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Ignore ‘Nanny State’ critics and expand sugar taxes, ban sale of energy drinks to under 16s, and roll out national supervised toothbrushing programmes in schools to tackle the crisis of tooth decay affecting millions of children – Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report  

A new report published today by Child of the North and Anne Longfield’s Centre for Young Lives think tank, “An evidence-based plan for improving children’s oral health with and through...

Hard-hitting report exposes vast inequalities faced by women in the North of England

Women in the North of England live shorter lives, work more hours for less pay, are more likely to be an unpaid carer, and more likely to live in poverty...

Child health experts, including researchers from ARC Yorkshire & Humber, call on new government to urgently address inequalities in rising infant mortality

More babies are dying before their first birthday, with those in deprived areas, the North of England and Black and Asian ethnic groups the worst affected, according to new analysis...

BaBi Network joins the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator Scheme

The ARC Yorkshire & Humber BaBi Network study has recently announced its participation in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Associate Principal Investigator (API) scheme. This collaboration...

Child of the North 2024 Campaign continues with fifth report providing an evidence-based plan for supporting physical activity and healthy nutrition with and through education settings

The fifth report in a year-long series is a collaborative programme of work between Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives including researchers from ARC Yorkshire &...

Born and Bred in Wakefield: New exhibition celebrating families living in Wakefield District launched

Wakefield Museums & Castles’ new online exhibition explores the experience of families living in the Wakefield district who have recently had a baby. The exhibition, entitled Born and Bred in...

New Research Paper – Cohort Profile Update: Born in Bradford

The Born in Bradford (BiB) cohort is based in Bradford—a large city in the north of England in the UK. The aim of the cohort is to explore why some...

New Research Paper – Maternal Enhanced and Critical Care (MEaCC) in Yorkshire and the Humber: regional implementation of an enhanced maternal care pathway and data collection 

Enhanced Maternal Care (EMC) is a new standard of care for women who become unwell during or shortly after pregnancy. Clinicians in Bradford have been at the forefront of developing...

Major new research award to reduce health inequalities unites ARC Yorkshire & Humber projects

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a major new research grant to help improve population health and reduce inequalities....

New Report – An evidence-based plan for addressing the autism assessment and support crisis

New analysis reveals autism assessment and support crisis with tens of thousands of children waiting months and years for help after demand rockets by over 300% since Covid. A report...

Supervised toothbrushing toolkit to tackle tooth decay in children

Researchers from the University of Sheffield, University of Leeds and Bradford Improvement Academy, have developed free online resources for NHS organisations, local government, schools, nurseries and parents, as part of...

New Research Paper – Factors associated with gestational weight gain in women with morbid obesity

Women with the highest levels of obesity are known to have different patterns of weight gain during pregnancy than other women. This study looked at what factors were linked to...