A map of community‐based obesity prevention initiatives in Australia following obesity funding 2009–2013

Autor: Jillian Whelan, Penny Love, Anne Romanus, Tahna Pettman, Kristy Bolton, Erin Smith, Tim Gill, John Coveney, Elizabeth Waters, Steve Allender

Publikováno v: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 39, Iss 2, Pp 168-171 (2015)

Abstract Objective: Obesity is the single biggest public health threat to developed and developing economies. In concert with healthy public policy, multi‐strategy, multi‐level community‐based initiatives appear promising in preventing obesity,

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Association between the school physical activity environment, measured and self-reported student physical activity and active transport behaviours in Victoria, Australia

Autor: Penny Fraser, Nicholas Crooks, Laura Alston, Ha N D Le, Melanie Nichols, Steven Allender, Liliana Orellana, Claire Rennie, Kristy Bolton, Claudia Strugnell, Joanne Bliss

Publikováno v: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Background Environments within schools including the physical, social-cultural and policy/practice environments have the potential to influence children’s physical activity (PA) behaviours and weight status. This Australian first study comprehensiv

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https://doaj.org/article/d49865ab13fc44289a203aa7213fa704

Sources of dietary sodium and implications for a statewide salt reduction initiative in Victoria, Australia

Autor: Elizabeth Dunford, Jenny Reimers, Sian Armstrong, Bruce Bolam, Caryl A. Nowson, Jacqui Webster, Kristy Bolton, Stephen Jan, Kathy Trieu, Carley A. Grimes, Mark Woodward, Bruce Neal

Publikováno v: British Journal of Nutrition. 123:1165-1175

In Victoria, Australia, a statewide salt reduction partnership was launched in 2015. The aim was to measure Na intake, food sources of Na (level of processing, purchase origin) and discretionary salt use in a cross-section of Victorian adults prior t

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s000711452000032x

Translating systems thinking into practice for community action on childhood obesity

Autor: Penny Fraser, Peter S. Hovmand, Andrew Brown, Steven Allender, Janette Lowe, Kristy Bolton

Publikováno v: Obesity Reviews

Summary We report on the first 18 months of two communities' efforts using methods inspired by community‐based participatory system dynamics for the development, implementation, and evaluation of whole of community efforts to improve the health of

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https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12865

The impact of a community-based intervention on weight, weight-related behaviours and health-related quality of life in primary school children in Victoria, Australia, according to socio-economic position

Autor: Ha N D Le, Melanie Nichols, Andrew Brown, Claudia Strugnell, Kathryn Backholer, Penny Fraser, Jane Jacobs, Steven Allender, Kristy Bolton, Liliana Orellana

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)

Background Approximately a quarter of Australian children are classified as overweight or obese. In high-income countries, childhood obesity follows a socio-economic gradient, with greater prevalence amongst the most socio-economically disadvantaged

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34837974