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New York Times | ANAHAD O’CONNOR | 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 When the American Academy of Pediatrics needed support for a website it created to promote children’s health, it turned to a surprising partner:...
Read MoreCar smoking ban comes into force
BBC News | Health | October 1 2015 | A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales. Drivers and passengers who break the law could face a penalty fine of £50 – but...
Read MoreEducational attainment and health transitions over the life course: testing the potential mechanisms
Journal of Public Health | 30 September 2015 ABSTRACT | Background | It has been shown that higher education associates with health outcomes, but the less is known about the specific mechanisms mediating this...
Read MoreEducational attainment in children is associated with positive health transitions into adulthood
Medical Express | Provided by Oxford University Press | 29 September 2015 A longer education in childhood has been linked to positive transitions in health, according to research published today in the Journal of...
Read MoreHow to make your family live as healthily as the Japanese
The Telegraph | Cherrill Hicks | 28 September 2015 They may be renowned for sushi and sumo wrestlers – and more recently for their brilliance at rugby – but the Japanese should be celebrated for a less well...
Read MorePhysical activity strategy for the WHO European Region 2016–2025
WHO | Regional Committee for Europe | 65th session | Sept 2015 This physical activity strategy was prepared in the light of the existing voluntary global targets set out in the WHO Global action plan for the prevention and...
Read MorePhysical activity strategy for the WHO European Region 2016–2025
WHO | Regional Committee for Europe | 65th session | Sept 2015 This physical activity strategy was prepared in the light of the existing voluntary global targets set out in the WHO Global action plan for the prevention and...
Read MoreFree school meals will not be cut, says Cameron
BBC News | Education & Family | 28 September 2015 David Cameron has dismissed speculation free school meals for all infant children could face cuts. The prime minister “is committed to free school meals in...
Read MoreJunk food advertising faces ruling on marketing to children
The Guardian | Mark Sweney | 29 September 2015 The body responsible for setting UK advertising rules is to launch a public consultation that will evaluate whether a ban on advertising junk food to children...
Read MoreAustralia should follow the research and provide free universal childcare
The Guardian | Edward Melhuish | Tuesday 29 September Should the state help in providing childcare? “If you can’t pay for childcare yourself, then wait until you can. Why should the country pay? No one paid...
Read MoreThis is the skill that determines your child’s future employability
Quartz | Lizzie Heiselt | September 26, 2015 Whether a college education is becoming obsolete is debatable. The competitive advantage is shifting away from the smartest people in the room to those who can relate...
Read MoreProtect free school meals, say doctors
BBC News | Education & Family | 27 Setember 2015 Free school meals for infant pupils must be protected and not sacrificed in any budget cuts, say top doctors and nutritionists in a letter to a paper. Writing to the Sunday...
Read MoreTeaching and play in the early years a balancing act?
Ofsted | July 2015 | Age Group 0-5 A good practice survey to explore perceptions of teaching and play in the early years Executive summary Research has never been clearer – a child’s early education lasts a lifetime. Securing a...
Read MoreFacing the Screen Dilemma: Young Children, Technology and Early Education
CCFC | September 2015 Did you know: that on any given day, 64% of babies between 1 and 2 watch TV and videos for an average of slightly over 2 hours; that in 2011 there were 3 million downloads just of Fisher Price apps for...
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