Healthy Active Children | Good Health Care

Influenza vaccine recommended but select the appropriate vaccine

Further to advice issued by the RACGP and the Chief Medical Officer, NPS is encouraging health professionals to offer their patients influenza vaccination, especially for those at risk, but to be aware that the choice of influenza vaccine is important, especially for children.

Only 1 in 10 children ride to school

Only one in ten children ride to school, even though 80% of parents think it would improve their kids’ health, according to a new survey released today by the Cycling Promotion Fund and the National Heart Foundation of Australia.

Sunshine may help to prevent allergies and eczema

Increased exposure to sunlight may reduce the risk of both food allergies and eczema in children, according to a new scientific study published this week.

Health supplement hope for child muscle disease

A health supplement used by bodybuilders could be the key to treating a life-threatening muscular dystrophy affecting hundreds of Australian children, new research shows.

Topping up your daily fruit and veggies

We all know we’re supposed to eat our fruit and veggies each day, but so many of us find it hard to fit in the full ‘2 & 5’ quota. The Mums at the Heart Foundation have shared their favourite ways to help make your day veggie packed and fruity.

Mothers and daughters team up to get fit

An Australian first study at the University of Newcastle will examine how mums can help their daughters to get more active by becoming more active themselves.

Dietitians weigh into MasterChef challenge

Dietitians are riding Australia’s culinary wave with an innovative ‘Back to Basics’ kids cooking club, which is substantially increasing fruit and vegetable intake in Aussie children.

1 in 10 Aussie kids unable to perceive the tastes of food

The prevalence of taste disorders in Australian children could be three times above the level defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a major public health crisis, new research has found.

Obesity rates dropping in preschool children

A Deakin University study has revealed that rates of obesity and overweight in Victorian preschool children are declining.

Family meal times could reveal the recipe for preventing obesity

In the battle to turn the tide on childhood obesity, Deakin University health researchers have set their sights on the way mums and dads interact with their kids at meal times.

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