Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children

@EarlyStart @UOW collaborating with @NSWHealth to promote #HealthyEating & #PhysicalActivity for children. #First2000Days

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Come join our research team as a PhD candidate!

[Sarah Ryan @sryan801]

🚨 PhD opportunity! The ‘Healthy Bytes’ project aims to promote healthy screen time 📱 in children 👧, particularly those affected by lockdowns. You’ll be working in collaboration with @SWSLHD, supervised by @dylancliff_uow, @tonyokely and part of the wider @EarlyStartPRSP team.

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Today’s seminar concluded with a panel discussion led by Jenny Norman, discussing the successes and challenges of collaboration. The panel discussed recruitment, partnerships and engaging vulnerable communities.

@UOWEarlyStart @NSWHealth @EarlyStartPRSP @dr_jennynorman

[Ruth Crowe @Ruth_Crowe101]

The amazing Nicole Tate from @NthSydHealth presenting on the exciting new resource, Small Bites for Big Steps at the @EarlyStartPRSP conference #first2000days #HealthyEating #physicalactivity

[Jenny Norman @dr_jennynorman]

Assoc Prof Bridget Kelly sharing findings from healthy eating and physical activity audits in family day care and implications for practice ⁦@UOWEarlyStart⁩ ⁦@EarlyStartPRSP⁩

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Thank you to Megan @UOWEarlyStart @hammersleymegan and Lisa @IllaShoalHealth for describing the opportunities and challenges of collaborative research, drawing on the expertise of both LHDs and researchers to produce more effective interventions.

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Thank you Pramesh for your presentation on smoking cessation among reproductive aged women and prevention of Low Birth Weight. An interesting discussion followed on the difficulties of recruitment.

@SNSWLHD

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Western Sydney LHD presented on the impact of COVID-19 on Health Behaviours, demonstrating the importance of collecting local data and the benefits that came from collaborating with UOW

@WestSydHealth @JennyPlaskett @sarahannamcd

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Thank you to Cassandra and Adam for sharing their positive experiences completing a PhD within a LHD, in particular they emphasised the benefit of contributing to translational research.

@AcademiCat @adamjsmith_92 @NCOISAustralia @HNEHealth @Uni_Newcastle

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Thank you Linda for showing us the functions of the comprehensive app resource developed for OSHC services. A project informed by Ruth’s PHD on services’ PA and healthy eating environments.

@Ruth_Crowe101 @LindaPatel27 @NthSydHealth @UOWEarlyStart

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Rosi’s research on implementing the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy in secondary schools is a fantastic example of research driven by a HPO from within a LHD 🥦

@IllaShoalHealth

[Patricia Davidson @DrPMDavidson]

⁦@UOWEarlyStart⁩ #First2000 days kicking off. What a great initiative

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Thank you to Katharina and Jenny for shedding light on the challenges in incorporating PA across the school day and for emphasising the need to focus future efforts in secondary schools 🏃‍♀️

@dr_jennynorman @Kat_Kariippanon @IllaShoalHealth @UOWEarlyStart

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Kainaat has started off the presentations with insightful findings on re-engaging services and rebuilding relationships with services post (peak) covid. A great discussion followed on this research being replicated across LHDs.

@SWSLHD #First2000Days

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

To kick off the seminar, a welcoming message from Trish, the Vice Chancellor of UOW @UOWEarlyStart @NSWHealth @EarlyStartPRSP @uowresearch #First2000Days

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

Today’s the day! The sign in desk is now open, and we are welcoming everyone to the ‘Implementers and researchers working together in the First 2000 days and school aged children’ seminar 🏃‍♀️🥦

@UOWEarlyStart @NSWHealth @EarlyStartPRSP @uowresearch #First2000Days

[Early Start PRSP - Promoting health for children @EarlyStartPRSP]

5 days to go! We look forward to welcoming Health Promotion Officers from 13 @NSWHealth LHDs & CPH staff to @UOWEarlyStart. We have a full day of innovative health promotion project presentations and opportunities to participate in interactive discussions and networking.