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. […]
Healthy Start to Life
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 […]
Nurse practitioner service expands to help more homeless children and famil...
A pilot nurse practitioner program led by Flinders University in partnership with United Care Wesley Bowden (UCWB) is expanding to two other metropolitan sites, providing more […]
BRAVE lecture: Thinking outside the (lunch)box
Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics and Caring Futures Institute research lead, Rebecca Golley, presents a Flinders BRAVE lecture on childhood nutrition. Professor Golley and guest panellist […]
The facts of family mealtime – Is it really beneficial?
Family mealtime is a tradition where everyone gathers for dinner over discussions of the day. But how beneficial is it to our health and wellbeing? Questioning […]