Facebook, the most widely used social media platform, has been adopted by public health organisations for promotion and behaviour change campaigns activities. However, limited information is available on effective efficient use of Facebook this purpose. This study sought to identify features posts that are associated with higher user engagement Australian organisations' pages. We selected 20 eligible pages through a systematic search coded 360-days each page. Posts were by: post type (e.g.,...

Abstract Background Promising health interventions tested in pilot studies will only achieve population-wide impact if they are implemented at scale across communities and systems. Scaling up effective is vital as not doing so denies the community most services programmes. However, there remains a paucity of practical tools to assess suitability for scale-up. The Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT) was developed support policy-makers practitioners make systematic assessments...

Background Sedentary behaviour is a potential risk factor for chronic-ill health and mortality, that is, independent of health-enhancing physical activity. Few studies have investigated the mortality associated with multiple contexts sedentary behaviour. Objective To examine prospective associations total sitting time, TV-viewing time occupational from all causes cardiometabolic diseases. Methods Data 50 817 adults aged ≥20 years Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 3 (HUNT3) in 2006–2008 were linked...

Epidemiological research has established sitting as a new risk factor for the development of non-communicable chronic disease. Sit-stand desks have been proposed one strategy to reduce occupational sedentary time. This formative study evaluated acceptability and usability manually electrically operated sit-stand in medium-sized government organisation located Sydney, Australia. Sitting time pre- three months post -installation was measured using validated self-report measures. Additionally,...

A physically active lifestyle has the potential to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, yet optimal type of physical activity/exercise remains unclear. Dance is special interest as it complex sensorimotor rhythmic activity with additional cognitive, social, affective dimensions.To determine whether dance benefits executive function more than walking, an that simple functional.Two-arm randomized controlled trial among community-dwelling older adults. The intervention group received 1 h...

Lifestyle risk behaviours are responsible for a large proportion of disease burden and premature mortality worldwide. Risk tend to cluster in populations. We developed new lifestyle index by including emerging factors (sleep, sitting time, social participation) examine unique combinations their associations with all-cause cardio-metabolic mortality. Data from population-based cohort study Norway, the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), an average follow-up time 14.1 years. Baseline data...

Sexuality education for children and young adults is one of the most heavily debated issues facing policy-makers, national AIDS program planners, educators, provoking arguments over how explicit materials should be, much it there often be given, at what age instruction commence. In this context, World Health Organization's Global Program on AIDS' Office Intervention Development Support commissioned a comprehensive literature review to assess effects HIV/AIDS sexuality upon people's sexual...

Parents can influence their children's physical activity participation and screen time.This study examined the relative significance of perceived parental barriers self-efficacy in relation to time viewing. The associations between these factors behaviours were analysed.Cross-sectional population survey New South Wales, Australia parents pre-school (N = 764), younger (Kindergarten, Grades 2 4; N 1557) older children (Grades 6, 8 10; 1665). reported child's a range circumstances. Differences...

Current epidemiological data highlight the potential detrimental associations between sedentary behaviours and health outcomes, yet little is known about temporal trends in adult time. This study used time use to examine population non-occupational domains more specifically during leisure time.We conducted secondary analysis of representative from Australian Time Use Surveys 1992, 1997 2006 involving respondents aged 20 years over with completed diaries for two days. Weighted samples each...

Sporting or physical recreation event participation can affect different domains of mental and social well-being if sufficiently frequent, yet previous research has focused mainly on the health benefits single-location infrequent mass-participation events. We examined overall domain specific subjective adult participants "parkrun", a weekly, community-based, highly accessible widespread running event. Data were from national online survey 865 Australian parkrunners. Scores nine individual...

Objective Evidence on the direction of association between sitting time and obesity is limited. The prospective associations baseline total subsequent changes in body mass index (BMI), BMI were examined. Methods BMI, from self-reported height weight, a single-item measure ascertained at two points (3.4 ± 0.96 years apart) questionnaire-based cohort 31,787 Australians aged 45–65 without severe physical limitations. Results In fully adjusted model, was associated with increased among all...

The ubiquitous supply of junk foods in our food environment has been partly blamed for the increased rates overweight and obesity. However, consumption these generally examined individually perhaps obscuring true extent their combined impact on health. An overall measure children's may prove useful development child obesity prevention strategies. We describe a Junk Food Intake Measure (JFIM) to summarise temporal change examine association between JFIM health-related behaviours....

Objective: To assess the impact of quick-service restaurant industry (QSRI) self-regulatory initiative on fast-food advertising to children Australian commercial television. Design and setting: Analysis advertisements for foods three main free-to-air television channels (channels 7, 9 10) in Sydney, Australia, over 4 days both May 2009 April 2010 terms of: number advertisements; types food (coded core [healthy] foods, non-core [unhealthy] miscellaneous foods; or fast foods); whether...