News from The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
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Edition 43: April 2021
NEWS | Rapid evidence review supports the case for prevention
We have completed a rapid evidence review summarising the health burden and economic costs of four risk factors for chronic disease – physical inactivity, overweight and obesity, tobacco use, and unhealthy diet – as well as the health, social, economic and other benefits of primary prevention strategies. Visit our website for a succinct summary highlighting the co-benefits of prevention, as well as the full report. Read more
OPINION I 10 lessons from Australia's COVID-19 response
Prevention Centre Co-Director Professor Andrew Wilson has been a close observer of Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is what we can learn for prevention. Read more
NEWS I Working across sectors to create change
Building transdisciplinary teams is a key factor in achieving impact in public health research, Professor Billie Giles-Corti told our first PreventionWorks LIVE webinar. Read more
PAPERS I Prevention Centre-funded research
Meal replacement soups and shakes: Do they have a place in public health practice to manage weight loss?
McGill B, Grunseit AC, Phongsavan P, Harper C, O'Hara BJ
https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp30012002
Other resources from the prevention community
The how and why of producing policy relevant research: Perspectives of Australian childhood obesity prevention researchers and policy makers
Robyn Newson, Lucie Rychetnik, Lesly King, Andrew J. Milat, Adrian E. Bauman
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00687-0
Reporting physical activity in minutes not bouts: Findings from a survey in Australia
Lucy Corbett, Erika Bohn-Goldbaum, Melanie Crane, Lina Engelen
https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13095
A systematic review of economic evaluations of health-promoting food retail-based interventions
Huong Ngoc Quynh Tran, Emma McMahon, Marj Moodie, Jaithri Ananthapavan
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031356
NEWS HEADLINES
A summary of media stories on the prevention of chronic disease and the social determinants of health, with a focus on the Australian landscape.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Keep in touch with upcoming Prevention Centre events as well as relevant seminars, conferences and training in the prevention community.
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FUNDING PARTNERS
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