The Kids Research Institute Australia’s parenting app has received a funding boost of $417,000 from Healthway to develop mental health content that will support a child’s development in the early years. The Bright Tomorrows app, which helps families access resources to support the health, development and learning of 0-5-year-old children, will also highlight the integral …
Congratulations to the 40 schools that received funding through our Healthy Schools Program. Nearly $170,000 in Healthy Schools funding will be provided to the schools below for projects that will support the health and wellbeing of students and the school community, such as mindfulness and meditation programs, growing and harvesting edible gardens, promoting riding or …
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Picture: CircusWA participant practices circus skills CircusWA’s latest performance premiered in July after more than 18 months in the making. Participants in CircusWA’s, Circus? You can! program, designed specifically for children and young people living with disability, were given the opportunity to work with the company’s Academy performers to create a new production. B’Spoke celebrates the …
Image courtesy The West Australian. The mental health and wellbeing of new fathers whose children end up in neonatal intensive care is the focus of a new project to be led by Telethon Kids Institute researchers, thanks to a $388,000 grant from Healthway. The research project will identify ways to help Neonatal Intensive Care Unit …
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30 April 2024 A six-month nutrition and gardening pilot program in South Guildford has grown due to its success in promoting healthy behaviours in people recovering from mental illness. Casson Homes received $5,000 from Healthway towards establishing a community garden and to run bi-weekly nutrition and permaculture sessions for more than 100 of its past …
Supermarkets can do a lot more when it comes to policies on consumers purchasing healthier food and drinks, a new report has revealed. The Inside our Supermarkets Report was launched this month, providing an update on progress with supermarket policies that enable Australians to purchase and consume healthier food and drinks. Research conducted at the …
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Many Western Australian adults are eating junk food too often, a new survey has revealed. A 2022 WA Department of Health Nutrition Monitoring Survey of 1500 adults across the state showed that just over one third eat savoury junk food (fast food, hot chips, salted snacks) more than four times a week, and more than …
A six-month nutrition and gardening pilot program in South Guildford has grown due to its success in promoting healthy behaviours in people recovering from mental illness. Casson Homes received $5,000 from Healthway towards establishing a community garden and to run bi-weekly nutrition and permaculture sessions for more than 100 of its past and present residents. The …
Image: Lisa Bayakly Cystic Fibrosis WA Chief Executive Officer and former KPMG partner Lisa Bayakly has been appointed to the Healthway Board for a three-year term. Ms Bayakly has significant experience in organisational, research and grant governance, and financial management, and has engaged with Boardrooms and Committees, including Audit and Risk Committees, within government, and …
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