ORIGINS' unique interventional approach means families don’t just contribute to research - they receive timely, meaningful feedback along the way.
Real-time feedback is incorporated into ORIGINS which is helping to identify health issues among participant babies and toddlers, including delayed speech and physical development, and severe allergies, as well as anxiety and depression in mums, leading to referral to specialists and enabling early intervention.
All results are shared with families that are found through ORIGINS assessments so they can then be addressed as soon as possible.
Families already enrolled as active participants in ORIGINS also receive the following benefits:
- Free health and development checks at one, three and five years of age, with results and feedback provided to their GP
- Free allergy testing for children at one, three and five years of age
- Provision of early feedback on your child's development to enable earlier intervention and referral to sub-specialist services
- The opportunity to meet other ORIGINS families in your local area and at social community sessions and events
- The opportunity to be involved in additional sub-projects that focus more deeply on specific aspects of child health and development, such as allergies and neurocognitive development.
Value of Your Kids Check
Don't miss the opportunity to take advantage of the below free health checks.
One-Year Kids Check
- A tele-health appointment with a paediatrician to receive results of your online questionnaires and discuss your child's health and development: valued at $250
- Skin Prick Allergy Testing with immediate results of this test: valued at $400
- BODPOD measurement
- Health measurements, such as height, weight, which will be recorded in your purple book
- Biological sample collection such as saliva and cheek cells
- A blood sample will be collected and analysed with any anomalies notified
- A non-invasive skin barrier measurement to test your child’s skin function
Three & Five Year Kids Check
- Results of your online questionnaires after review from peadiatrician with any anomalies notified
- School readiness assessment with a speech pathologist: valued at $200
- Skin Prick Allergy Testing with immediate results of this test: valued at $400
- BODPOD measurement
- Health measurements, such as height, weight, which will be recorded in your purple book
- Biological sample collection such as saliva and cheek cells
- A blood sample will be collected and analysed with any anomalies notified
- A non-invasive skin barrier measurement to test your child’s skin function
The ORIGINS Community
With more than 10,000 families involved in ORIGINS to date, the project has developed its own small 'community' within the community of the Joondalup/Wanneroo area.
Participants have access to a private Facebook page that gives members the opportunity to share parenting tips and information, as well as discuss family resources in the local area.
Social and educational activities are organised by ORIGINS, where families can get together and have some fun, or learn about developments in health research.
Our Annual Family Fun Day is held in the summer months and celebrates our families' commitment to the project, with activities and treats for everyone to enjoy.