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... 70% of Australian men are currently overweight or obese, evidence-based programs that appeal to men are lacking. To address this, I’ve led a ... weight management programs. Targeted community and school-based obesity prevention interventions: My educational programs ...
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... Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellow, and has led schools-based research at the University of Newcastle for over a decade. ... as an expert in the design, evaluation and dissemination of school-based physical activity interventions. Much of his research has ... researcher in physical activity, health, and school-based exercise programs. research, Physical activity, physical fitness, interventions, ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... my research focuses on implementing efficacious policies and programs in community settings, in particular schools, which support ... 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 ...
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... and surveillance. She has worked on physical activity promotion programs across a variety of settings including workplaces, community ... active easy, safe and enjoyable. Specialised/Technical Skills School based physical activity promotion Workplace Sit Less and Move More ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... effective strategies to support the implementation of evidenced-based guidelines, policies, and practices in community settings to ... using systematic and high quality methods to develop and evaluate programs as well as working closely with end-users to help ensure that ... scientist and experienced dietitian with expertise in practice-based translational research, Dr Yoong has a vision to improve community ...
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... in Australia. My research examines ways we can develop systems, programs and treatments to support smokers who want to quit. My research ... Increasing the uptake of our research into policy and community-based programs is an ultimate goal. Biography Professor Billie Bonevski ... at the University of Newcastle, Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health with a focus on health equity, ...
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... military conscription data. Why did you get into research? In high school I read a story about the new gene technology and future promise ... to fully recover and regain their health due to new interventions based on increased knowledge about how the brain can recover and ... solutions for individually-tailored health and rehabilitation programs in the home settings, community and aged care environments, and ...
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... late adulthood. My research has implications for developing evidence-based educational, clinical and community programs that promote adaptive behaviors in childhood, adolescence and ... is Director of the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory in the School of Psychology, a multi-campus facility that has state-of-the-art ...
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... backgrounds. She also conduct a number of research projects and programs related to new graduate recruitment, overseas trained nurses ... and ethics application. Se Ok has completed her PhD with the School of Health, University of Newcastle and is a conjoint lecturer in ... people with chronic diseases; Implementation study of a community based surgical site surveillance post caesarean section; Investigation ...
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... Professor with the Faculty of Health at the University of Newcastle (School of Medicine and Public Health) and is affiliated with the ... to acute mental health facilities; various evaluations of CBT based interventions for depression, substance abuse, smoking and ... mental health; and service evaluation projects assessing specific programs and services (eg recovery-oriented programs) and the impact of ...