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Oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices of dietitians in Australia: A national survey
CONCLUSION: Dietitians have acknowledged that oral health promotion should be incorporated into their practice. However, they are challenged by a lack of resources and training to support this in clinical practice. SO WHAT?: Capacity building dietitians to promote oral health allows opportunity for improvement in the oral health, nutritional status and quality of life of priority population groups.PMID:38192008 | DOI:10.1002/hpja.840 (Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia)
Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - January 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tiffany Patterson-Norrie Lucie Ramjan Mariana S Sousa Shwetha Kezhekkekara Ajesh George Source Type: research

COVID-19 and working from home-related changes in physical activity in Sydney, Australia
CONCLUSION: These findings reveal the complex variability in PA behaviour brought about by the pandemic. SO WHAT?: Strategies to support the population in achieving sufficient PA must focus on maintaining an appetite for PA as we move out of the pandemic and on promoting more frequent PA sessions.PMID:38193616 | DOI:10.1002/hpja.838 (Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia)
Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - January 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alec Cobbold Melanie Crane Stephen Greaves Christopher Standen Matthew Beck Chris Rissel Source Type: research

Field testing Australian bat lyssavirus risk communication resources
CONCLUSION: This study highlighted the complexities of risk communication to a broad audience with varied experience and knowledge about bats, and the importance of evaluation prior to implementation to ensure risk communication is relevant and appealing to the intended audience. SO WHAT?: Field testing of health education material prior to implementation is an effective way to ensure key messages are understood, and is important when communicating about fatal but preventable zoonoses such as ABLV.PMID:38163672 | DOI:10.1002/hpja.837 (Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia)
Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alexandra M Uren Megan K Young Source Type: research

Educating students about volatile substance use in Australian schools: Is the current approach evidence-based, and how should we do it?
Health Promot J Austr. 2023 Dec 21. doi: 10.1002/hpja.836. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAustralian national, state and territory school-based drug education policies advise that volatile substance use (VSU) should be excluded from general drug education curriculum for fear of alerting young people to the intoxicating properties of substances such as petrol, sprays and glues. We review evidence from the United States and United Kingdom on the effects of including volatile substances in school-based drug education, to argue that these policies are due for reconsideration. Nitrous oxide and nitrites are classified as volatil...
Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sarah MacLean Megan Cook Paul Dillon Cassandra Wright Source Type: research