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RNZ interview on A Better Start childhood obesity study

RNZ interview on A Better Start childhood obesity study

by michelecrawshaw | May 28, 2022 | Media release

A Better Start’s deputy director Professor Barry Taylor has been interviewed on RNZ about our recent study which found rates of childhood obesity are declining. Professor Taylor talks to Morning Report host Corin Dann about the study, and the contributing...
Wearable technology to help adolescents with stress and anxiety

Wearable technology to help adolescents with stress and anxiety

by michelecrawshaw | May 23, 2022 | Contestable, Grants & Funding, Media release

A pilot study of wearable technology to help young people sense and manage their anxiety is under way in New Zealand. The two-year project, which has been granted $400,000 in joint funding by A Better Start National Science Challenge and Cure Kids, will investigate...
Autistic students in NZ three times more likely to be stood down or suspended: new research

Autistic students in NZ three times more likely to be stood down or suspended: new research

by michelecrawshaw | May 17, 2022 | Media release, Peer reviewed publication

This story appeared in The New Zealand Herald. Click here to read the full story on nzherald.co.nz   Autistic children in New Zealand are almost three times more likely to be stood down or suspended from school than children who aren’t autistic, a major new...
Meet The Researcher – Dr Stephanie D’Souza

Meet The Researcher – Dr Stephanie D’Souza

by michelecrawshaw | May 16, 2022 | Big Data, Media release, Meet the Researcher, Resilient Teens

Dr Stephanie D’Souza is a researcher with A Better Start’s Big Data team. She talks about her current project which looks at whether Māori tamariki screened for ADHD concerns are less likely to receive medication than non-Māori, the best piece of advice...
Children falling through the cracks – new study reveals key insights into Hawke’s Bay tamariki’s nutrition and wellbeing

Children falling through the cracks – new study reveals key insights into Hawke’s Bay tamariki’s nutrition and wellbeing

by michelecrawshaw | May 6, 2022 | Media release

One in five Hawke’s Bay primary school students report being hungry because there is not enough food at home, a new study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand reveals. The study – funded by A Better Start National Science Challenge – was...
NZ’s child obesity rates continue to decline: new study

NZ’s child obesity rates continue to decline: new study

by michelecrawshaw | May 4, 2022 | Media release

New Zealand preschoolers have resisted the global obesity trend, with an important new study showing rates of child obesity continuing to decline across Aotearoa. The study, led by researchers for A Better Start National Science Challenge, looked at measurements of...
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