Social and health inequalities related to changes in drinking water in rural Victoria

该项目将大大增加关于水在健康中的作用的知识。个人一生中的龋齿(龋齿)经历会受到儿童早期牙齿健康状况的影响。儿童早期的肥胖和超重也是日后肥胖的预测指标。这两种情况都减少了澳大利亚人的生活机会和福祉，而且对社区来说代价高昂。了解父母为什么以及如何使用纵向设计为儿童选择饮料，将有助于制定支持优先使用水而不是含糖和酸性饮料的干预措施和政策。

This project will add significantly to knowledge about the role of water in health. Dental caries (decay) experience over an individual's life time is influenced by dental health in early childhood. Obesity and overweight in early childhood is also a predictor of later life obesity. Both these conditions reduce life chances and wellbeing for Australians and are costly for communities. Understanding why and how choices about drinks for children are made by parents using a longitudinal design will help to develop interventions and policies that support the use of water in preference to sweetened and acidic beverages.