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Child health and obesity the focus of international built environment study

Research data from more than one million Australian and Welsh children will be examined to help better understand how the built environment affects child health and obesity, as part of an international research project to be co-led by The Kids Research Institute Australia.

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Tips for discussing coronavirus with your kids

The rapidly developing coronavirus crisis is affecting our daily lives in unprecedented ways and brings with it uncertainty and fear.

The ORIGINS Project: A platform for research discovery

The ORIGINS Project is a decade-long longitudinal study of more than 18,000 individuals including mothers, partners and children, as part of a collaboration between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Joondalup Health Campus.

Worrying findings lead to new project to help fathers flourish

New dads can feel undervalued and face significant health and mental health risks following the birth of a child, according to new research that has prompted a rethink about how to address the often-unmet needs of fathers.

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ORIGINS reaches key milestone

ORIGINS, a collaboration between The Kids and the Joondalup Health Campus, has achieved a major milestone – recruiting its 1000th family.

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ORIGINS sub-project awarded substantial Channel 7 Telethon Trust grant to support disadvantaged children

STARS for Kids, a sub-project of ORIGINS, received a three-year grant to advance the development of a scalable, online, tiered model of care to better support disadvantaged communities, where 20-25 per cent of children are entering school developmentally vulnerable.

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The ultimate goal of ORIGINS is to reduce the rising epidemic of non-communicable diseases through 'a healthy start to life'.

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Get in touch with ORIGINS via email, phone or find us at one of our two locations

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ORIGINS is a catalyst for change

Annual Performance Reports

Find out more about the activities and highlights of ORIGINS.