Excessive sitting and population health: strengthening the science and the relevance to policy and practice. The majority of Australian adults spend most of their waking hours sitting; this increases the likelihood of developing diseases of inactivity, including diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. New research will investigate what factors encourage excessive sitting and what the health benefits are for people who deliberately do less sitting.
MatesMonitor: Evaluating Suicide Prevention In The Construction Industry
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$628,742.00
Summary
We will evaluate a smart-phone based suicide prevention program for the construction industry called MatesMonitor. This will complement face-to-face training provided by an industry-wide suicide prevention program. MatesMonitor will provide education and awareness about suicide prevention and additional social support through regular contacts with participants. We anticipate MatesMonitor will result in improved suicide prevention literacy, and reduced suicide ideation and self harm.
Citizen engagement: Listening to citizens' views about Australia's health system and prevention. This project will yield new and important perspectives from citizens on preventive health and health promotion, which can be used to develop better targeted and more effective prevention and promotion policies and strategies. Citizens views will be investigated in relation to vexed issues such as: new approaches to financing and program delivery, reorienting the health insurance sector, reorienting ....Citizen engagement: Listening to citizens' views about Australia's health system and prevention. This project will yield new and important perspectives from citizens on preventive health and health promotion, which can be used to develop better targeted and more effective prevention and promotion policies and strategies. Citizens views will be investigated in relation to vexed issues such as: new approaches to financing and program delivery, reorienting the health insurance sector, reorienting the health system to focus more on prevention and health promotion, improving current approaches of consumer participation in prevention and chronic disease management, tackling broader issues in public policy trade-offs between health and non-health, diversifying workforce roles and involving health professionals in prevention and promotion.Read moreRead less
Market Study To Assist Target Seafood Marketing Campaign To Restore Consumer Confidence After Hunter River Fishing Closure Due To Contamination
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$16,500.00
Summary
A promotional campaign strategy is now being discussed and implemented (shortly) to establish consumer confidence in seafood sourced from the Hunter River and greater Newcastle regions. Marketing research is needed to ensure that this campaign is effective in addressing consumer concerns and restoring consumer confidence.
This research will then define the target audience, the key messages that must be addressed, and any additional details that will ensure an effective promotional ca ....A promotional campaign strategy is now being discussed and implemented (shortly) to establish consumer confidence in seafood sourced from the Hunter River and greater Newcastle regions. Marketing research is needed to ensure that this campaign is effective in addressing consumer concerns and restoring consumer confidence.
This research will then define the target audience, the key messages that must be addressed, and any additional details that will ensure an effective promotional campaign Objectives: 1. To identify through market research the understanding of the Hunter River Seafood Contamination by local residents, and regional, state-wide and national seafood consumers; 2. To identify what is their confidence in NSW Government risk assessment and decision to re-open fishing in the region; 3. To identify questions they have regarding safety in eating seafood sourced from the Hunter River and greater Newcastle region; 4. To provide information to assist in a target seafood promotion campaign of Hunter River and Newcastle region seafood to restore confidence and repair brand damage due to the Williamtown Seafood contamination. Read moreRead less
Internet technologies, health informatics and statistical methods, and new delivery platforms in call centres. Although depression is the major cause of health disability, 60% of Australians with depression do not receive professional help. There are few systems for delivering health information and resilience skills to members of the community. This project aims to develop a workable system to reduce unmet need. It will provide a model of information delivery applicable to other areas of the ....Internet technologies, health informatics and statistical methods, and new delivery platforms in call centres. Although depression is the major cause of health disability, 60% of Australians with depression do not receive professional help. There are few systems for delivering health information and resilience skills to members of the community. This project aims to develop a workable system to reduce unmet need. It will provide a model of information delivery applicable to other areas of the health industry, particularly those involving chronic disease. It has applicability to education and other sectors which involve the delivery of information to the public. Because e-health is an emerging field, the project also has the capacity to build expertise in an area which is under-resourced. Read moreRead less
Trust makers, breakers and brokers: building trust in the Australian food system. This research will compare and contrast the way that food trust is managed in Australia and the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on how trust is damaged and repaired. Using consensus-testing processes, best practice models will be developed to assist government, industry, media and consumer groups to build and maintain trust in the food supply.
Seafood CRC: A Guide For Use By The Shark And Other Fisheries For Preparation Of Information For Consumers.
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$17,750.00
Summary
Bev Cooke has identified an issue facing many small to medium seafood businesses, particularly those in regional Australia, where they want to promote their products but do not have the evidence on which to base their marketing and promotion material. This project will develop a 'How to' resource that these businesses can use to develop their own resources that are based on evidence. Objectives: 1. A - How to - resource for small to medium seafood industry businesses to develop co ....Bev Cooke has identified an issue facing many small to medium seafood businesses, particularly those in regional Australia, where they want to promote their products but do not have the evidence on which to base their marketing and promotion material. This project will develop a 'How to' resource that these businesses can use to develop their own resources that are based on evidence. Objectives: 1. A - How to - resource for small to medium seafood industry businesses to develop consumer promotional material using Eagle Bay Fisheries to illustrate how it can be used in practice. Read moreRead less
Economic impacts of disease on older workers: Costs to government and individuals and opportunities for intervention. With an ageing workforce, Australia is at risk of having an inadequate workforce to ensure economic growth and to maintain sufficient taxation revenue to support future needs.
This project will provide fill substantial gaps in the Australian evidence the health conditions that keep older workers out of the labour market and that diminish their own immediate and long-term livi ....Economic impacts of disease on older workers: Costs to government and individuals and opportunities for intervention. With an ageing workforce, Australia is at risk of having an inadequate workforce to ensure economic growth and to maintain sufficient taxation revenue to support future needs.
This project will provide fill substantial gaps in the Australian evidence the health conditions that keep older workers out of the labour market and that diminish their own immediate and long-term livings standards and reduce funds available to government. We will address one of the most significant issues resulting fundamental changes to the demography of the Australian labour market and one is regularly raised by the Prime Minister and Treasurer in their speeches following the Intergenerational Report.Read moreRead less
A disease of the brain: how do neurobiological explanations of addiction influence the attitudes and behaviour of smokers? This project explores the impact of promoting addiction as a "brain disease" on smokers' confidence in their ability to quit smoking, and the methods they use to quit. This is essential to inform public health policies designed to reduce the burden of tobacco related harms.
Waterproof Labelling And Identification Systems Suitable For Shellfish And Other Seafood Products
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$9,800.00
Summary
Objectives: 1. To evaluate technology and products currently availabel for the individual tagging and identification of seafood products. 2. To identify the most appropriate technology and products (systems) and possible improvements to existing systems to enable for the on-farm tagging and identification of shellfish. 3. To evaluate the economic cost to industry of implementing the on-farm and market poace use of appropriate systems. 4. To evaluate the positive and negativ ....Objectives: 1. To evaluate technology and products currently availabel for the individual tagging and identification of seafood products. 2. To identify the most appropriate technology and products (systems) and possible improvements to existing systems to enable for the on-farm tagging and identification of shellfish. 3. To evaluate the economic cost to industry of implementing the on-farm and market poace use of appropriate systems. 4. To evaluate the positive and negative impacts in the market place resulting from the labelling of product. 5. To design an integrated "paddock to plate" trial to investigate both the on-farm feasibility of an appropriate tagging system(s) and the reliability tagging system(s) for market place product identification and traceback. Read moreRead less