Promoting Child Health Equity through Health Literacy

Shuaijun Guo^{1

2}, Lucio Naccarella³, Elisha Riggs^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
³ Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3053, Australia.
⁴ Intergenerational Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
⁵ Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.

Editorial

Shuaijun Guo et al. Children (Basel). 2023.

. 2023 May 30;10(6):975.

doi: 10.3390/children10060975.

Shuaijun Guo^{1

2}, Lucio Naccarella³, Elisha Riggs^{4

5}

¹ Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
³ Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3053, Australia.
⁴ Intergenerational Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
⁵ Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.

Abstract

Every child has the right to a fulfilling and thriving life [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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