Category: News & Articles
... demographic is less likely to seek dietary advice from qualified health professionals. “Through this generous grant from nib ... through the University’s Priority Research Centre for Physical Health and Nutrition and HMRI. “Nutrition For You will create a ... is crucial if we are to reverse current alarming rates of chronic ill health. We are thrilled to help the University of Newcastle make this ...
Category: Research
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and ... or infirmity. The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without ... stages of life – from pregnancy and birth, through to childhood and adult health, as well as ageing and end of life decisions. The research ...
Category: News & Articles
... spend less money on take away foods and have indicators of better health. Authors: Professor Clare Collins and Dr Tamara Bucher Research ... spend less money on take away foods and have indicators of better health. Cooking makes you happy A study in 160 adults examined whether ... all the studies of this type there were some positive impacts on health outcomes such as blood cholesterol, blood pressure, markers of ...
Category: News & Articles
... Professor Clare Collins has been awarded a $522,000 National Health and Medical Research Council grant to investigate the efficiency ... habits increased the risk for heart disease, diabetes and the cost of health care. “Young adults can be a hard group to influence as living ... important to them than thinking about the long term effects on their health. “We already know that dietary inadequacies contribute to the ...
Category: Research
... ageing. Research in this area focuses on individual, social and health care factors that affect the health and well-being on men and women as they age, and ways in which ... data assets (including the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health and the NSW 45 and Up Study) to provide research for the ...
Category: News & Articles
... has experienced bullying, resulting in serious physical and mental health issues Almost one in five 18-23 year old women was bullied ... been bullied in the past, resulting in serious physical and mental health issues according to research from the University of Newcastle. ... This is the first study to look at the health impact of bullying in adult women at national level rather than focusing on a particular ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... 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 ... investigating SMART Recovery groups, a telehealth intervention and health promotion strategies for alcohol and other drugs. I have also ...
Category: General
... Public Seminar shines a light on the sexual and reproductive health of Australia’s women using 20 years of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. The HMRI ‘Menarche to Menopause’ Public Seminar shines a ... health trends, needs, experiences and tendencies of Australia’s adult female population. The community will have the opportunity to ask ...
Category: News & Articles
... Lead author, Dr Kristine Pezdirc, said it was important to know the health perceptions of young Australian adults in relation to skin ... with sun exposure. “Participants associated the appearance of health with carotenoid colouration, removing the melanin colouration ... one of the lowest intakes of fruit and vegetables compared to other adult life stages. These appearance-based outcomes could also be used to ...
Category: Research
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) is a long-running population-based survey of more than ... and 70-75, reflecting the young, mid and older age groups across the adult lifespan. In 2012-13 more than 17,000 women aged 18-23 were ... complete regular surveys to assess women’s physical and mental health, as well as the impact of socio-demographic and lifestyle ...
