Growth and development topics
Scotland: poorer children have worse dental health
Children in Scotland’s most deprived areas are more likely to have tooth decay than their more affluent peers.
Northern Ireland: funding boost to health and social care
Plans to help people live healthy, independent lives will receive an extra £180m.
Canada: two-thirds of children fall short in ‘physical literacy’
Around two-thirds of Canadian children have failed to achieve an acceptable level of physical literacy, according to results from a large national research project.
