A5080596387- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Child and Adolescent Health
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Physical Activity and Health
- Ergonomics and Human Factors
- Youth Development and Social Support
University of Auckland
2015-2025
A life-course approach to reduction of risk non-communicable diseases (NCD) suggests that early-life interventions may be more effective than lifestyle modifications in middle age. Knowledge translation develop understanding the Developmental Origins Health and Disease (DOHaD) within community offers potential encourage informed diet choices supporting NCD current future generations. Many women do not make sustained dietary change before or during pregnancy, therefore appropriate nutritional...
ABSTRACT Background Photovoice has potential as a pedagogical tool to support student exploration of health‐related issues. However, its application in school‐based health education is under‐represented. Methods This article details learning outcomes and teacher perspectives from the codesign, evaluation, scale‐up photovoice module Cook Islands schools ( n = 7, Years 5–10). Objectives were awareness understanding food environments. The research sits within Pacific Science for Health Literacy...
Scientific literacy development is widely emphasized as the overarching goal of science education. It encompasses understanding nature well knowledge, attitudes, and values that contribute to empowering adolescents engage with make evidence-based decisions about socioscientific issues. enhanced when learning contextualized in exploration Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) associated a combination obesity adverse environmental exposures are examples pressing health-related SSIs facing world...
Science festivals enable scientists to engage with publics, but format design reflecting different engagement models is contested. This study gathered mixed-methods data over 3 years (2011-2013) from on-site surveys ( N = 661) of a health science festival, exploring audience preferences for dissemination or dialogue formats (lectures, discussions, community expo, lab experiments, and day out). Irrespective time, age–group, gender, lectures were significantly ranked the main attraction...
Abstract Adolescence is a critical time point in the lifecourse. LifeLab an educational intervention engaging adolescents understanding Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concepts impact early life environment on future health, benefitting both their long-term health that next generation. We aimed to assess whether with DOHaD improves scientific literacy engagement alone behaviours. Six schools were randomized, three control. Outcome measures changed knowledge, intended...
The rising global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has heightened awareness the necessity for primary risk prevention programmes. These aim to facilitate long-term behaviour changes in children and adolescents that can reduce NCD factors disease onset later-life. School-based programmes designed improve childhood adolescent health behaviours wellbeing contribute this; however, design impact assessment these is complex. should be multidisciplinary, utilizing both educational...
It was proposed that an analysis of the questions students anticipate asking, and ask, could provide information about enculturation encounter between Year 13 biology scientists working in a biomedical‐clinical research unit. As part day‐long intervention at this institute, small groups (10–15) met with (two) for 15‐minute discussion period. Pre‐ post‐questionnaires from 398 provided data on intended, judged best were categorised analysed into five categories: nature science, science...
Health before conception, and periconceptional nutritional environments, contribute to conditioning of later-life health disease. behaviors developed during adolescence continue into adulthood. Thus, even when the gap between pregnancy is substantial, influence non-communicable disease (NCD) vulnerability in offspring. Consequently, an important life phase where development positive can disruption transgenerational cycles NCD risk. Schooling a core activity adolescence. Modern curricula...
Evidence in support of the Developmental Origins Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis has reached level where it can appropriately be used to inform practice. DOHaD informed interventions supporting primary noncommunicable disease risk reduction should target pre- periconceptional periods, pregnancy, lactation, childhood adolescence. Such are dependent on a health workforce (including dietitians, nurses, midwives, doctors, nutrition teachers), that deep understanding concepts. This study...
This study explores how teachers developed and critically evaluated a range of teaching strategies that could support the discussion socio-scientific issue (SSI) had potential to be controversial. The was stem cell research six New Zealand senior biology students (grades 12/13) took part in an action project situational, collaborative self-evaluative. focus identify communication barriers interfered with classroom help cross cultural borders when they discussed SSIs were outside their life...
Abstract Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are island nations that experience specific social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities associated with small populations, isolation limited resources. Globally, SIDS exhibit exceptionally high rates of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk incidence. Despite this, there is a lack context-specific research within focused on life course approaches to NCD prevention, particularly the impact early-life environment later as defined by...
Abstract Developmental origins of health and disease research have cemented relationships between the early-life environment later risk non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, there is limited translation this knowledge in developing-economy nations, such as Cook Islands, that carry exceptionally high NCD burdens. Considering evidence, Islands leaders identified a need for increased community awareness importance nutrition. Using community-based participatory approach, study aimed to...
Physical activity (PA) is recognized as essential for positive physical and mental well-being in young people. However, participation PA known to decline adolescents emerge into adulthood under the influence of complex social structural factors. Globally, COVID-19 restrictions resulted changes levels youth populations, providing a unique opportunity gaining insight barriers enablers circumstances challenge, limitation change. This article details people's self-reported behaviours during...