ResearchDonate now Imagine a society where children are given the best possible start in life, so they have a better chance at a healthy adulthood and reach their full potential. The Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research will focus on exploring themes such as: • Preventing and managing food allergies • Dietary requirements to maximise health outcomes at specific ages • The role of diet on gut health and microbiome, and how this affects children’s health • The impact of diet on brain development and mental health • Childhood eating behaviours and habits • Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption with measurable outcomes and impact • Infant feeding Professor Danielle GallegosChair, Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research Public Health Senior Research Fellow Queensland University of Technology Preclinical and Clinical Research We will develop experimental strategies and interventions to improve outcomes on nutrition and immune health. Our aim is to reduce chronic and mental health disorders. Learn more Dr Nikhil ThaparClinical/Health Services Research Senior Research Fellow Children's Health Queensland Health Services Research We aim to improve the way healthcare is delivered, while maximising value for patients. Our findings will ensure that processes and systems are improved and delivered in an efficient and effective way. Learn more Dr Severine NavarroPreclinical Senior Research Fellow QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Public Health Research Working closely with families and communities, we aim to understand issues around food and nutrition for children, and ensure that these findings are applied to appropriate solutions and interventions. Learn more"The Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research is one of the first opportunities that we’ve had to actually do public health nutrition research that’s about prevention, not treatment, and is about working with families and communities to improve what children are eating" - Professor Danielle Gallegos. Preclinical and Clinical Research The role of maternal and infant nutrition on childhood mental healthProject 1 – The role of maternal and infant nutrition of childhood mental healthRead moreIdentification of maternal biomarkers associated with disease or infectionProject 2 – Identification of maternal biomarkers associated with disease or infectionRead more Health Services Research Building capacity of child health nurses to support healthy eating in early childhoodProject 3 – Building capacity of child health nurses to support healthy eating in early childhoodRead moreImplementing and evaluating a Feeding Tube Exit StrategyProject 4 – Implementing and evaluating a Feeding Tube Exit StrategyRead moreMaking tracks in children’s healthProject 5 – Making tracks in children’s healthRead moreThe use of telehealth to provide paediatric feeding assessments: a validation and feasibility studyProject 6 – The use of telehealth to provide paediatric feeding assessments.Read more Public Health Research Food in Schools: Healthy Kids, Healthy FuturesProject 7 – Healthy Kids, Healthy FuturesRead moreFeeding Families in Tough Times, rising to the challenge of food insecurityProject 8 – Feeding Families in Tough Times (FFiTT), rising to the challenge of food insecurityRead moreResponsive Feeding in Tough TimesProject 9 – Responsive Feeding in Tough Times (R-FiTT)Read more Back Will you support the Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research?By making a donation today, you are becoming an important part of the Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research. 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