Introduction to program evaluation
This workshop will help participants understand how to select the most appropriate approach when seeking to evaluate programs and policies. The focus will be on large-scale public-sector programs and the...
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Introduction to program evaluation
This workshop will help participants understand how to select the most appropriate approach when seeking to evaluate programs and policies. The focus will be on large-scale public-sector programs and the...
Our people
...of research on childhood obesity and food insecurity in urban Aboriginal communities. An experienced nutritional epidemiologist, Sumi was previously the global coordinator of a public-private alliance promoting efforts to tackle...
What the 45 and Up Study showed us in 2022
...stroke. Melanoma history, vasectomy and obesity linked with prostate cancer Men who have had multiple melanomas are at least twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than men...
Why simulation modellers are moving to public health
...the state’s Alcohol Action Framework. Mark has also worked on projects that explore how to reduce childhood obesity, how to prevent cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis, and how to improve services...
The 45 and Up Study has reached 500 papers – these five made a big impact
...protect and restore tree canopies in Australian cities. 2016: The link between obesity and lifespan goes global. The Body-Mass Index and All-Cause Mortality meta-analysis is by far the most-cited paper...
Teens forgotten in obesity prevention, as a virtual world poses increasing risk
...population-level obesity,” the authors write. They welcome the inclusion of a goal to reduce overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in the National Obesity Strategy 2022–2032, launched earlier this...
Physical and mental health, costs and health service use associated with obesity surgery, and obesity
This project aims to assess the characteristic, physical and mental health outcomes, costs and health service use associated with obesity and obesity surgery. Outcomes and costs will be compared, pre-operatively...
Introduction to program evaluation
This workshop will be held online (via Zoom) over one 4 hour session. We will provide you with the Zoom link before the session commences. This workshop will help participants...
Vasectomy and obesity linked to advanced prostate cancer
New research based on data from the 45 and Up Study shows that having a vasectomy or being obese are both linked to an increased risk of advanced prostate cancer....