This has adversely impacted child development and wellbeing, particularly for children from priority populations (culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and rural/regional communities) who are at an already increased risk of health inequality. The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic recession has increased parental psychosocial stress and mental health challenges. ![]() 18 Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Australia.17 School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.16 TeEACH -Transforming early Education and Child Health Research Centre, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.14 Murrumbidgee Local Health District, Wagga Wagga, Australia.13 Social Policy Research Centre, Faculty of Arts, Design, & Architecture, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.12 Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia.11 School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.10 School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia.9 WHO Collaborating Centre for eHealth, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.8 Population Child Health Research Group, School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.7 School of Business, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.6 Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, Australia.5 South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, Australia.4 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.3 Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, Australia. 2 South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, Australia. ![]() 1 School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.To keep up with the key highlights of the week, sign up to our newsletter. To read the original coverage of this story please see here. South Western Sydney Local Health District partnered with the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research to host the monthly showcases which have covered a range of topics including oesophageal cancer, nursing and midwifery and obesity, local news source Liverpool City Champion reported. ![]() The project featured in the virtual COVID-19 special edition of the Health Beyond Research and Innovation Showcase. “Parents can use the online platform in GP waiting rooms, play groups, childcare settings and at home to complete a questionnaire that will help monitor their child’s development.” ![]() “The aim is to identify a child’s needs early, before they start preschool or school, so that they can receive the interventions early before the problems get worse,” Professor Valsamma Eapen, who heads the South Western Sydney Local Health District’s BestSTART-SW Academic Unit explained. The online Watch Mr Grow program is a world-first in tracking child development and ensures any concerns can immediately be addressed and families can connect to early intervention programs, especially through the pandemic. 300 families from multicultural backgrounds in Fairfield and also families living in rural locations in the Murrumbidgee area will be part of a two year trial of the Watch Me Grow platform.
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