A5072600759- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Community Health and Development
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
Central Queensland University
2016-2024
Indigenous Wellbeing Centre
2017-2024
James Cook University
2012-2022
Health Promotion Services
2018
University Health Network
2018
Massachusetts General Hospital
2018
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2018
Virginia Commonwealth University
2018
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2018
Hudson Institute
2018
Community-based health promotion often emphasizes elements of empowerment, participation, multidisciplinary collaboration, capacity building, equity and sustainable development. Such an emphasis may be viewed as being in opposition to equally powerful notions evidence-based decision making accountability, with funders' government decision-makers' preoccupation measuring outcomes. These tensions fuelled when community practitioners lay participants feel evaluations are imposed upon them a...
Abstract Objective To investigate the association of seasonality with dietary diversity, household food security and nutritional status pregnant women in a rural district northern Bangladesh. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2013 to 2015. Data were collected on demographics, (using Household Food Insecurity Access Scale), diversity women’s questionnaire) mid-upper arm circumference. Descriptive statistics used explore status, inferential applied role status. Setting...
AbstractAim: This paper addresses the question of how social accountability is conceptualised by staff, students and community members associated with four medical schools aspiring to be socially accountable in two countries.Methods: Using a multiple case study approach this research explored contextual issues have influenced at schools: Australia Philippines. reports on participants understood accountability. Seventy-five were interviewed including students, health sector representatives...
A qualitative study of equine veterinarians and allied staff from Queensland, Australia, showed that are ceasing practice because fears related to Hendra virus. Their decisions were motivated by personal safety legal liability concerns.
This paper presents a conceptual framework developed from empirical evidence, to guide medical schools aspiring towards greater social accountability. Using multiple case study approach, seventy-five staff, students, health sector representatives and community members, associated with four schools, participated in semi-structured interviews. Two were Australia two the Philippines. These selected because they be socially accountable. Data was collected through on-site visits, field notes...
Physicians appear to find zoonotic diseases a challenge and consider that this topic belongs more the veterinary profession. However, veterinarians have no formal role in clinical medicine. Data were collected as part of Queensland Social Survey 2014 determine willingness public, if diagnosed with disease, consult veterinarian on advice physician. Self-reported at respondent’s own expense was 79.8% (95% CI: 81.96%-77.46%) (976/1223). If cost funded by Medicare, Australian public health...
Background Patients with complex chronic conditions experience fragmentation of care, unnecessary hospitalization and reduced quality life, an increased incidence poor health outcomes. Aim(s) The aim this paper was to explore how nurse navigators manage client care. This achieved through examination narratives provided by the navigator that evaluated their scope practice. Method(s) All employed Queensland Health were invited participate in a study evaluating effectiveness service....
This article outlines the meaningful participation of eight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members employed as researchers investigating impact pandemic influenza in rural remote Indigenous communities Australia. is now a requirement health research involving communities. There growing literature on different approaches to such involvement. Fundamental this an acknowledgement that are no longer prepared be objects for external, mostly non-Indigenous researchers, demand role...
A Delphi study with three rounds of inquiry was conducted to identify the challenges implementing Occupation-based Intervention (OBI) in occupational therapy practice Malaysia. Fifteen practitioners and educators consented completed all rounds. The first round began an open-ended questionnaire asking participants a broad question on issues for applying OBI into clinical practice. Data qualitatively analysed develop statements about were grouped under five categories: client factors,...
Reorienting work practices to include health promotion and prevention is complex requires specific strategies interventions. This paper presents original research that used 'real-world' practice demonstrate knowledge gathered from relevant for the development of practice-based evidence. The shows how practitioners can inform influence improvements in practice. Practitioner-informed evidence necessarily incorporates qualitative capture richness their reflective experiences.Using a...
This article describes the use and effectiveness of participatory action research (PAR) framework to better understand community members' perceptions risks pandemic influenza. In 2009, H1N1 influenza affected Indigenous populations more than non-Indigenous in Oceania Americas. Higher prevalence comorbidities (diabetes, obesity, asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) as well pregnancy communities may have contributed higher severe disease. Social disparity, institutionalised racism...
Purpose: This feasibility study sought to determine if compliance and understanding of a home exercise program following traumatic hand injury is improved when patients are provided with DVD brochure compared using brochures only. Method: Patients who presented commenced on therapy protocol were randomly assigned into two groups. The control group received while the experimental instructions as well brochures. Compliance was measured through use diaries, clinic attendance, checklist measure...
Education for health literacy of Australian Aboriginal people living remotely is challenging as their languages and worldviews are quite different from English language Western worldviews. Becoming literate depends on receiving comprehensible information in a culturally acceptable manner.The study objective was to facilitate oral through community education about scabies strongyloidiasis, including transmission control, preceding an ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) these diseases. A...