The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity for the UK’s 50,000 deaf children. Emma Fraser, Teacher of the Deaf at the NDCS, discusses challenges that deaf children and their families can face and how a more inclusive environment can be created.
Childhood obesity can cause major health problems in later life. Open Access Government highlights how Finland is tackling the growing health challenge
Alberto Mantovani and Francesca Baldi at the Italian National Health Institute discuss the need for further research on endocrine disruption and child health
When assessing...
Based on her research, Dr Kim Roberts of Wilfrid Laurier University stresses the need for specialist training for interviewers of child victims of abuse
There...
Judith Mercer and Debra-Erickson Owens have found positive changes after a short delay in cord clamping, indicating the benefits of umbilical cord blood
When cord...
The LifE Study is investigating how our adolescent experiences influence adulthood by following the lives of individuals over the course of 30 years
The data...
The current strategy will not be enough to tackle overweight and obesity in children, insists Professor Neena Modi, President of RCPCH
This time last year...
The Be Food Smart app, Public Health England’s latest Change4Life campaign, aims to help parents make healthier food and drink choices for their children
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Nikolai Pushkarev, Policy Officer at the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), outlines the importance of tackling obesity in children.
We are drowning in declarations, strategies and...
Professor Giles Vassal, President of the European Society for Paediatric Oncology outlines why it is crucial for Europe to come together and tackle and prevent...
OAG highlights the work being done by the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education to help remove education barriers for vulnerable and disabled...
New research has revealed the smoking ban has prevented thousands of children from serious illness and reduced the number of hospital admissions
The smoking ban,...
Dr Stephanie Smith, Consultant Emergency Paediatrician and spokesperson for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) details the changes needed to children’s...
Dr Alistair Thomson, MindEd Consortium Executive and Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) details the importance of tackling the growing...
