Elizabeth Waters

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Social and economic inequalities determine future economic status, educational achievement, and social inclusion of children. Josh Pesavento

How voting for equity will make life better now and in the future

Karen Block, The University of Melbourne; Elise Davis, The University of Melbourne; Elizabeth Waters, The University of Melbourne; Lisa Gibbs, The University of Melbourne, and Simon Crouch, The University of Melbourne

The impending federal election provides a good opportunity to pause and ask ourselves what kind of society we want to live in. The decision we make will impact both our lives and that of our children as…
Changes in the level of children’s physical activity is not solely responsible for the obesity epidemic. Brent Danley

Adding kids’ weight to report cards will do more harm than good for preventing obesity

Elizabeth Waters, The University of Melbourne; Andrea de Silva-Sanigorski, The University of Melbourne; Lisa Gibbs, The University of Melbourne, and Tahna Pettman, The University of Melbourne

As public health researchers who’ve worked with government, non-governmental organisations, schools, childcare organisations, families and children to understand the complexity of obesity and effective…
We can reduce rates of childhood obesity but it requires a coordinated, consistent approach. Sean Dreilinger

Healthier kids requires more than getting them off the couch

Elizabeth Waters, The University of Melbourne; Andrea de Silva-Sanigorski, The University of Melbourne; Belinda Burford, The University of Melbourne, and Tahna Pettman, The University of Melbourne

Seventeen years of our research into childhood obesity is starting to deliver dividends. We now know what kinds of interventions are effective for reducing the number of overweight and obese children in…

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