Journal articles: 'Health promotion South Australia Evaluation'

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Baum, Frances, Barbara Santich, Barry Craig, and Charlie Murray. "Evaluation of a national health promotion program in South Australia." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 20, no. 1 (February 1996): 41–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.1996.tb01334.x.

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Murray, Charlie, and Gwyneth Jolley. "Initiatives in primary health care: Evaluation of a South Australian program." Australian Health Review 22, no. 3 (1999): 155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah990155.

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In 1994 the Primary Health Care Initiatives Program was established as part of the South Australian government's hospital service improvement strategy. In its first year, the program funded 34 demonstration projects, of which half were concerned with improving continuity of care and discharge planning, and half with health promotion or illness prevention. Evaluation of the program has shown that it achieved significant improvements in links and communication between the services involved, in the development of systems and procedures for facilitating discharge-planning and continuity of care, and in enhancing the capacity of organisations to undertake health promotion and illness prevention. Overall, it was not possible to determine whether the program had shortened or avoided hospital stays due to a range of factors, including the many changes occurring in the health system at the time. The program's strong emphasis on evaluation has produced a rich source of information and helped to develop the evaluation skills of project staff.

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Mann, Susan, and Tess Byrnes. "Capacity Building and Community Enrichment: Evaluation for Sustainability." Australian Journal of Primary Health 5, no. 3 (1999): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py99032.

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Evaluation is a continuing dilemma in health promotion initiatives. However, for projects to be sustained effective indicators and tools need to be implemented in order for resources and funding to be channeled into such enterprises. The capacity building model developed by New South Wales Health (1998) provided one model for evaluating a collaborative endeavor between the School of Nursing, Flinders University and Noarlunga Health Services, a generic community health centre in the southern urban/rural area of South Australia. The Community Enrichment Program (CEP), is in the final year of a four year funded project that aimed, in part, to determine what impact an integrated knowledge of Primary Health Care (PHC) would have on students and new graduates' nursing practice and, whether enough evidence would be generated to effect ongoing curriculum change. This paper considers capacity building in relation to the CEP and how the Ottawa Charter and the Jakarta Declaration are supported by this ideal. Argument is forwarded that workforce development, organizational structure and resource allocation, seen as tenets of capacity building, have been demonstrated in the CEP. Recommendations flowing from the project include the allocation of resources into a sustained, overt and integration of PHC philosophy and health promotion principles into nursing curriculum.

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Khanal, Santosh, Beverley Lloyd, Chris Rissel, Claire Portors, Anne Grunseit, Devon Indig, Ismail Ibrahim, and Sinead McElduff. "Evaluation of the implementation of Get Healthy at Work, a workplace health promotion program in New South Wales, Australia." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 27, no. 3 (November 7, 2016): 243–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/he16039.

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Drummond, Murray, Claire Drummond, Jim Dollman, and Liz Abery. "Physical activity from early childhood to adolescence: a literature review of issues and interventions in disadvantaged populations." Journal of Student Wellbeing 4, no. 2 (January 31, 2011): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.21913/jsw.v4i2.722.

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Background: This paper is based on a report commissioned by the South Australian Health Department to undertake a literature review identifying key physical activity interventions in â€˜differentâ€™ populations. This paper presents the findings from the literature surrounding youth from early childhood through to adolescence only. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature search using the following online academic databases: Proquest, Informit, Blackwell Synergy, Sage Publications, CINAHL and Cochrane. The search targeted peerreviewed articles, systematic reviews and evaluations. Each search used the term â€˜physical activity andâ€™, using the Boolean â€˜orâ€™ exercise. Using the Boolean â€˜andâ€™ combinations of the following words were added: low socioeconomic position â€˜orâ€™ low socioeconomic status, culture, intervention, health promotion, evaluation, strategies, South Australia, Australia. We also reviewed Australian government websites. Results: There are myriad reasons for the success or failure of physical activity interventions for youth ranging from parental influences, gender and age, culture, socioeconomic status, and social and physical environments. Conclusions: Multi-faceted approaches to interventions are required to achieve optimal outcomes for youth from early childhood through to adolescence. School provides an ideal site to engage students in physical activity. However â€˜curriculum-onlyâ€™ strategies do not work. Engaging parents in the interventions will heighten the probability of success.

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Post, Dannielle Kay, Mark Daniel, Gary Misan, and Matthew T. Haren. "A workplace health promotion application of the Precede-Proceed model in a regional and remote mining company in Whyalla, South Australia." International Journal of Workplace Health Management 8, no. 3 (September 14, 2015): 154–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijwhm-08-2014-0028.

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Purpose – Workplace health promotion enables the dissemination of health-related information to a large portion of society and provides a vehicle for translating results of efficacy studies to effective lifestyle interventions under less controlled real-world conditions. To achieve effectiveness there needs to be a systematic approach to the design, implementation, and evaluation of workplace health promotion interventions. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a workplace programme in a mining and steel making town in regional South Australia. Design/methodology/approach – The Precede-Proceed model (PPM) was used as a framework to design the development, implementation, and evaluation of the programme. Findings – Quality of life issues and antecedents of modifiable behavioural and environmental factors to be targeted by interventions were identified. Relevant socio-behavioural theories were used to guide intervention development and evaluation. An intervention programme was planned to enable the delivery of educational and skills-development strategies by peers within structured organisational work units. Originality/value – This research utilises the PPM to develop, implement, and evaluate intervention strategies targeting the development of diabetes and cardiometabolic risk in a remotely located workplace population. Novel to this approach is the utilisation of the entire PPM in the research; the multiple baseline, interrupted time series design of the study; and its application in a workplace environment noted for increased health risk factors, within a community at high risk of development of type 2 diabetes.

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Jolley, Gwyneth, Libby Kalucy, and Joanne McNamara. "Obtaining and Using Client Feedback in Community Health Services." Australian Journal of Primary Health 4, no. 4 (1998): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py98066.

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Client feedback is an important component of two primary health care strategies: participation and evaluation. Workers need feedback from clients to ensure that their practice meets the criterion of providing affordable, accessible and appropriate services to enhance the health of their communities. Telephone interviews were conducted with thirty staff and thirty clients from women's and community health services in South Australia, to identify current practice in obtaining and using feedback from users of one-to-one services and group health promotion and community development activities. Factors which encourage feedback to be given and used include: trust and effective communications between all stakeholders; and supportive organisational philosophies, culture and practices. Client feedback is more likely to be used when given in written form. Collection and use of feedback are discouraged by inappropriate methods and timing, rapid organisational change, and clients' lack of awareness of, or confidence in, giving feedback about the services they receive. Verbal feedback, although preferred by many clients, is less likely to be recorded and used in service planning and evaluation. Client feedback is a valuable tool to reinforce the notion of partnership and power sharing between clients and health care workers. Staff at all levels should be engaged in obtaining feedback and the information gained should be disseminated throughout the agency in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of services. The challenge is now for service providers and users to adopt new, and support currently successful, ways of obtaining and using feedback so that service providers and users are engaged in working in partnership to ensure the needs of the community are best met.

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Russell, Grant, Marina Kunin, Mark Harris, Jean-Frédéric Levesque, Sarah Descôteaux, Catherine Scott, Virginia Lewis, et al. "Improving access to primary healthcare for vulnerable populations in Australia and Canada: protocol for a mixed-method evaluation of six complex interventions." BMJ Open 9, no. 7 (July 2019): e027869. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027869.

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IntroductionAccess to primary healthcare (PHC) has a fundamental influence on health outcomes, particularly for members of vulnerable populations. Innovative Models Promoting Access-to-Care Transformation (IMPACT) is a 5-year research programme built on community-academic partnerships. IMPACT aims to design, implement and evaluate organisational innovations to improve access to appropriate PHC for vulnerable populations. Six Local Innovation Partnerships (LIPs) in three Australian states (New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia) and three Canadian provinces (Ontario, Quebec and Alberta) used a common approach to implement six different interventions. This paper describes the protocol to evaluate the processes, outcomes and scalability of these organisational innovations.Methods and analysisThe evaluation will use a convergent mixed-methods design involving longitudinal (pre and post) analysis of the six interventions. Study participants include vulnerable populations, PHC practices, their clinicians and administrative staff, service providers in other health or social service organisations, intervention staff and members of the LIP teams. Data were collected prior to and 3–6 months after the interventions and included interviews with members of the LIPs, organisational process data, document analysis and tools collecting the cost of components of the intervention. Assessment of impacts on individuals and organisations will rely on surveys and semistructured interviews (and, in some settings, direct observation) of participating patients, providers and PHC practices.Ethics and disseminationThe IMPACT research programme received initial ethics approval from St Mary’s Hospital (Montreal) SMHC #13–30. The interventions received a range of other ethics approvals across the six jurisdictions. Dissemination of the findings should generate a deeper understanding of the ways in which system-level organisational innovations can improve access to PHC for vulnerable populations and new knowledge concerning improvements in PHC delivery in health service utilisation.

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Abaza, Haitham, and Michael Marschollek. "mHealth Application Areas and Technology Combinations." Methods of Information in Medicine 56, S 01 (January 2017): e105-e122. http://dx.doi.org/10.3414/me17-05-0003.

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SummaryBackground: With the continuous and enormous spread of mobile technologies, mHealth has evolved as a new subfield of eHealth. While eHealth is broadly focused on information and communication technologies, mHealth seeks to explore more into mobile devices and wireless communication. Since mobile phone penetration has exceeded other infrastructure in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), mHealth is seen as a promising component to provide pervasive and patient-centered care.Objectives: The aim of our research work for this paper is to examine the mHealth literature to identify application areas, target diseases, and mHealth service and technology types that are most appropriate for LMICs.Methods: Based on the 2011 WHO mHealth report, a combination of search terms, all including the word “mHealth”, was identified. A literature review was conducted by searching the PubMed and IEEE Xplore databases. Articles were included if they were published in English, covered an mHealth solution/intervention, involved the use of a mobile communication device, and included a pilot evaluation study. Articles were excluded if they did not provide sufficient detail on the solution covered or did not focus on clinical efficacy/effectiveness. Cross-referencing was also performed on included articles.Results: 842 articles were retrieved and analyzed, 255 of which met the inclusion criteria. North America had the highest number of applications (n=74) followed by Europe (n=50), Asia (n=44), Africa (n=25), and Australia (n=9). The Middle East (n=5) and South America (n=3) had the least number of studies. The majority of solutions addressed diabetes (n=51), obesity (n=25), CVDs (n=24), HIV (n=18), mental health (n=16), health behaviors (n=16), and maternal and child’s health (MCH) (n=11). Fewer solutions addressed asthma (n=7), cancer (n=5), family health planning (n=5), TB (n=3), malaria (n=2), chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease (COPD) (n=2), vision care (n=2), and dermatology (n=2). Other solutions targeted stroke, dental health, hepatitis vaccination, cold and flu, ED prescribed antibiotics, iodine deficiency, and liver transplantation (n=1 each). The remainder of solutions (n=14) did not focus on a certain disease. Most applications fell in the areas of health monitoring and surveillance (n=93) and health promotion and raising awareness (n=88). Fewer solutions addressed the areas of communication and reporting (n=11), data collection (n=6), tele-medicine (n=5), emergency medical care (n=3), point of care support (n=2), and decision support (n=2). The majority of solutions used SMS messaging (n=94) or mobile apps (n=71). Fewer used IVR/phone calls (n=8), mobile website/email (n=5), videoconferencing (n=2), MMS (n=2), or video (n=1) or voice messages (n=1). Studies were mostly RCTs, with the majority suffering from small sample sizes and short study durations. Problems addressed by solutions included travel distance for reporting, self-management and disease monitoring, and treatment/medication adherence.Conclusions: SMS and app solutions are the most common forms of mHealth applications. SMS solutions are prevalent in both high and LMICs while app solutions are mostly used in high income countries. Common application areas include health promotion and raising awareness using SMS and health monitoring and surveillance using mobile apps. Remaining application areas are rarely addressed. Diabetes is the most commonly targeted medical condition, yet remains deficient in LMICs.

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Booth, Adrian, and Angela Burford. "Weaving the Threads of Mental Health Promotion in South Australia." Journal of Public Mental Health 1, no. 1 (January 1999): 21–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17465729199900005.

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Vella, Stewart A., Christian Swann, Katherine M. Boydell, Simon Eckermann, Andrea Fogarty, Diarmuid Hurley, Sarah K. Liddle, et al. "Sports-based mental health promotion in Australia: Formative evaluation." Psychology of Sport and Exercise 45 (November 2019): 101560. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101560.

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Roder, David, Anton Bonett, and Adrian Esterman. "Promotion of breast self‐examination in South Australia: A short‐term evaluation." Medical Journal of Australia 142, no. 1 (January 1985): 9–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1985.tb113273.x.

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Patrick, Rebecca, and Jonathan Kingsley. "Health promotion and sustainability programmes in Australia: barriers and enablers to evaluation." Global Health Promotion 26, no. 2 (August 23, 2017): 82–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975917715038.

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In an era characterised by the adverse impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, health promotion programmes are beginning to actively link human health with environmental sustainability imperatives. This paper draws on a study of health promotion and sustainability programmes in Australia, providing insights to evaluation approaches being used and barriers and enablers to these evaluations. The study was based on a multi-strategy research involving both quantitative and qualitative methods. Health promotion practitioners explained through surveys and semi-structured interviews that they focused on five overarching health and sustainability programme types (healthy and sustainable food, active transport, energy efficiency, contact with nature, and capacity building). Various evaluation methods and indicators (health, social, environmental, economic and demographic) were identified as being valuable for monitoring and evaluating health and sustainability programmes. Findings identified several evaluation enablers such as successful community engagement, knowledge of health and sustainability issues and programme champions, whereas barriers included resource constraints and competing interests. This paper highlights the need for ecological models and evaluation tools to support the design and monitoring of health promotion and sustainability programmes.

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BAUM, FRANCES, and RICHARD COOKE. "Healthy Cities Australia: the evaluation of the pilot project in Noarlunga, South Australia." Health Promotion International 7, no. 3 (1992): 181–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/7.3.181.

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Wendt, Sarah, and Heather Fraser. "Promoting gender responsive support for women inmates: a case study from inside a prison." International Journal of Prisoner Health 15, no. 2 (June 10, 2019): 126–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijph-03-2018-0011.

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Purpose Most women who serve time in prison will eventually be released and expected to reintegrate back into society. To maximize the chances of success, careful support is usually required. An example of this support work was the Healthy Relationships Program (HRP, 2016) offered to women inmates of the Adelaide Women’s Prison (South Australia) pre-release. The content of the HRP was influenced by a gender-responsive framework and constructed as a social work program. The purpose of this paper is to report on a small qualitative study that used semi-structured interviews pre- and post-program to explore women participants’ expectations, perceptions and experiences of the program. In this paper, the focus is on the women inmates’ interview transcripts where a thematic analysis was conducted. Two main research questions drove this analysis. First: How did the women experience the HRP? Second: What does their reported experience reveal about the ongoing need for gender-responsive support? The key findings are that domestic violence and relationships with children are strong motivators for participation in programs; therefore, gender-responsive support is still required in prison programs. However, the paper also advocates that future iterations of gender-responsive support and social work interventions become more consciously intersectional feminist in orientation. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative design was used to explore what women thought the HRP taught them. Individual face-to-face interviews were used to explore women’s perceptions, ideas and experiences of healthy relationships. Thematic analysis was used to draw out the themes across interviews. Findings The key arguments made are that gender-responsive support is still required but that future iterations of gender-responsive support become more consciously intersectional feminist in orientation. Research limitations/implications The researchers experienced strict time restrictions to conduct interviews and therefore depth was somewhat compromised. To try and compensate for this restriction, the researchers visited potential participants as part of program recruitment and information sharing to help enable and build general rapport before the interviews. Time restrictions and prison security protocols did not allow for researchers to check transcripts with the women. Practical implications Reporting on this case study also showed that social work practice can influence relationships with institutions, such as prisons, that perpetrate marginalization and therefore enable a setting that facilitates safe participation in programs. Social implications Gender-responsive frameworks provide the much needed validation of gender differences, but also require a feminist intersectional lens to more consciously aid in the conceptualization and evaluation of future programs for women in prison. It is this intersectional lens that is more likely to bring multiple experiences of oppression into focus so that personal issues and problems can be analyzed in a richer wider social context, particularly intersections between gender, class and/ethnicity race. Originality/value This paper has reported on women’s expectations and experiences of a health relationships program and provides insight and learnings for future practitioners intending to run similar programs. Overall, the women participants were able to articulate their own personal learnings about interpersonal relationships and were able to acknowledge the impacts of abuse and violence in their lives in the program.

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Baugh Littlejohns, Lori, Fran Baum, Angela Lawless, and Toby Freeman. "Disappearing health system building blocks in the health promotion policy context in South Australia (2003–2013)." Critical Public Health 29, no. 2 (January 3, 2018): 228–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2017.1418501.

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Toroyan, Tamitza, and Priscilla Reddy. "Evaluation of a Learner-Produced Photocomic in South Africa." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 17, no. 4 (January 1998): 325–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/gp1g-glf6-ym3f-ta5l.

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The use of participatory research in developing culturally appropriate health promotion media is now universally recognized. However, although much has been written with respect to the effects of this process on the participants themselves, little evaluation has been conducted on their effectiveness with the larger target group. The photocomic “Between Us” was produced with South African youth to address the issue of communications as it relates to safe sex and non-violent conflict resolution. This article considers its qualitative evaluation. The article first addresses the theory behind the comic's development, and its objectives. It then examines the qualitative results with respect to these objectives: the evaluation showed the comic to be successful in that it elicited identification among youth with the comic's characters and issues presented. This type of medium offers much potential as a Health Promotion tool to be used in educational settings.

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Buchanan, Fiona. "Zero Tolerance in South Australia: A Statewide Community Initiative." Australian Journal of Primary Health 2, no. 1 (1996): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py96013.

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The Zero Tolerance Campaign against violence to women and children is a hard hitting, controversial campaign designed to raise public awareness and provoke debate about male abuse of power in the areas of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, and child sexual abuse. Zero Tolerance is also an example of best practice in cross sectoral co-operation. The campaign comprises a statewide initiative involving the Health Promotion Unit of the South Australian Health Commission, the Domestic Violence Resource Unit, Family and Community Services, community health workers and local community action groups throughout the state. The process of bringing together a wide range of individuals from very different backgrounds and differing perspectives to work collaboratively on a controversial, innovative project led to extensive examination and defining of the issues involved. The planning process included a microcosm of the debate which Zero Tolerance intends to generate in the community. Resolution of the issues raised, employed many of the strategies developed and identified as best practice in the field of primary health care. The paper explores the challenges and rewards in the context of working collaboratively through the planning of a controversial initiative and identifies the merits of a campaign which has built on a diverse range of knowledge. Zero Tolerance, as a campaign, has the scope to be adapted in a variety of culturally and socially diverse initiatives as it becomes identified as an example of international best practice developed to stop violence against women and children.

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Monson, Katherine, Kristen Moeller-Saxone, Cathy Humphreys, Carol Harvey, and Helen Herrman. "Promoting mental health in out of home care in Australia." Health Promotion International 35, no. 5 (September 24, 2019): 1026–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daz090.

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Abstract Young people in out of home care (OoHC) typically have worse mental health outcomes than peers who grow up within a family of origin. Innovations to improve the mental health of this group have tended to focus on pathology rather than mental health promotion and prevention of mental illnesses, and are often costly and challenging to implement. This qualitative study explored perspectives from young people with experience of OoHC in Melbourne, Australia regarding the promotion of mental health in OoHC. The study informed the subsequent development of a system-level intervention to support workers and carers in OoHC and evaluation of its implementation, the Ripple study. We conducted thematic analysis of data from interviews and focus groups with 14 young people aged 18–24 years with diverse identities and experiences of foster, kinship and residential care. We identified four key themes. These were providing a home-like environment; having someone to talk to; connecting to the wider community and having opportunities to become an active citizen. There is a need for both mental health promotion and treatment approaches in interventions to support workers and carers and young people in OoHC. Mental health promotion strategies should include a focus on enhancing existing capacities of carers and workers. Mental health promotion for young people in OoHC depends on strong intersectoral collaboration and youth participation.

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Rodger, D., A. Skuse, M. Wilmore, S. Humphreys, J. Dalton, M. Flabouris, and V. L. Clifton. "Pregnant women’s use of information and communications technologies to access pregnancy-related health information in South Australia." Australian Journal of Primary Health 19, no. 4 (2013): 308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py13029.

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This paper examines how pregnant women living in South Australia use information and communication technologies (ICTs), principally Internet and mobile phones, to access pregnancy-related information. It draws on 35 semistructured interviews conducted as part of the ‘Health-e Baby’ project, a qualitative study designed to assess the information needs and ICT preferences of pregnant women cared for at a South Australian metropolitan teaching hospital. Our research shows that although ICTs offer exciting possibilities for health promotion and the potential for new forms of communication, networking and connection, we cannot assume the effectiveness of communicating through such channels, despite near universal levels of ICT access. In turn, this highlights that if e-mediated health promotion is to be effective, health promoters and practitioners need to better understand ICT access, usage and content preferences of their clients.

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Newton, Danielle, Louise Keogh, Meredith Temple-Smith, Christopher K. Fairley, Marcus Chen, Christine Bayly, Henrietta Williams, et al. "Key informant perceptions of youth-focussed sexual health promotion programs in Australia." Sexual Health 10, no. 1 (2013): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh12046.

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Background This paper explores key informant (KI) perceptions of the barriers to effective sexual health promotion programs in Australia and suggests strategies to overcome these barriers. Three types of sexual health promotion programs were explored in this study: those targeting all young people (under 30), Aboriginal young people, and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Methods: The study utilised a qualitative approach and involved 33 semistructured interviews with sexual health professionals involved in funding or delivering Australian sexual health promotion programs or working clinically with individuals diagnosed with sexually transmissible infections. Results: Fourteen barriers to effective sexual health promotion programs were identified. Barriers included: difficulties associated with program evaluation, lack of involvement of the target community, the short-term nature of programs, problems with program resources and concerns about the content of programs. Additional barriers to programs targeting Aboriginal and CALD young people were also identified and included: a lack of cultural sensitivity; a failure to acknowledge differences in literacy, knowledge, and language skills; stigma and shame associated with sexual health; and the continued use of programs that lack inclusivity. KIs suggested strategies to overcome these barriers. Conclusion: Sexual health promotion in Australia suffers from several barriers that are likely to impede the effectiveness of programs. In particular, poor or nonexistent program evaluation and lack of community involvement are among the key areas of concern. It is hoped that the findings of this study will be useful in informing and shaping future Australian sexual health promotions.

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Roder, David M., Colin G. Luke, Kieran A. McCaul, and Adrian J. Esterman. "Trends in prognostic factors of melanoma in South Australia, 1981–1992: implications for health promotion." Medical Journal of Australia 162, no. 1 (January 1995): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb138407.x.

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Carter, S. M., C. Klinner, I. Kerridge, L. Rychetnik, V. Li, and D. Fry. "The Ethical Commitments of Health Promotion Practitioners: An Empirical Study from New South Wales, Australia." Public Health Ethics 5, no. 2 (July 1, 2012): 128–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/phe/phs014.

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Waring, Trevor, Trevor Hazell, Philip Hazell, and Jane Adams. "Youth Mental Health Promotion in the Hunter Region." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 34, no. 4 (August 2000): 579–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2000.00763.x.

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Objective: To describe the work of the Hunter Institute of Mental Health, with special emphasis on its role in mental health promotion and prevention with adolescents. Method and Results: The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion is used as a framework to describe the varied functions of this organisation. Four youth mental health promotion programs are given as examples of the Institute's work. Results of preliminary evaluation of the Youth Suicide Prevention — National University Curriculum Project are provided. Conclusion: The Hunter Institute of Mental Health, a self-funding unit of the Hunter Area Health Service, provides innovative health promotion programs as part of its role as a provider of mental health education and training. The model may be particularly applicable to mental health services in regional Australia.

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Wiggers, John, Robyn Considine, Trevor Hazell, Melanie Haile, Maria Rees, and Justine Daly. "Increasing the Practice of Health Promotion Initiatives by Licensed Premises." Health Education & Behavior 28, no. 3 (June 2001): 331–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/109019810102800307.

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Licensees of all licensed premises in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, were offered free services to encourage adoption of health promotion initiatives relating to responsible service of alcohol, environmental tobacco smoke, healthy food choices, breast and cervical cancer prevention, and the prevention of HIV/AIDS. A total of 239 premises participated in the follow-up survey. Increases in prevalence ranged between 11% and 59% for alcohol-related initiatives. The prevalence of smoke-free areas and healthy food choices increased from 32% to 65% and 42% to 96%, respectively, and the provision of cancer prevention information increased from 3% to 59%. Licensed premises represent a particularly challenging sector for health promotion practitioners to work in. The results of this study suggest that the adoption of health promotion initiatives by licensed premises can be increased. A considerable opportunity therefore exists for health promotion practitioners to become more actively involved in facilitating the adoption of such initiatives in this setting.

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Drummond, Murray, Sam Elliott, Claire Drummond, and Felicity Lewis. "Men’s physical activity and dietary behaviours on Kangaroo Island, South Australia." Health Education Journal 76, no. 2 (July 28, 2016): 145–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896916652434.

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Background: Men’s health has been subjected to diverse approaches to research over the past two decades. Much of the literature has focused on specific medical and health issues. Other contributions have focused more broadly on masculinities and its relationship to health. It is arguable that there has not been a lot of attention paid to Australian rural men’s health and even less on their understanding of health as it relates to physical activity and dietary behavior. Objectives: To gain a better understanding of these issues this paper provides rich, descriptive qualitative data from men living on Kangaroo Island, which is 13.5 kilometres off the South Australian mainland and is regarded as a rural and remote area. Methods: Qualitative data is used to develop greater understanding of the men’s attitudes and behaviours as they relate to physical activity and dietary behaviours. The semistructured interviews and focus groups were conducted with 40 men aged between 23–64. Conclusions: The results indicated that the locality in which the men lived provided them with an excellent opportunity to be physically active and eat fresh, locally produced, foods. However, it was identified that many of the men did not have a comprehensive understanding of health and seemingly displayed low levels of health knowledge. As a result for many of these men, their physical health was left to chance. There was little evidence of any planned health promotion to assist them with making improvements to their nutrition and physical activity levels as they aged. Recommendations and population-based strategies are provided to assist men living in remote rural settings to enhance not only their health ultimately their health knowledge. This will positively impact community health.

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Baum, F., T. Freeman, G. Jolley, A. Lawless, M. Bentley, K. Vartto, J. Boffa, R. Labonte, and D. Sanders. "Health promotion in Australian multi-disciplinary primary health care services: case studies from South Australia and the Northern Territory." Health Promotion International 29, no. 4 (May 8, 2013): 705–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dat029.

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Adams-Leask, Karen, Lisa Varona, Charu Dua, Michael Baldock, Adam Gerace, and Eimear Muir-Cochrane. "The benefits of sensory modulation on levels of distress for consumers in a mental health emergency setting." Australasian Psychiatry 26, no. 5 (February 8, 2018): 514–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856217751988.

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Objectives: This paper reports a pilot study exploring the benefits of offering sensory modulation within a mental health emergency setting for consumers experiencing distress during a psychiatric presentation. Methods: Seventy-four consumers with a mental health presentation reported on their sensory modulation use experiences during their stay in a South Australian tertiary teaching hospital emergency department. An evaluation form was used to document use of items, self-reported distress pre and post sensory modulation use, and other consumer experiences. Results: Consumers used between one and six sensory items for a median duration of 45 min. There was a statistically significant reduction ( t(73) = 15.83, p < .001) in self-reported distress post sensory modulation use, and consumers also reported that use was helpful, distracting, calming and assisted in managing negative emotions and thoughts. Conclusions: The results demonstrate the potential value of sensory-based interventions in reducing behavioural and emotional dysregulation in an emergency setting whilst also promoting consumer self-management strategies.

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Price, Pam, and Katherine Leane. "The impact of the impact evaluation: Evaluation of the HIV/AIDS Women's Project 1998." Australian Journal of Primary Health 5, no. 3 (1999): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py99035.

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The HIV/AIDS Women's Project (Women's Health Statewide) was established under the auspices of Women's Health Statewide and is supported by a reference group which meets monthly to oversee the work of the Project. The role of the Project is to enhance the health and wellbeing of HIV-positive women and their families in South Australia. In 1998 a consultant was employed to review the role and effectivness of this Project in the HIV/AIDS sector. The evaluation soon evolved beyond its review and evaluation roles, identifying the complex work of the Project and broadening the understanding of women's perspectives in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Australia. This paper explores the evaluation process and comments on the effects that participation in the review process has had on both HIV-positive women who participated in the evaluation and on the future work of the Project.

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Jolley, Gwyn, Toby Freeman, Fran Baum, Catherine Hurley, Angela Lawless, Michael Bentley, Ronald Labonté, and David Sanders. "Health policy in South Australia 2003-10: primary health care workforce perceptions of the impact of policy change on health promotion." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 25, no. 2 (August 2014): 116–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/he13088.

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Bestman, Amy, Samantha L. Thomas, Melanie Randle, Hannah Pitt, Rebecca Cassidy, and Mike Daube. "‘Everyone knows grandma’. Pathways to gambling venues in regional Australia." Health Promotion International 35, no. 6 (December 23, 2019): 1273–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daz120.

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Abstract In regional Australia, families (including children), attend community venues that contain gambling products, such as electronic gambling machines (EGMs), for a range of non-gambling reasons. However, there is a gap in research that seeks to understand how these venues may become embedded into family social practices. Drawing on Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus and cultural capital, this paper aimed to explore factors that influence family decisions to attend venues and perceptions of risk associated with children’s exposure to gambling products. Face-to-face qualitative interviews were conducted with 31 parents who attended community gambling venues with their children, in New South Wales, Australia. Families attended venues for three key reasons, first because of the influence of others in their social networks, second for regular social activities and third because of structural factors such as a lack of alternative, affordable, family friendly environments in their local area. Despite recognizing the harm associated with EGMs, parents distanced themselves from EGM harm with all parents perceiving venues to be an appropriate space for families. Research in this study indicates that family social practices within venues affect perceptions of risk associated with community gambling venues. The impact of these practices on longer-term health requires more investigation by public health and health promotion researchers and practitioners. Health promotion initiatives should consider identifying alternative sources of support and/or developing alternative social spaces for families in regional communities that do not contain gambling products.

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Chan, Annabelle, Angela Burford, Rosemary J. Keane, Jane Pickering, Eric A. Haan, Merryn Netting, and Anne Johnson. "“Folate before pregnancy”: the impact on women and health professionals of a population‐based health promotion campaign in South Australia." Medical Journal of Australia 174, no. 12 (June 2001): 631–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143471.x.

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Chan, Annabelle, Jane Pickering, Eric A. Haan, Merryn Netting, Angela Burford, Anne Johnson, and Rosemary J. Keane. "“Folate Before Pregnancy”: The Impact on Women and Health Professionals of a Population-Based Health Promotion Campaign in South Australia." Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 57, no. 1 (January 2002): 8–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006254-200201000-00005.

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O’Mara, Ben, Gemma Carey, and Megan Weier. "Community-based health promotion about alcohol and other drugs in a multicultural Australia—what works? A review of evidence." Health Education Research 35, no. 5 (October 1, 2020): 437–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/cyaa027.

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Abstract Refugee and migrant communities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia experience dependency, stigma, isolation, mental health issues, family issues and other problems associated with alcohol and other drugs. Yet, refugee and migrant communities also face major linguistic, cultural and technological barriers to health promotion about drug-related problems. The aim of this review is to identify effective techniques and approaches for health promotion that reduces the risk of problems with drugs in culturally and linguistically inclusive ways. To identify what is effective, the Medline/PubMed database was systematically searched for health promotion literature published between 2008 and 2018. Grey literature from relevant agencies was also searched. The review considered both quantitative and qualitative outcome measures, and assessed studies using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme quality assessment tool. Three studies met inclusion criteria, with weak evaluations. The studies demonstrated effective community engagement, but do not provide conclusive evidence of what is effective drug-related health promotion. The review’s findings point to an important knowledge gap. More rigorous research and evaluation are required to identify effective health promotion for reducing drug-related issues with a larger, more diverse range of refugee and migrant communities.

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BOWER, CAROL, LYNDA BLUM, CHARLES WATSON, and FIONA STANLEY. "Folate and the prevention of neural tube defects: evaluation of a health promotion project in Western Australia." Health Promotion International 11, no. 3 (1996): 177–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/11.3.177.

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Cameron, Maxwell H., A. Peter Vulcan, Caroline F. Finch, and Stuart V. Newstead. "Mandatory bicycle helmet use following a decade of helmet promotion in Victoria, Australia—An evaluation." Accident Analysis & Prevention 26, no. 3 (June 1994): 325–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0001-4575(94)90006-x.

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Clarke, P. H. J. "A referrer and patient evaluation of a telepsychiatry consultation–liaison service in South Australia." Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 3, no. 1_suppl (June 1997): 12–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/1357633971930788.

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A study was carried out to describe the patient population assessed by a telepsychiatry consultation-liaison service in rural South Australia, and to assess the referrers’ and patients’ satisfaction rating with this service. The study was performed in two parts, with retrospective and prospective components. The author completed a semi-structured interview for each patient (n=75) with a Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) for the prospective group (n=32). A questionnaire was also sent to all referrers seeking an evaluation of the usefulness of the telepsychiatry interview in terms of assessment and management recommendations and outcome. Patients from the prospective group were sent a questionnaire examining their evaluation of the usefulness of the interview in terms of assessment and management recommendations, and difficulties with the technology. The patient population was characterized by high rates of affective disorder and personality disorder, and high indices of developmental disturbance. Referrers reported high rates of satisfaction with the service. Nursing staff rated the service more positively than general practitioners. The usefulness for assessment was rated more highly than for management.

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Barbosa, A., and A. M. Bonin. "Evaluation of phosphine genotoxicity at occupational levels of exposure in New South Wales, Australia." Occupational and Environmental Medicine 51, no. 10 (October 1, 1994): 700–705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem.51.10.700.

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Middleton, Philippa, Tanya Bubner, Karen Glover, Alice Rumbold, Donna Weetra, Wendy Scheil, and Stephanie Brown. "‘Partnerships are crucial’: an evaluation of the Aboriginal Family Birthing Program in South Australia." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 41, no. 1 (November 20, 2016): 21–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12599.

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Peterson, Paula. "Patients’ cultural and spiritual explanatory models in health encounters: a focus on the efficacy of cancer prevention strategies in women from South Sudan." Australian Journal of Primary Health 26, no. 3 (2020): 227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py19229.

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This qualitative study examined non-clinical factors that affect health, namely the cultural and spiritual beliefs of the patient. The study focuses on women from South Sudan. Although the overt religious adherence of these women is familiar to mainstream Australia (i.e. Christian), they are culturally diverse from the mainstream. The experiences of five women were documented. These women, all regarded as community leaders, were also asked about their assessment of the views of the wider community of women from South Sudan. This study informs targeted health promotion messages for a significant community in Australia. It is anticipated that the findings of this research, although not generalisable to the whole South Sudanese community or to all those with a refugee background, will provide important information to guide the development of culturally appropriate health care into the future. The findings point to the need for enhanced clinical education around communication, especially in relation to understanding the patients’ explanatory models of health. The findings have implications for patient education strategies. Finally, the findings reinforce the importance of engaging the community in the development of those strategies and ensuring their input into further research.

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Dolan, Kate, David Lowe, and James Shearer. "Evaluation of the Condom Distribution Program in New South Wales Prisons, Australia." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 32, no. 1 (2004): 124–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.2004.tb00457.x.

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Male to male unprotected anal sex is the main route of HIV transmission in Australia. The Australian Study of Health and Relationships, a large, representative population survey of sexual health behaviors, found that six percent of males in the general population have engaged in homosexual activity. These findings were consistent with studies in Europeand North America. Condoms have been shown to reduce the transmission of HIV in the community. Barriers to the use of condoms include access,stigma,and cost? Nevertheless, increased condom use has been reported among homosexual males, sex workers and injecting drug users although recent declines in condom use among homosexuals has presented new challenges in HIV prevention.The prevalence of male to male sexual activity may be higher in prison than in the general population. Sexual activity in prison can be consensual and non-consensual involving both homosexual / bisexual and heterosexual men.

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Draper, Catherine E., Tracy L. Kolbe-Alexander, and Estelle V. Lambert. "A Retrospective Evaluation of a Community-Based Physical Activity Health Promotion Program." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 6, no. 5 (September 2009): 578–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.6.5.578.

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Background:The Community Health Intervention Programmes (CHIPs) is a physical activity-based health promotion program operating in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa with primary school learners, adults and senior adults. Program growth, anecdotal evidence and experience of those involved suggest the program has been positively received by communities. The aim of this study was to conduct a qualitative, retrospective process evaluation concerning both factors associated with successful implementation of the programs, and implementation challenges.Methods:‘Success’ was defined in consultation with CHIPs staff and stakeholders. Data were gathered through naturalistic observation, structured interviews and focus groups (n = 104), and open-ended questionnaires (n = 81). The sample included CHIPs staff and stakeholders, program members and leaders.Results:Factors contributing to the program’s success include: focus on combining social development and exercise science, community development model, scientifically sound program content, appropriate activities, intrapersonal and interpersonal factors, program leadership, encouraging staff, and various contextual factors.Conclusions:The findings confirm that CHIPs presents a model of sustainable implementation of physical activity in disadvantaged communities, and that it positively impacts the quality of life, perceptions of the role of physical activity in health, and personal responsibility for health of those involved in its programs.

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Osborne, Katy, and Katherine Patel. "Evaluation of a website that promotes social connectedness: lessons for equitable e-health promotion." Australian Journal of Primary Health 19, no. 4 (2013): 325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py13038.

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The online provision of health information and services has been viewed as having the potential to inform and empower health consumers and, ultimately, to promote better health. The Internet can be an innovative tool to deliver services to ‘hard-to-reach’ population groups, including geographically isolated populations. However, the online platform raises questions regarding the equitable distribution of health services. In this paper we examine a case study of a website that aims to promote health by fostering social connectedness. The website provides information to connect people to locally based community events across Australia. We draw on evaluation findings to examine the socioeconomic and geographical distribution of website usage. A descriptive analysis of web usage statistics revealed a gradient whereby more information is listed and viewed about events in affluent socioeconomic areas. Furthermore, the analysis showed that a greater proportion of information listed and viewed related to urban areas. These results are consistent with broader gradients of Internet access and usage. Drawing on these findings, we identify implications for online health promotion across different population groups, particularly for interventions that do not incorporate an explicit equity focus.

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Paterson, Tom, Christopher Seiboth, Barbara Magin, Rajan Nagesh, Cyndy Lloyd, and Helena Williams. "An initiative in primary care psychiatry in South Australia." Australasian Psychiatry 10, no. 3 (September 2002): 259–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/103985620201000313.

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Objective: To describe a joint mental health project involving the Adelaide Northern Division of General Practice (ANDGP) and the North West Adelaide Mental Health Service (NWAMHS). Conclusions: This project has been developed to explore alternative strategies to facilitate the identification and management of patients with mental illness in the primary care setting. The project has also endeavoured to explore alternative types of psychiatrist/general practitioner interactions other than the conventional ‘general practitioner referred psychiatrist consultation’. The development of adequate and clinically relevant evaluation methods, both quantitative and qualitative, has also been an explicit objective of the project. While the project provides an exciting stimulus for ongoing development of models of Primary Psychiatric Care, it is evident that such models can only evolve in the context of significant service and systemic change. It is hoped that the experiences in the northern suburbs of Adelaide can stimulate others to explore the ongoing collaborations between psychiatric services and general practitioners in ways that can produce better mental health outcomes in our patients.

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McKay, Fiona H., and Hayley McKenzie. "Using Art for Health Promotion: Evaluating an In-School Program Through Student Perspectives." Health Promotion Practice 19, no. 4 (September 29, 2017): 522–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839917735076.

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The value of incorporating arts-based approaches into health promotion programs has long been recognized as useful in affecting change. Such approaches have been used in many schools across Australia and have been found to promote general well-being and mental health. Despite these positive findings, few programs have used or evaluated an integrated arts-based approach to achieve health and well-being goals. This article presents the findings of an evaluation of an integrated arts-based program focused on creativity and improving well-being in students. The findings of this evaluation suggest that students who took part in the program were more interested in art and music at the end of the program and had gained an overall increase in awareness and mindfulness and a positivity toward leisure activities. This evaluation provides some evidence to suggest that this type of program is a promising way to promote well-being in schools.

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Osborne, Julie, Brendon McDougall, Sonia Van Gessel, Anna McGlynn, Karen Patterson, Jane Cockburn, Amy Young, et al. "Implementation and evaluation of a novel integrated care program in South Eastern Sydney, Australia." International Journal of Integrated Care 19, no. 4 (August 8, 2019): 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.s3127.

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Crowe, B. L., and I. G. Mcdonald. "Telemedicine in Australia. Recent developments." Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 3, no. 4 (December 1, 1997): 188–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/1357633971931147.

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There have been a number of important developments in Australia in the area of telemedicine. At the national level, the House of Representatives' Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs has been conducting the Inquiry into Health Information Management and Telemedicine. The Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council has supported the establishment of a working party convened by the South Australian Health Commission to prepare a detailed report on issues relating to telemedicine. State governments have begun a number of telemedicine projects, including major initiatives in New South Wales and Victoria and the extensive development of telepsychiatry services in Queensland. Research activities in high-speed image transmission have been undertaken by the Australian Computing and Communications Institute and Telstra, and by the Australian Navy. The matter of the funding of both capital and recurrent costs of telemedicine services has not been resolved, and issues of security and privacy of medical information are subject to discussion. The use of the Internet as a universal communications medium may provide opportunities for the expansion of telemedicine services, particularly in the area of continuing medical education. A need has been recognized for the coordinated evaluation of telemedicine services as cost-benefit considerations are seen to be very important.

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Abigail, Wendy F., Charmaine Power, and Ingrid Belan. "Termination of pregnancy and the over 30s: what are trends in contraception use 1996 - 2006?" Australian Journal of Primary Health 16, no. 2 (2010): 141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py09020.

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There is a shift in fertility patterns with more women commencing childbearing over 30 years of age. Little is known about trends in contraception use by women in this age group seeking a termination of pregnancy. This research presents a trend analysis to determine if there were significant changes in trends in contraception use pre- and post-termination of pregnancy for women over 30 years of age from 1996 to 2006 in South Australia. Data were collected from 1996 to 2006 from a service in South Australia. Data were examined using simple linear regression. At the time of conception, 53% of women reported using some form of contraception. Additionally, there was a significant decline in women using natural family planning methods at conception. Post-operatively, there was a significant decline in hormone methods being chosen, and a significant increase in women not using any contraception. Women over 30 years of age used contraception at the time of conception pre- and post-operatively of having a pregnancy terminated over the 10 year period of the study. Health promotion activities need to be further developed to cater for this age group and to take into consideration changing fertility patterns.

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Weare, Katherine. "Mind Matters: A Mental Health Promotion Resource for Secondary Schools20011The Curriculum Corporation. Mind Matters: A Mental Health Promotion Resource for Secondary Schools. PO Box 177, Carlton South, Vic 3053, Australia,." Health Education 101, no. 5 (October 2001): 243–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/he.2001.101.5.243.1.

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Ingleton, Andrew, Kirsty Hope, Zeina Najjar, David J. Templeton, and Leena Gupta. "Characteristics of gonorrhoea cases notified in inner and south-western Sydney, Australia: results of population-based enhanced surveillance." Sexual Health 13, no. 5 (2016): 484. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh15183.

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Background Gonorrhoea disproportionately affects young people and men who have sex with men (MSM). In Australia, the highest notification rates in urban areas occur in MSM, although characteristics of those infected are poorly described. Enhanced surveillance can provide population-based data to inform service delivery and health promotion activities. Methods: An enhanced surveillance and data collection form was sent to the ordering doctor for residents of Sydney and South Western Sydney Local Health Districts with positive gonorrhoea results notified between 1 August 2013 and 28 February 2014. Results: Questionnaires were sent for 777 notifications and 698 (89.8%) were returned. Eighty-five per cent (n = 594) were male. The majority (55.1%) resided in inner city Sydney. Of these, 91.9% were male, and 70.8% of these identified as MSM. Among females, regular partners were the most likely source of infection (44.1%), while MSM and heterosexual men identified casual partners as the likely source of infection (75.4% and 61.1% respectively). General practitioners diagnosed 60.5% of cases. MSM were more commonly diagnosed by sexual health clinics. Females were most commonly tested for contact tracing (35.6%), heterosexual males because of symptoms (86.3%), and MSM as part of sexually transmissible infection screening (40.6%). Conclusions: Our population-based analysis identified differing risk factors and testing characteristics between MSM, heterosexual males and females. Increasing rates of gonorrhoea and concerns over antibiotic resistance highlight the importance of obtaining accurate sexual histories to ensure appropriate testing. Intermittent enhanced surveillance can monitor trends in specific populations and help determine the impact of health promotion strategies.

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