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Children & Youth

The HRC specifically prioritises research that is of high relevance and benefit to children and youth (aged 15-24 years). The HRC has made this explicit in the Research Portfolio strategies and in the HRC's assessment process. The Expert Panel on Children and Youth reviews the totality of the research investment to ensure that the needs of this population are addressed. The Expert Panel has identified the following areas as research priorities for children and youth (the list is not in order of priority):

• Respiratory disorders in childhood
  
• Child abuse and domestic violence
  
• Access to and utilisation and delivery of healthcare (including child health morbidity and mortality information systems)
  
• Control of communicable and vaccine preventable diseases in childhood
  
• Children and youth with a disability (any disability or chronic illness for which a child would qualify for a disability allowance is included e.g. type 1 diabetes, both impairment and disability research should be included)
  
• Prenatal and infant health (excluding Barker's hypothesis, unless focused on interventions)
  
• Mental health and behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence, including substance misuse
  
• Oral health (research should be solutions-focused and concentrate on the application of research findings on dental caries and gingivitis)
  
• Preventing unintentional injuries
  
• Sexual and reproductive health
  
• Prevention of obesity and malnutrition, and enhancement of physical activity

Research Portfolio Strategies

The HRC's Priority Populations

Last Updated : 21 November 2007 13:24:24.