Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Design and evaluation of school- and community-based interventions to increase physical activity in child and adolescent populations. Identifying ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Improving physical activity, fitness levels, wellbeing and cognition in ... elderly). Development of coaching practices and player outcomes in school and community sports Improving teaching and learning practices in ... Bachelor Education (Secondary), and deputy theme leader for ‘School-Based Intervention Research’ in the Priority Research Centre for ...
Category: Research
Overview Being active helps to prevent and treat a range of physical, mental and cognitive health conditions such as cardiovascular ... as well as feeding into government policy. Our unique approach is based on our extensive array of diverse and successful partnerships with ... and that those research outcomes are implemented directly into school, community and public health settings. Current Active Living ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Physical Activity Obesity Prevention Active Design Research Translation ... active easy, safe and enjoyable. Specialised/Technical Skills School based physical activity promotion Workplace Sit Less and Move More ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... number of schools for example, so that they are delivered in every school in our region or broader. Why did you get into research? I was ... and practice, is my dream job as I get to ensure that evidence-based programs are being delivered to the whole community in the most ... obesity prevention programs to the community. Dr Nathan is a trained physical education (PE) teacher, has a Masters in Medical Science (Hons) ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Physical activity and youth mental health School-based physical activity promotion Fitness and adolescent health Youth ...
Category: News & Articles
... SCORES, has more than halved cardiovascular disease risk in primary school kids. Cardiovascular disease risk in kids due to poor aerobic ... has been cut by more than half in primary schools using a new online physical activity training program for teachers. Developed by the ... effective PE and sport lessons. It provides them with fresh, evidence-based content to enhance health, wellbeing and learning. It also shows ...
Category: News & Articles
... improved girls’ self-esteem, resilience, sport skills and physical activity levels. By harnessing the unique relationship between ... skills such as kicking, catching and throwing upon entering high school. Compared to boys, girls enter sport around two years later and ... confidence.” During the eight-week course, fathers learnt evidence-based parenting strategies to optimise their daughters physical and ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Primarily I am interested in physical activity and the aerobic and resistance components of exercise. I am ... now estimated to do little or no exercise, the need for evidence-based physical activity and nutrition interventions has never been ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... scale-up interventions for a population-wide impact. Settings-based research: One focus of my research is settings where children ... and implemented interventions in childcare services, schools, school canteens and the home. Healthy eating in children : The eating ... interventions that target health risk factors (poor nutrition, physical inactivity, excessive weight gain and tobacco use) across a ...
