Begin Better: How a lifestyle intervention before conception could improve ...
Could delaying conception in overweight and obese women be the key to improving long-term health outcomes for mother and baby? Professor Annette Briley, a member of […]
Healthy Start to Life
Flinders CFI researchers explore why care is important across the lifespan
In partnership with COTA SA, Caring Futures Institute researchers have presented a webinar about the importance of care relationships for people at all stages of life. […]
Flinders CFI researcher to help examine the impacts of COVID-19 on homeless...
Caring Futures Institute researcher Associate Professor Yvonne Parry has been appointed International Advisor on a UK project looking at the effects of COVID-19 on children under […]
Too much screen time: Could OSHC centres help reverse the trend?
Researchers hope a trial of Australian-first screen time and physical activity guidelines for children in Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) will eventually be rolled out nationwide. […]
Fresh boost for childhood obesity prevention
Caring Futures Institute research into the early prevention of obesity in childhood has been boosted by a new Centre of Research Excellence receiving $2.5 million in […]
Nutrition tricks for upping kids' vegie intake
Strong development depends on healthy eating, but babies and children are still refusing to eat enough vegetables. Now nutrition and dietetics researchers have found some solutions. […]
School-provided lunches a recipe for better nutrition?
Packing a lunchbox with fruit, sandwiches, and snacks is common practice for most Australian school children. But what if there was another way? Flinders University researchers […]
Childhood obesity prevention webinar
Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Caring Futures Institute, Dr Brittany Johnson, will present in a free webinar in mid-December on childhood obesity prevention. The webinar ‘Early […]
How healthy are home meal kits?
Popular meal kit delivery services are helping boost home cooking habits that incorporate the use of vegetables, a balance of good fats and less salt during […]