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Healthy Children and Youth

AMP it up
This fitness and motor skills clinic runs on Mondays and Thursdays during semester and involves adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years with movement difficulties.  Research projects involve the effect of motor coordination on the validity of clinical and field-based fitness assessments and the effect of the intervention on participant fitness, skill and self perceptions .

Investigators: Prof Beth Hands, Fleur McIntyre,
Contact: bhands@nd.edu.au

Play5
The Play5 projects are designed to support teachers, parents and community groups to promote physical activity.  So far we have developed and evaluated the Play5 concept with primary school aged children (Play5 for kids) and with families with children aged less than 10 years (Play5 for families).

Investigators: Prof Beth Hands, Prof Helen Parker, Dr Dawne Larkin, Dr Elizabeth Rose
Contact: bhands@nd.edu.au

The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study
This is an ongoing research project based at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research that commenced in 1989 when 2900 mothers enrolled into the study during their pregnancy.  The University of Notre Dame team became involved in 2000 as the cohort were turning 10 years of age.  Since that time we have monitored the physical activity, motor competence and physical fitness levels of the participants.  We are also involved with teams investigating metabolic syndrome and spinal pain in this cohort.

Investigators: Prof Beth Hands, Prof Helen Parker, Dr Dawne Larkin, Dr Elizabeth Rose, Paola Chivers.
Contact: bhands@nd.edu.au

The relationship between motor competence, perceived motor competence and physical activity in children.

Investigators: Fleur McIntyre, Prof Beth Hands, Prof  Helen Parker
Contact: fmcintyre@nd.edu.au

The impact of urban design on active transportation patterns in children

Investigators: Prof Billie Giles-Corti (UWA), Dr Kimberly Van Niel (UWA), Dr Terri Pikora (UWA), Dr Anna Timperio (University of Melbourne), Prof Max Bulsara(UNDA).
Contact: mbulsara@nd.edu.au