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Putting children first (17)

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Articles
Why rising poverty means more ill health.
Dr Brian Gaffney examines the links between poverty and ill health among children in Northern Ireland.

Reaching the youngest Travellers.
Promoting Health investigated the health issues facing families with young children in the Travelling community.

Lessons in healthy eating.
Angela McComb explains how school-based nutrition schemes are encouraging children to eat more fruit and vegetables.

Coordinating action to boost breastfeeding.
Janet Calvert outlines plans to raise breastfeeding rates among mothers in Northern Ireland.

Stopping the rot.
Doreen Wilson sets out the challenge of improving oral health among children in Northern Ireland.

Putting safety first for children.
Janice Bisp considers the current level of accidents among children in Northern Ireland and how the new public health strategy can help reduce these.

Parenting matters.
Rosie Burrows introduces two of Barnardo's current parenting initiatives.

A Sure Start for children and parents.
Siobhan Slavin reports on the Downpatrick Sure Start Partnership's progress one year into their programme.

What do children do?
Iain McGowan describes how an innovative after-school scheme could keep vulnerable children from becoming involved in violence.

Learning to be poor.
Promoting Health highlights some key issues from a recent Save the Children report.

Let's help parents to help children.
Dr Heather Steen shares her views on tackling today's children's health issues.

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