A5071678601- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Education Systems and Policy
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Varied Academic Research Topics
- Community Health and Development
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Escherichia coli research studies
Queensland University of Technology
2022
The University of Melbourne
2012-2020
Jack Brockhoff Foundation
2014
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
2014
Melbourne Health
2012
Deakin University
2010-2011
Department of Health and Aged Care
2010
Barwon Health
2010
New York State College of Veterinary Medicine
1928
Cornell University
1928
We aimed to explore the future roles of nutrition and dietetics professionals, what capabilities workforce would need fulfil these roles.A qualitative interpretive approach was employed. conducted individual interviews with non-nutrition thought leaders external profession. In addition, we focus groups experts within profession, academic educators students/recent graduates (total sample n = 68). Key nutrition-related issues challenges, drivers for change potential profession were explored....
Abstract Background The Romp & Chomp intervention reduced the prevalence of overweight/obesity in pre‐school children Geelong, Victoria, Australia through an promoting healthy eating and active play early childhood settings. This study aims to determine if successfully created more health family day care (FDC) environments. Methods evaluation had a cross‐sectional, quasi‐experimental design with FDC service Geelong comparison sample from 17 services across Victoria. A 45‐item...
Introduction: The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide. In Australia rural populations have a greater disease. Chronic are largely preventable with diet as key risk factor. With respect to diet-related disease, dietary may be due poor food access, namely, availability and/or the high cost healthy food. It likely that access an issue in areas. Objective: To assess south-west (SW) Victoria, Australia. Methods: A total 53 supermarkets and grocery stores 42 towns...
Abstract Background Examining the experiences of parents making food choices for infants is important because ultimately this influences what eat. Infancy a critical period when preferences and eating behaviour begin to develop, shaping dietary patterns, growth health outcomes. There limited evidence regarding or why foods are chosen infants. Objective To describe mothers their infant children. Methods Semi‐structured interviews with 32 Australian aged four 15 months from range socioeconomic...
Journal Article The Thermal Death Point of Brucella Abortus in Milk Get access Ruth Boak, Boak From the Diagnostic Laboratory, New York State Veterinary College, Cornell University, Ithaca Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar C. M. Carpenter Infectious Diseases, Volume 43, Issue 4, October 1928, Pages 327–329, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/43.4.327 Published: 01 1928 history Received: 16 April
The consumption of sweetened beverages is a known common risk factor for the development obesity and dental caries in children consume sweet drinks frequently large volumes from an early age. aim this study was to examine factors that influence mothers when choosing their children. Semi-structured interviews (n = 32) were conducted with purposive sample young Victoria’s Barwon South Western Region (selected larger cohort include families consuming different types water, socioeconomic status...
An important role for parents and caregivers in the prevention of dental caries children is early establishment health promoting behaviours. This study aimed to examine mothers' views on barriers facilitators child family oral health.Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a purposive sample mothers (n = 32) young children. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted.Parental knowledge beliefs, past experiences behaviour emerged as major influences children's health. Child temperament...
Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to examine expectations, perceptions and attitudes about dietetics services among the Australian New Zealand public, provide insights for building a future workforce that will meet consumer needs. Methods A cross‐sectional, anonymous, online survey employed gain perspectives representative sample adults. Questions were purposely designed collect views regarding sources dietary information, expectations service providers factors influencing choice...
Background: the Romp & Chomp controlled trial, which aimed to prevent obesity in preschool Australian children, was recently found reduce prevalence of childhood overweight and improve children's dietary patterns.the intervention focused on capacity building policy implementation within various early settings.this paper reports process impact evaluation this trial lessons learned from complex community intervention.Methods: Process data collected throughout audits capturing nutrition...
Early childhood is an important time to establish eating behaviours and taste preferences, there strong evidence of the association between early introduction sugar-sweetened beverages obesity dental caries (tooth decay). Dental in life predicts lifetime experience, worldwide expenditure for high.Questionnaire data from Splash! longitudinal birth cohort study young children Victoria, Australia was used examine beverage consumption parental feeding children, aiming provide contemporary...