India visit for Adolescent Professors
Centre Adolescent Health professors in India as invited speakers at symposium.
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Child Protection Inquiry NT
Inquiry into NT child protection completed with Centre Adolescent Health’s Dr Rob Roseby.
Outstanding year with NH&MRC
Project grants over $3 million awarded from NH&MRC.
Y@K presents at CHA conference
Youth Advisory Council speaks at hospital conference in Melbourne.
Y@K: RCH Quality of Care Report 2009 – 2010
Youth Advisory Council group identifies in RCH Quality of Care report.
Premier’s excellence Award for ChIPS at CAH
Congratulations to the Chronic Illness Peer Support program (ChIPS) for being awarded the Premier’s Excellence Award for: tackling chronic diseases and improving public health, part of this years Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. The awards were presented on Wednesday October 6th by the Premier, the Hon. John Brumby MP; Health Minister, the Hon. Daniel Andrews MP … Continued
Obese Teens: weight problems into young adulthood
For obese teens, weight problems persist into young adulthood Press release; September 7, 2010 By Amy Sutton The older teens get, the more likely they are to pack on pounds, and obesity rates climb sharply between adolescence and young adulthood, finds a new study from Australia. “Being obese as an adolescent is bad news. If … Continued
Centre Adolescent Health in partnership WHO
The Centre for Adolescent Health has a longstanding relationship with the World Health Organisation including the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development in Geneva, Switzerland as well as with the various WHO regional offices. Dr Mick Creati, paediatrician, Centre for Adolescent Health, spent his sabbatical leave in 2008/09 as a consultant to the … Continued
Adolescent violence and antisocial behaviour study report
Violence and social relational aggression are global problems that become prominent in early adolescence
Prof Susan Sawyer at PeterMacCallum’s Guest Chef program
Professor Susan Sawyer from the Centre Adolescent Health, RCH was invited to be part of a lunch held a few times a year at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. They have run a Guest Chef Program at Peter MacCallum for the past 10 years where a Guest Chef hosts a lunch for a small group … Continued