Sam