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Information for providers and practitioners
on current programs and policies, service guidelines, current research,
fact sheets and reports relating to the health and well-being of
children and families in Victoria, nationally and overseas.
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Education Support Promotional Materials |
Poster Kits are now on loan through Best Start to assist providers
and other professionals in their promotional activites.
- Posters - "Did you know?" a series of three A3 posters
- Banners - 900 x 300mm Banners
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Department of Human Services -
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Office
for Children (http://www.office-for-children.vic.gov.au)
Click on early years topics of relevance from maternal and child
health to pre-schools and kindergartens.
Maternity
Care in Victoria(http://www.health.vic.gov.au/maternitycare/)
Research in Measuring Maternity Care: A Set of Performance Indicators
Clinicians
Health Channel (www.clinicians.vic.gov.au)
The Clinicians Health Channel aims to service the needs of clinicians
- doctors, nurses and allied health professionals - in Victorian
public hospitals by providing high quality information relevant
to Australian clinical practice.
Children's Injury
Prevention(www.dhs.vic.gov.au/injury/)
The Victorian Injury Prevention Program works towards developing
strategies at State and National levels, to reduce the incidence
of injury in the Australian population.
People
focus: 'Child Experts Gather' (http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/peoplefocus/feb01/child.htm)
Dr Deborah Phillips from the United States and Dr. J. Fraser Mustard
from Canada speak at conference on early childhood held in Melbourne.
Public
Health Topics A - D (http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/phd/topics/community.htm)
Scroll down to 'Child
Health' on this website to find fact sheets and information about
child health and well-being.
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Department of Education and Training (DE&T)
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Department
of Education and Training (DE&T) Home page (http://www.det.vic.gov.au/det/default.asp)
SOFWEB:
(http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/)
Search this website to find out what's happening in Education
at the moment in areas such as professional development and learning
techniques for children.
- Department of Infrastructure (DOI)
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Department
of Infrastructure (DOI) Home page (http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/doi/internet/home.nsf/HeadingPagesDisplay/Search)
Search through 'Children' on this website for information in relation
to children and families in the areas of the community, strategic
planning, integration, development and management of public transport,
roads, ports, land-use planning, heritage, building and local
governance.
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
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Department
of Justice (DOJ) (http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/CA2569020010922A/Homepage?OpenForm)
Search through 'Courts and Tribunals' on this website for information
about the operation of the Children's Court of Victoria.
- Other sites
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The
Australian Breastfeeding Association
(ABA)
The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) is an organisation
of people interested in the promotion and protection of breastfeeding.
ABA is recognised internationally
as a source of accurate information about breastfeeding management
and research.
National
Health and Medical Research Council
(NHMRC)
In order to help health workers provide consistent information
on breastfeeding and infant feeding to new mothers, the National
Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released a reference
document called Infant Feeding Guidelines for Health Workers.
Invest
in Kids (http://www.investinkids.ca/Default.aspx)
Invest in Kids is a national, charitable organization
dedicated to ensuring the healthy social, emotional and intellectual
development of children from birth to age five. Guided by a staff
of experts in child development and parenting, our research, parent
education and professional education initiatives are aimed at
strengthening the parenting knowledge, skills and confidence of
all those who touch the lives of Canada’s youngest children.
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