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ACT Health
Community Health provides a range of services to youth at risk in the community. These include information, assessment education and referral in all areas that affect the health of a young person. Services are provided in collaboration with other youth services at locations across Canberra.
A 'shared care' obesity trial deemed ineffective
A study conducted by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has shown that the shared-care obesity management program did not improve children's body mass index (BMI) relative to those who received no treatment for their obesity. Original article
18 Jun 2013
The other talk
The Australian Drug Foundation has launched a new website to help parents discuss drugs and alcohol with their children. Original article
18 Jun 2013
What you say matters
A new campaign has been launched as part of the Racism. It stops with me. initiative to raise awareness of the effect that racist language has on people. Original article
18 Jun 2013
Socioeconomic disadvantage and participation in tertiary education: preliminary thoughts
The findings show that measurement of SES is a complex issue, and that the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) measures perform quite well in measuring the aggregate relationship between socioeconomic status and education participation. Original article
18 Jun 2013
Teens do care about privacy, especially from adults
A recent Pew Research report found that teens protect their privacy, but in different ways than their parents do. Original article
17 Jun 2013