Our research
Research in the AUT Centre for Child and Youth Health Research focuses on creating supportive environments for child and youth health. Our research is trans-disciplinary, involving the fields of nursing, public health, sport science, psychology and nutrition.
Understanding children and youth participation in decision making in healthcare organisations.
Exploring potential in online HIV prevention in Bali, where HIV is a major public health problem.
Investigating how Vanuatu seasonal workers deliver oral health promotion to children, focusing on tooth brushing.
Supporting schools and communities to increase children's nutrition and wellbeing.
Working with Pacific entrepreneurs to promote eating more vegetables and fruit.
Exploring the experiences of primary caregivers raising a school aged child with Cerebral Palsy.
Understanding how bronchiectasis affects young people and how to improve health outcomes.
Assessing the prevention and management of oral mucositis in children receiving chemotherapy in Australasia.
Investigating children’s (6-10 years) understanding of their long-term condition and its daily management.
Exploring the experiences and perceptions of healthy siblings of children with a long-term condition.
Reviewing literature on adolescent self-harm and suicidality, as well as their risk and protective factors.
Exploring how childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus impacts young people and their families.
Understanding how children’s voices have informed childhood obesity policy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Pacific Health journal
Pacific Health is a peer-reviewed journal with a focus on health, communities and the environment around the Pacific Rim, often covering topics related to child and youth health.