Using social media to share universal messages about early language and literacy development with parents and caregivers.

Purpose: Health promotion and prevention interventions to support children's early language and literacy development are essential, however little is known about how social media can be used in this context. This study evaluated an intervention which aimed to build capacity of parents in supporting children's language and literacy skills, implemented using Facebook.

Method: A cross-sector partnership of Australian speech-language pathologists developed a suite of universal messages for parents to support their child's language development.

Periodontal health in a large cohort of Ugandansliving with HIV: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The impact of periodontitis on large populations of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in resource-constrained settings remains largely un-investigated. This study aims to address this knowledge gap by providing a comprehensive description of the periodontal health status among a sizable cohort of Ugandans living with HIV.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 4,449 participants who were over 18-years old and captured their reported age, gender, tobacco use, length of time on HAART and alcohol use.

The probiotic HN001 influences the architecture and gene expression of small intestine tissue in a piglet model.

This study investigated the effects of HN001 supplementation on the architecture and gene expression in small intestinal tissues of piglets used as an animal model for infant humans. Twenty-four 10-d-old entire male piglets (4·3 (sd 0·59) kg body weight) were fed an infant formula (IF) (control) or IF supplemented with 1·3 × 10 (low dose) or 7·9 × 10 (high dose) colony-forming units HN001 per ml of reconstituted formula ( 8 piglets/treatment). After 24 d, piglets were euthanised.

Co-designing a shared book reading environment at a community hub.

Purpose: Community hubs often provide support to families in areas of high vulnerability and can provide unique opportunities for delivering early literacy programs. This study used a co-design process to engage families, staff, and community partners within a community hub to design an environment that supported shared book reading.

Method: Co-design was enacted in four phases: 1) interviews to understand user experiences relating to shared book reading; 2) focus groups to refine ideas into actions to support shared book reading and prioritise these actions; 3) implementation of changes; and 4) understanding of participants' experiences of involvement.