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! MEDIA RELEASE !

The launch of the

National Standards for the Care of Children and Adolescents in Health Services

will take place during the
HEALTH CARE FOR KIDS
National Conference
Manly Pacific Hotel Sydney
4:30 PM - NOVEMBER 18 2008

ABC Radio National
'
Life Matters'
discusses the Standards with Professor David Bennett

 

AWCH first president,
Her Excellency
Ms Quentin Bryce, AC
mentions AWCH in an exclusive interview with
Kerry O’Brien on the
7:30 Report


Watch the interview
or view the transcript at
:


www.abc.net.au/7.30/
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2005 conference proceedings

 

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.
(55.2 KB)
Suzanne Smith, Dept of Education & Training and
Kate Short, Senior Paediatric Speech Pathologist,
Liverpool Health Service NSW


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


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

Session 14: Schools and mental health.


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


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


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


Session 15: Schools and health - building healthy communities.


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


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.
(569 KB)
Sarah Janet Anderson, Australian Guidance & Counselling Association and Brenda Hosking-Brown, Jo Mason, Tracey Zilm, Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council SA


Session 17: Schools and health - collaboration for child protection.


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


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


Session 18: Schools and health: partnerships in preschool health
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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.
(324 KB)
A/Prof Jacqueline Hayden & Dr Katey DeGioia,
University of Western Sydney NSW


Session 19: Schools as communities for health
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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

 

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For more information visit our conference website at
www.kidsconference.org.au

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