The present study examines the association of SES with intrinsic AA in 5,111 adults from three large prospective cohorts: the Italian component of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC, Italy), the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study (MCCS, Australia), and The Irish...
Under the current high population growth rates, however, a disproportionate share of population growth in some cities is occurring in outer urban areas, which makes achievement of a more compact urban structure more difficult. For example, 47% of Melbourne's population growth between 2011 and 2016...
Peter, for a while, was Lord Mayor of Melbourne. We actually planned a Ceremony/Rite-of-Passage for the young people (teenagers) of Melbourne. He died suddenly. Dally Messenger Life Member of the Australian Labor Party. View all 2 comments ...
There is evidence that gender and sexual minority groups are more likely to be physically inactive, possibly due to reluctance to use communal changing facilities, or the stigma that exists around sexuality in sport. LGBTQ+ young people have also been observed as more likely to engage in maladapt...
There are many iterations of the social-ecological model, but the one used for this project is the World Health Organization endorsed model, initially proposed by L Dahlberg and EG Krug [19]. This version proposes four nested levels of interaction: the individual, the interpersonal, the community...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all domains of human life, including the economic and social fabric of societies. One of the central strategies for managing public health throughout the pandemic has been through persuasive messaging and collective beh
published on theUniversity of Melbourne Pursuitwebpage on 27 May 2023. The NACCHO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health News is platform we use to showcase the important work being done in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, focusing on the work of NACCHO, NACCHO members and ...
Morgan A, Swann C, In: Social capital for health: issues of definition, measurement and links to health: Where next for social capital research?. 2004, London: NHS Health Development Agency Google Scholar Stone W: Measuring Social Capital. 2001, Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies...
Method Young adults aged 18–25 years were recruited from the community to a series of four focus groups led by an experienced facilitator who used a discussion guide developed a priori . The discussion explored their opinions regarding which social media platforms were appropriate for providing ...
Despite disproportionate rates of mental ill-health compared with non-Indigenous populations, few programs have been tailored to the unique health, social, and cultural needs and preferences of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males. This paper describes the process of culturally adapting the...