A5050501780- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Ecology and Conservation Studies
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Social Issues and Policies
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Aortic Thrombus and Embolism
Deakin University
2021-2024
Swanson Center
2022
Health Promotion Board
2013
Flinders University
2010-2013
To determine the demographic profile of fast-food consumers among adult Singapore residents and ascertain whether consumption frequency is associated with diet quality weight status.A nationally representative cross-sectional survey including an FFQ anthropometric measures. Participants were grouped based on their as non-consumer, occasional consumer or regular consumer, defined at least once per week.Individuals living in community Singapore.Singapore (n 1627) aged 18-69 years Chinese,...
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has updated the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Lipids to provide doctors and patients in Singapore with evidence-based treatment for lipids. This article reproduces introduction executive summary (with recommendations from guidelines) MOH Lipids, information SMJ readers. Chapters page numbers mentioned reproduced extract refer full text guidelines, which are available website:...
The efforts to manage the impact of Covid-19 pandemic led unprecedented social and economic change put strain on charities who provide community emergency food aid. This research investigates response capacity sector in Victoria, Australia, pandemic. An online 37-question self-administered survey was sent (April-May 2020) 601 agencies, valid responses were received from 101 agencies. Results suggest an increase number people seeking aid, when combined with changes supply chains panic buying...
To examine realist policy options for the South Australian government to improve food security.Semi-structured interviews with twenty-four key security stakeholders.Food is a global issue that affects both developing and developed countries. Governments are well placed but solutions not always evident.Policy makers, leaders of non-government organisations, private enterprise front-line workers in Australia.The research produced forty-four potential security.Stakeholders offered detailed...
Abstract Background Diets low in vegetables are a main contributor to the health burden experienced by Australians living rural communities. Given ubiquity of smartphones and access Internet, digital interventions may offer an accessible delivery model for dietary intervention However, no address vegetable intake have been co-designed with adults areas. This paper describes co-design improve community members research partners. Methods Active participants process were ≥ 18 years three...
Food security is an evolving concept with various definitions and associated meanings. The way food understood by policy-makers impacts on how it gets addressed in public policy. This research uses interpretive approach to uncover represented stakeholders. Semi-structured interviews were conducted 24 stakeholders South Australia between June September 2010. findings reveal four dominant representations for that locate responsibility the issue across different stakeholders, namely...
Despite increasing rates of food insecurity in high income countries, and its related factors are inconsistently inadequately assessed, especially among households with young children (0-6 years) pregnant women. To fill this gap, researchers from the U.S. Australia collaborated to develop a comprehensive household security tool that includes known determinants outcomes parents A five-stage mixed methods approach, including scoping literature review, key informant interviews, establishing...
Food security is an evolving concept with various definitions and associated meanings. The way food understood by policy-makers impacts on how it gets addressed in public policy. This research uses interpretive approach to uncover represented stakeholders. Semi-structured interviews were conducted 24 stakeholders South Australia between June September 2010. findings reveal four dominant representations for that locate responsibility the issue across different stakeholders, namely...