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... process for students into medicine Weight bias and stigmatisation in health professionals Unmet needs of haematological cancer survivors ... Medication adherence in cancer survivors Physical activity and mental health in children/adolescents Why did you get into research? As a public health academic, I am intertested in conducting research that has a ...
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... I am interested in researching psychological interventions for mental health and alcohol and other drug issues. I am also interested in researching comorbid mental health disorders and developing/ identifying interventions that help ... and post-traumatic stress disorder. She has conducted research on adolescent drinking, motivational interviewing and comorbid mental ...
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... an obesity crisis that is associated with serious physical and mental health consequences and crippling health care costs. In particular, ... community- based interventions to prevent or treat obesity in child, adolescent and adult populations. The major community-based health ... impact of community-based interventions to prevent obesity in child, adolescent and adult populations. Professor Phil Morgan, Healthy Dads, ...
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... nutrition and lifestyle predictors of maternal and child health to support a healthy start to life. Exploring effective solutions to help women to improve their health behaviours around the life stage of pregnancy, including obesity, ... science and conducting research within the community through an adolescent physical activity intervention (Physical Activity 4 Every1; ...
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... Many people with back pain or knee pain develop many other health problems. They are less active, may gain weight, be emotionally distressed and have more mental health problems. Many don't receive support for these things - in fact ... Skills Musculoskeletal conditions; Back pain, osteoarthritis Adolescent and childhood musculoskeletal conditions and pain Clinical ...
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... factors are very important in the field of public or population health as there is a strong link to chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease as well as mental health and wellbeing. I have been involved in various programs in ... has contributed significantly to the field of cardiovascular health through promoting effective prevention and healthy lifestyle ...
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What are your research interests? Physical activity and youth mental health School-based physical activity promotion Fitness and adolescent health Youth resistance training Why did you get into ... obesity prevention intervention for disadvantaged and low-active adolescent boys. As a post-doctoral researcher, Dr Smith has worked on ...
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... population patterns of drinking. The role of parents in influencing adolescent alcohol consumption. Clinical communication skills, education ... problem solver, so when I became aware of the vast array of public health problems in society I naturally wanted to find ways to fix ... towards developing effective interventions for parents, to tackle adolescent alcohol consumption - aiming towards delaying initiation, ...
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What are your research interests? Low back pain Neck pain Children and adolescent pain Implementation research Why did you get into research? ... in partnership with the University of Newcastle’s School of Public Health and Medicine. Ultimately, I want to leverage my skills in health research, public speaking and research expertise in priority ...
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... and community sports Improving teaching and learning practices in health and physical education Why did you get into research? I am a passionate advocate for health, fitness and sports participation and love to explore innovative ... a new research project investigating the impact of variety on adolescent motivation and wellbeing in physical activity settings. ...