❓ Mr. Taylor questions the Minister for Health on the benefits to the community from the Telethon-Perth Children's Hospital Research Fund, to which the state government contributed $2 million. The Minister details the funded research projects and their potential impact on child health.
AnsweredQoN 598Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
TELETHON–PERTH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
RESEARCH FUND
598. Mr M.H. TAYLOR to the Minister for
Health:
Last week, the minister announced
the successful applicants —
An opposition member interjected.
The
SPEAKER : That question is finished.
Mr
M.H. TAYLOR : Last week, the minister announced the successful applicants to
receive research grants from the Telethon–Perth Children's
Hospital Research Fund, to which the state government contributed $2 million.
How will this funding benefit the community?
RESEARCH FUND
598. Mr M.H. TAYLOR to the Minister for
Health:
Last week, the minister announced
the successful applicants —
An opposition member interjected.
The
SPEAKER : That question is finished.
Mr
M.H. TAYLOR : Last week, the minister announced the successful applicants to
receive research grants from the Telethon–Perth Children's
Hospital Research Fund, to which the state government contributed $2 million.
How will this funding benefit the community?
AnswerView source ↗
Having high quality—in fact, world-leading—health
research is an integral part of having a world-class health system, and we have
both in Western Australia, I am very pleased to say. In that context, late last
week I was pleased to announce the results of the fourth round of grants from
the Telethon–Perth Children's Hospital Research Fund. Fifteen
outstanding child health research projects will be funded through the scheme
this year. There is $4 million in grants, which are contributed to equally by
this Liberal–National state government, which is putting taxpayers'
funding into world-leading research in the state, as I said, with the other
half, $2 million, coming from the Channel 7 Telethon Trust. Both sides have
contributed $7 million since the fund was established in 2012. The grants are
being awarded in two streams: one stream for shorter term research and the
other for strategic projects that will increase the capacity of the state's
child and adolescent health research sector. The 15 projects focus on a diverse
range of health issues, including whooping cough immunisation, diabetes,
obesity, cancer research and dental caries. All have the wonderful potential of
making life better for current and future children and for future generations
in our state and more widely. In particular, I was pleased to meet with Dr
Therese O'Sullivan of Edith Cowan University, who is one of the
successful grant recipients. Her study will compare the consumption of full-fat
and reduced-fat dairy products in a sample group of four to six‑year-olds.
The current dietary recommendations are that children above the age of two
consume reduced-fat dairy products, but in fact there is no clear evidence to
show that that produces any benefits. In fact, there is a hypothesis that
perhaps the opposite may be the effect and it may be better for children in the
early years—above the age of two—to consume full-fat dairy
products rather than reduced-fat dairy products. This study will assess the
impact of diet on children's obesity and also on their gastrointestinal
and cardiovascular health. I was pleased to see firsthand the special bod pod,
as it is called, which looks like a space capsule, in which children are placed
and their body fat content is estimated, in short, through the technical
processes that are involved. It was fascinating to see that at Edith Cowan
University in Joondalup. I wish Dr O'Sullivan and her colleagues, and
all the recipients of these 15 child health research grants, well in their
future research.
research is an integral part of having a world-class health system, and we have
both in Western Australia, I am very pleased to say. In that context, late last
week I was pleased to announce the results of the fourth round of grants from
the Telethon–Perth Children's Hospital Research Fund. Fifteen
outstanding child health research projects will be funded through the scheme
this year. There is $4 million in grants, which are contributed to equally by
this Liberal–National state government, which is putting taxpayers'
funding into world-leading research in the state, as I said, with the other
half, $2 million, coming from the Channel 7 Telethon Trust. Both sides have
contributed $7 million since the fund was established in 2012. The grants are
being awarded in two streams: one stream for shorter term research and the
other for strategic projects that will increase the capacity of the state's
child and adolescent health research sector. The 15 projects focus on a diverse
range of health issues, including whooping cough immunisation, diabetes,
obesity, cancer research and dental caries. All have the wonderful potential of
making life better for current and future children and for future generations
in our state and more widely. In particular, I was pleased to meet with Dr
Therese O'Sullivan of Edith Cowan University, who is one of the
successful grant recipients. Her study will compare the consumption of full-fat
and reduced-fat dairy products in a sample group of four to six‑year-olds.
The current dietary recommendations are that children above the age of two
consume reduced-fat dairy products, but in fact there is no clear evidence to
show that that produces any benefits. In fact, there is a hypothesis that
perhaps the opposite may be the effect and it may be better for children in the
early years—above the age of two—to consume full-fat dairy
products rather than reduced-fat dairy products. This study will assess the
impact of diet on children's obesity and also on their gastrointestinal
and cardiovascular health. I was pleased to see firsthand the special bod pod,
as it is called, which looks like a space capsule, in which children are placed
and their body fat content is estimated, in short, through the technical
processes that are involved. It was fascinating to see that at Edith Cowan
University in Joondalup. I wish Dr O'Sullivan and her colleagues, and
all the recipients of these 15 child health research grants, well in their
future research.
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