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Adaptation of Public Health Initiatives: Expert Views on Current Guidance and Opportunities to Advance Their Application and Benefit
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Yoong, Sze Lin; Bolsewicz, Katarzyna; Grady, Alice; Wyse, Rebecca; Sutherland, Rachel; Hodder, Rebecca Kate; Kingsland, Melanie; Nathan, Nicole; McCrabb, Sam; Bauman, Adrian; Wiggers, John; Moullin, Joanna; Albers, Bianca; Fernandez, Maria E.; Hall, Alix; Sims-Gould, Joanie; Taylor, Natalie; Rissel, Chris; Milat, Andrew; Bailey, Andrew; Batchelor, Samantha; Attia, John; Wolfenden, Luke – Health Education Research, 2020
While there is some guidance to support the adaptation of evidence-based public health interventions, little is known about adaptation in practice and how to best support public health practitioners in its operationalization. This qualitative study was undertaken with researchers, methodologists, policy makers and practitioners representing public…
Descriptors: Public Health, Intervention, Evidence Based Practice, Program Implementation
Towards Best Practice during COVID-19: A Responsive and Relational Program with Remote Schools to Enhance the Wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students
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McCalman, Janya; Caelli, Nicole; Travers, Helen; Graham, Veronica; Hunter, Ernest – School Psychology International, 2023
Purpose: From 2018, the Schools Up North (SUN) programme worked with three remote Australian schools to enhance their capability and resilience to support the wellbeing and mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. This paper explores the implementation of SUN during the first two years of COVID-19 (2020-2021).…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Well Being
Work-Integrated Learning Builds Student Identification of Employability Skills: Utilizing a Food Literacy Education Strategy
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Sambell, Ros; Devine, Amanda; Lo, Johnny; Lawlis, Tanya – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2020
Enterprising students who understand the work environment are considered more employable. It is accepted that higher-education has a responsibility to produce career-ready-graduates. Practicum experience provides a critical role in this preparation. This study describes the development and implementation of the WIL instrument and WIL experience to…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Work Experience, Practicums, Program Development
What Evidence is Being Used to Inform Municipal Strategic Planning for Health and Wellbeing? Victoria, Australia, a Case Study
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Browne, Geoffrey R.; Davern, Melanie; Giles-Corti, Billie – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2017
Victorian local governments (LGs) are required to develop evidence-based Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans (MPHWPs) that improve health and wellbeing. This study evaluated the implementation of this requirement across 79 LGs. Evidence in 116 documents was categorised by source, issue, and policy specificity. Over 11,000…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Municipalities, Health Programs, Health Promotion
Health-Education Policy Interface: The Implementation of the Eat Well Be Active Policies in Schools
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Leow, Anthony Chee Siong; Macdonald, Doune; Hay, Peter; McCuaig, Louise – Sport, Education and Society, 2014
While grappling with their traditional core business of imbuing students with official curricular knowledge, schools have simultaneously, increasing demands to take on health promotion responsibilities. This paper examines the mandated implementation of the Eat Well Be Active (EWBA) Action Plan and its subsidiary "Smart" policies in…
Descriptors: School Policy, Health Education, Eating Habits, Nutrition
Mass Media Campaign Improves Cervical Screening across All Socio-Economic Groups
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Anderson, Jenny O.; Mullins, Robyn M.; Siahpush, Mohammad; Spittal, Matthew J.; Wakefield, Melanie – Health Education Research, 2009
Low socio-economic status (SES) has been associated with lower cervical screening rates. Mass media is one known strategy that can increase cervical screening participation. This study sought to determine whether a mass media campaign conducted in Victoria, Australia, in 2005 was effective in encouraging women across all SES groups to screen. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Females, Access to Information
Community-Wide Implementation of a Parenting Program: The South East Sydney Positive Parenting Project.
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Dean, Carlie; Myors, Karen; Evans, Elizabeth – Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 2003
Provides a description and evaluation of a community-wide implementation of a parenting program. Results indicate that it is possible to take a population health approach to parenting, successfully involve multiple services and professionals in the delivery of the program, and maintain the effectiveness of the parenting intervention in a…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Parent Education, Parenting Skills