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The latest from A Better StartEXPERT OPINION: Are free school lunches a good investment?
by Professor Boyd Swinburn, Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health, School of Population Health, University of Auckland Stories of children going to school on empty stomachs with no lunches in their school bags hit us hard. There is a desperate...
Watch: Rethinking Screen Time – the impact of Covid-19 on children’s learning webinar
WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE What impact are Covid-19 lockdowns – and increased screen time – having on children’s learning? In this very popular webinar, top education researchers, the principal investigator on New Zealand’s biggest longitudinal study, and a whānau...
Read our October newsletter
Say hello to our latest newsletter! Read it HERE Watch our latest webinars on Children and the Covid-19 Vaccine, and Sudden Unexplained Death in Infancy (SUDI); find out how Delta is affecting NZ children; register for our upcoming webinar on the impact of Covid-19...
Premier award for Professor Boyd Swinburn
Congratulations to Professor Boyd Swinburn, who is the recipient of the Gluckman Medal for 2022. The Gluckman Medal is the University of Auckland's premier medical research award and recognises Professor Swinburn's outstanding research contributions. Professor...
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Rethinking Screen Time – The impact of Covid-19 on children’s learning
When: Wednesday October 27 at 3.30pm REGISTER HERE to book your free place and receive the Zoom link. A Better Start E Tipu e Rea National Science Challenge invites you to a free webinar exploring the impact of Covid-19 and increased screen time on children's...
WATCH: Infants, Children and the Covid-19 Vaccine webinar
WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE In one of our most popular webinars of the year, key speakers Professor Peter McIntyre - an expert in paediatric infectious disesases, and Professor Claire Breen, an academic law expert on children's rights, look at the issues surrounding...
SUDI – your questions answered by our experts
A Better Start National Science Challenge and Whānau Āwhina Plunket recently held a webinar, Sleep Me Safe, which explored the latest research and developments in Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including results from the most recent NZ case-control...
WATCH: Sleep Me Safe webinar – the latest research on SUDI
WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE READ OUR EXPERTS' ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS HERE Discover the latest research on Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) in this webinar, including results from the most recent NZ case-control study. Our guest speakers for this webinar...
EXPERT OPINION: How Delta is affecting NZ children
by Dr Mavis Duncanson, Director of the NZ Child and Youth Epidemiology Service Early in 2020 the United Nations signalled that children may experience poor health outcomes as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Harmful effects were expected to fall more...
Major new health role for A Better Start board member
A Better Start board member Sharon Shea will help shape some of the major changes to the country’s health system with her appointment as Co-Chair of the Māori Health Authority and a board member of Health New Zealand. Sharon (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Hine,...
Te Wiki o te reo Māori
This week is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week. It's a great opportunity for everyone to kōrero in te reo. To test yourself, join the Mahuru Maori challenge - the aim of which is to consciously use as much te reo Māori as you can during Mahuru...
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Infants, children and the Covid-19 Vaccine
When: Wednesday 22 September, 12:30pm REGISTER HERE to book your free place and receive the Zoom link. Are you a Well Child provider, a primary healthcare provider, or a researcher? A Better Start E Tipu e Rea National Science Challenge, Cure Kids and The...
