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The overwhelming message is that opportunities for actors who are, or look like, ''ethnics'' are significantly lower than for whites and that Australian TV networks are failing to represent the racial and ethnic make-up of what is one of the most culturally diverse countries on the planet. via Diversity still out of the picture | [...]
What is Cybersmart? Cybersmart is a national cybersafety and cybersecurity education program managed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), as part of the Australian Government’s commitment to cybersafety. The program is specifically designed to meet the needs of its target audiences of children, young people, parents, teachers and library staff. Cybersmart aims to: [...]
Evidence-based pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products are cost effective, have the potential to prevent cases of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and should be mandatory, according to government research. Yet these findings run counter to a decision made by the Ministerial Council on Food Regulation last year to allow the industry to continue with their [...]
Schoolchildren need compulsory alcohol education from the age of 9 or 10, according to Children's Commissioner Michelle Scott.Speaking ahead of the first day of the school year, she said programs needed to start in middle primary school before children's attitudes started to develop, after recent WA research showed 30 per cent of 14 to 17-year-olds [...]
Risk-taking may be based in biology, but that does not diminish the possible unhealthy consequences of alcohol and other drugs and tobacco on the developing teen brain. Recent brain research with magnetic resonance imaging suggests that alcohol impacts adolescents differently than it does adults. Young people are more vulnerable to the negative effects of alcohol [...]
There is enough evidence to demonstrate that youth sports programs promote physical and mental health that medical providers could save the healthcare system billions by simply prescribing 3 hours of tennis, swimming or soccer per week. And for parents, this prescription is safe and comes without harmful side effects. Doctors Should Prescribe Youth Sports | [...]
Parents and peers have a large impact on youth decisions to drink. However, research clearly indicates that alcohol advertising and marketing also have a significant effect by influencing youth and adult expectations and attitudes, and helping to create an environment that promotes underage drinking. via Alcohol Advertising and Youth - Factsheets - Center on Alcohol [...]
Adele: "I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.” At 23 the British singer Adele has the music world at her feet. Anyone who saw her take out 6 awards at the 54th Grammy Awards earlier this month [...]
Three key gaps underlie the challenges we face in keeping our kids safe in cyberspace: a knowledge gap, a mentoring gap and an expert gap. The knowledge gap: “It’s a new area, a new addition to our culture and we adults need to rapidly catch up.” Said Dr Ramesh Manocha, medico and researcher at Sydney Uni's Dept of Psyhciatry. The [...]
Last year, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Felicia Huppert, a well-known researcher in the field of wellbeing. She has advised and informed the UK Governments policy making in the area of mental capital and wellbeing. Amongst other things, she introduced me to the work of the New Economics Foundation (NEF) who in their [...]
