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Food system policy making and innovation at the local level: Exploring the response of Australian local governments to critical food systems issues.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals [Health Promot J Austr] 2023 Apr; Vol. 34 (2), pp. 488-499. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 19.
Abstract: Issues Addressed: Urgent action is required by all levels of government to create a food system capable of nourishing a rapidly growing population while remaining within planetary boundaries. This study investigated policies and programs implemented by...
Twenty years of melanoma in Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia (1997 - 2016).
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Cancer epidemiology [Cancer Epidemiol] 2023 Apr; Vol. 83, pp. 102321. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 14.
Abstract: Background: Given the high incidence of melanoma in Australia alongside high mortality with later stage disease, we investigated the populations and locations most at risk, to optimise public health activities in areas where intervention is most needed...
COVID-19 epidemic modelling for policy decision support in Victoria, Australia 2020-2021.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2023 May 27; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 988. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 27.
Abstract: Background: Policy responses to COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia over 2020-2021 have been supported by evidence generated through mathematical modelling. This study describes the design, key findings, and process for policy translation of a series of mo...
Understanding volunteer motivations and concerns in coaching and officiating basketball: implications for sport policy.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2023 May 25; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 946. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 25.
Abstract: Sport participation and volunteering can make important contributions to good health. Sporting organisations need volunteers to deliver their participation opportunities and for many years the sector has faced challenges to volunteer recruitment and re...
A tailored COVID-19 vaccination pathway for children 5-11 years in Victoria, Australia.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Vaccine [Vaccine] 2023 May 22; Vol. 41 (22), pp. 3436-3445. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 17.
Abstract: Background: Procedural anxiety was anticipated in children 5-11 years during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Victoria, Australia, as children in this age group receive few routine vaccines. Therefore, the Victorian state government designed a tailored,...
Clinicians' and Users' Views and Experiences of a Tele-Mental Health Service Implemented Alongside the Public Mental Health System during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2023 May 19; Vol. 20 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 19.
Abstract: A tele-mental health model called Head to Health was implemented in the state of Victoria, Australia to address the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a free centralized intake service that adopted a targeted approach with several novel ele...
Trends in mortality outcomes of hospital-admitted injury in Victoria, Australia 2001-2021.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 May 03; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 7201. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 03.
Abstract: Due to advancements in trauma treatment methods, it is expected that survivability of hospital-admitted injuries gradually improves over time. However, measurement of trends in all-cause injury survivability is complicated by changes in case mix, demog...
Cohort profile: Using primary care data to understand Opioid Prescribing, Policy Impacts and Clinical Outcomes (OPPICO) in Victoria, Australia.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2023 May 02; Vol. 13 (5), pp. e067746. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 02.
Abstract: Purpose: The OPPICO cohort is a population-based cohort based on non-identifiable electronic health records routinely collected from 464 general practices in Victoria, Australia, created with the aim of understanding opioid prescribing, policy impacts ...
Improved metabolic parameters of people with diabetes attending an Aboriginal health service in regional Victoria.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Internal medicine journal [Intern Med J] 2023 May; Vol. 53 (5), pp. 787-797. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 16.
Abstract: Background: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have higher rates of diabetes and its complications than non-Aboriginal people. Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative is the major primary healthcare provider for Aboriginal people in the Greater She...
Sentinel cluster of locally acquired Japanese encephalitis in southern Australia.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Internal medicine journal [Intern Med J] 2023 May; Vol. 53 (5), pp. 835-840. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 03.
Abstract: Prior to January 2022, only a single case of infection with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) had been reported on the Australian mainland, acquired in the northern extremity on Cape York. We report the clinical characteristics of the sentinel cluster ...