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Healthy Solutions for Children:
Making the Right Choice

Have we got the right balance for healthy solutions for children?

Schools & health - are we working together?

Session 13: Schools & health - collaboration

Promoting a healthy environment for Talking Together:
Partnerships in Language & Learning
.
Suzanne Smith, Dept of Education & Training and Kate Short, Senior Paediatric Speech Pathologist, Liverpool Health Service NSW (55.2 KB)

One Model of collaborative care for students with medical conditions.
Vicki Sykes, Mater Hospital QLD (66.0 KB)

Meeting the specialised health needs of students enrolled in Queensland State Schools -
a pilot project.
Powerpoint (66.4 KB) or PDF (74.2 KB)
Karen Glew & Nicole McClure, Education QLD

Session 14: Schools and mental health

Mental health in the adolescent male secondary school student.
Brian Sengstock, Doctoral Student, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Central Queensland University (23.8 KB)

Neurofeedback Training & Child Refugee Trauma Interventions in a Primary School Setting - pilot study.
Kerry Kenny & Mirjana Askovic, Counsellor/Project Officer STARTTS NSW (119 KB)

Exploring the strengths of boys & young men - a new approach to an old problem.
Victoria Clay, Family Action Centre University of Newcastle NSW (43.4 KB)

Session 15: Schools and health - building healthy communities

Synchronised winning: building the links between health & education - the South East Health experience.
Phyllis Moran & Polly Price, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick NSW (45.7 KB)

The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI).
Dr Sharon Goldfeld, AEDI Partnership Group, Co-authored by Mary Sayers,
Centre for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital VIC

MindMatters Plus: A national initiative to enhance the capacity of secondary schools to support students with needs in the area of mental health & well-being.
Sarah Janet Anderson, Australian Guidance & Counselling Association and Brenda Hosking-Brown, Jo Mason, Tracey Zilm, Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council SA (569 KB)

Session 17: Schools and health - collaboration for child protection

Promoting a healthy environment for children: a collaborative effort between
Health & Education
.
Elsa Reid & Patrick Smith, Hawkesbury District Health NSW (1.52 MB)

Making the 'Right' Choices about Child Protection Programs & Services.
Nick Richardson, National Child Protection Clearinghouse & Australian Institute Family Studies VIC (40.6 KB)

Session 18: Schools and health: partnerships in preschool health

Motor Magic- Health & Education working together to support the health & wellbeing of preschool children.
Naomi Priest, Flinders University Noarlunga Health Services SA

Schools & Health - don't forget the preschool years: A case study of health promotion in child care centres in NSW.
A/Prof Jacqueline Hayden & Dr Katey DeGioia,
University of Western Sydney NSW (324 KB)

Session 19: Schools as communities for health

Schools as Communites - Our children, a shared responsibility. (3.38 MB)
Natalie (audio/video file - 3.32 MB) & Tim and Trent (audio/video file - 2.21 MB)
Gail Everard, Office for Children Youth & Family Support ACT

The chess (child health and education support services): a strategic partnership for health care & education.
Debra Kay, Department of Education & Children's Services (DECS) SA

 

AWCH | Child and Adolescent Health News

What's New

31 May 2010
Joint Response to the Government's Health Reform Initiative from National Peak Bodies Children and Young People' s Health

11 March 2010
Press Release: Co-location Putting Your Child At Risk

10 February 2010
Caring Together: NSW Kids
A Discussion Paper
Submission from the
Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare

20 NOVEMBER 2009
MEDIA RELEASE
20th Anniversary
UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child

27 August 2009
Co-location -
an unresolved issue


18 May 2009
"I Just Want You To Be Happy" by A/Prof Leanne Rowe and Professors David Bennett & Bruce Tonge, discssed on ABC Radio's The Health Report

16 March 2009
!Media Release!
Award Winner -
AWCH Hospital Ward Grandparent Scheme

18 February 2009
New AWCH Patron

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