Optimising Children's Health Through Community Partnerships.

18/01/2025 24 min Temporada 4 Episodio 15

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Episode Synopsis

This podcast episode deep dives into Wendy Goff's book review for Timothy Lynch's work, which examines the importance of community partnerships in improving children's health, wellbeing, and physical education; The future of health, wellbeing and physical education: optimising children’s health through local and global community partnerships. the review shares that the book uses a case study of the "Best Start Collaboration" in Australia, highlighting how partnerships between schools, communities, and universities benefit both children and teacher trainees. Lynch's approach considers local, national, and global contexts, drawing on frameworks from UNESCO and the International Civil Society Centre. The review praises the book's emphasis on sustainability and the transferability of its strategies to various settings. It concludes that the book offers valuable insights for teacher education and those involved in partnership work.