Can the Neighborhood Built Environment Make a Difference in Children's Development? Building the Research Agenda to Create Evidence for Place-Based Children's Policy

Karen Villanueva; Hannah Badand; Amanda Kvalsvig; Meredith O'Connor; Hayley Christian; Geoffrey Woocock; Billie Giles-Corti; Sharon Goldfeld

Journal article

Can the Neighborhood Built Environment Make a Difference in Children's Development? Building the Research Agenda to Create Evidence for Place-Based Children's Policy

Karen Villanueva, Hannah Badand, Amanda Kvalsvig, Meredith O'Connor, Hayley Christian, Geoffrey Woocock, Billie Giles-Corti, Sharon Goldfeld

ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2015.09.006

University of Melbourne Researchers

Billie Giles-Corti Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Sharon Goldfeld Author Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital

Meredith O'Connor Author Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital

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EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN PLANNING AND HEALTH AND THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF AUSTRALIANS BY CREATING MORE HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NIEVIRC) Career Development Fellowship

Awarded by NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship

Awarded by NHMRC Principal Research Fellow Award

Funding Acknowledgements

SG was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NIEVIRC) Career Development Fellowship (1082922) and HC by a NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship (1036350). BGC was supported by a NHMRC Principal Research Fellow Award (1004900).