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Publisher: Horizon Research Publishing Co., Ltd.
Date: 10-2014
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 20-12-2019
Abstract: Fresh fruits and vegetables are a cornerstone of a balanced diet their consumption has health, environmental, ethical, and economic implications. This pilot study aimed to: (i) measure fruit and vegetable consumption (ii) understand consumer perceptions of the perceived importance of regionally grown fresh fruit and vegetables (RGFFV) and (iii) identify the barriers and enablers of access and consumption of RGFFV. The study took place in Tasmania (TAS) and South Western Australia (SWA). A 54-item survey included questions relating to purchasing and consumption patterns barriers and enablers related to access and consumption of RGFFV and sociodemographic information. Survey data were analyzed using Chi-square test and binary logistic regression. A total of n = 120 TAS and n = 123 SWA adult respondents participated. SWA respondents had higher intakes of fruit (p 0.001) and vegetables (p 0.001). Almost all respondents (97%) rated purchasing of RGFFV as important. Top enablers included produce freshness (97%), and to financially support local farmers (94%) and the local community (91%). Barriers included limited seasonal availability of the produce (26%), the belief that RGFFV were expensive (12%) and food budgetary constraints (10%). Recommendations include broader marketing and labelling of seasonal RGFFV increasing ‘buy local’ c aigns consumer information about how RGFFV benefits producers and communities and pricing produce according to quality.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-07-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2022
Publisher: Horizon Research Publishing Co., Ltd.
Date: 12-2014
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 19-03-2020
Abstract: Mental health promotion programs are important in rural communities but the factors which influence program effectiveness remain unclear. The aim of this mixed-methods study was to assess how community resilience affected the implementation of a mental health promotion program in rural Tasmania, Australia. Four study communities were selected based on population size, rurality, access to local support services, history of suicide within the community, and maturity of the mental health promotion program. Data from self-report questionnaires (n = 245), including items of Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit (CART) assessment, and qualitative (focus group and interview) data from key local stakeholders (n = 24), were pooled to explore the factors perceived to be influencing program implementation. Survey results indicate the primary community resilience strengths across the four sites were related to the ‘Connection and Caring’ domain. The primary community resilience challenges related to resources. Qualitative findings suggested lack of communication and leadership are key barriers to effective program delivery and identified a need to provide ongoing support for program staff. Assessment of perceived community resilience may be helpful in informing the implementation of mental health promotion programs in rural areas and, in turn, improve the likelihood of their success and sustainability.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-2019
DOI: 10.1111/AJR.12583
Abstract: To examine the resettlement experiences of former refugees living in regional Australia, focusing on mental health and mental health and support services, including barriers to access. A phenomenological approach utilising a combination of six qualitative, semi-structured, face-to-face focus groups (n = 24) and seven in idual interviews. Data were analysed thematically using NVivo 10 software. Launceston, Tasmania. Adult and youth former refugees from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Iran, and essential service providers, residing in Launceston. Participants were asked about experiences of resettlement and mental health. Participants reported that their mental health had improved since resettlement however, major stressors impacted mental health and resettlement included employment and housing access and mastering the English language. Past experiences continued to impact current functioning, with trauma commonly experienced intergenerationally through parenting and attachment and ongoing trauma and feelings of guilt and responsibility experienced with families left behind. Participants noted barriers to accessing services: (a) Language difficulties including lack of interpreters and (b) lack of culturally sensitive and trauma-informed practices. Discrimination was experienced through the inconsistent provision of interpreters and lack of due consideration of cultural and religious differences. The use of children as interpreters enhanced a number of risk including miscommunication of medical information, exposure to age-inappropriate information and the resulting increased risk of trauma for the child. Culturally sensitive, trauma-informed and discrimination-free practices should be employed across services, where Western-views surrounding this medical model are not imposed, cultural differences are respected, and timely access to interpreters was provided.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-11-2021
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 03-09-2015
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-2020
DOI: 10.1111/AJR.12620
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 28-03-2021
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1739247
Abstract: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among resettled refugee populations and may be particularly problematic for refugees who have resettled in rural and regional areas. The aim of this study was to examine the occurrence and correlates of PTSD among Afghan refugees resettled in a regional area of Australia, namely, Launceston, Tasmania. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 66 resettled Afghan refugees living in Launceston using the Post Migration Living Difficulties Scale (PMLD) and Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). Descriptive statistics and multivariable analysis of variables associated with a probable diagnosis of PTSD were conducted. Approximately half of participants 48.8% (95% CI: 36.0-61.1%) met an operational definition of probable PTSD diagnosis according to the IES-R. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, communication difficulties (OR = 14.6, 95% CI: 1.7-124.7), separation from family (OR = 9.9, 95% CI: 1.8-55.5), and self-recognition of a mental health problem (OR = 13.8, 95% CI: 2.4-80.0) were strongly and independently associated with probable PTSD diagnosis. While most participants (81.2%) with a probable PTSD diagnosis recognised that they had a mental health problem, less than half (46.9%) had sought professional help for such a problem. The findings suggest that there are high rates of PTSD, and relatively low uptake of mental health care by sufferers, among resettled Afghan refugees in the regional area of Launceston, Australia. Factors that might usefully be targeted in health promotion, prevention and early intervention program include communication difficulties, issues of family separation and isolation and aspects of "mental health literacy" likely to detract from help-seeking.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 08-02-2015
Abstract: Australia is considered a highly food-secure nation however, this is not always the case for every in idual, household, and community. This article examines the physical and financial access to food of the population of Dorset, a rural municipality in North East Tasmania (Australia) the impact that socio-economic factors have on their food security and the coping strategies they use when food shortages occur. A mixed-methods approach was used: Quantitative data were collected through the Tasmanian Household Food Security Survey and qualitative data through nine community focus groups conducted throughout the Dorset municipality. A total of 364 respondents (response rate 63%) completed the survey. Two main themes were identified within the data: food availability and food access. Food availability considered food origin, sustainability, and food production, whereas food access considered physical access, financial access, and other access issues such as awareness, skills, cultural preferences, and social support. The data revealed the wide-ranging effects of the importation of cheaper food alternatives, which had long-term implications not only on in iduals’ health but also on the economic health of the community. A number of respondents indicated they were at times unable to buy nutritious foods due to limited finances, which led some to go without food or use other strategies to feed themselves. This study highlights the inappropriateness of the continuation of in idual behavior change as a policy focus, as many of the problems facing communities are beyond in idual abilities. Thus, the implications for policy from this study are centered on providing further support for strategies that focus on ensuring equity and food security for all, particularly the rural inhabitants of many food-secure nations.
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Start Date: 2015
End Date: 2015
Funder: Primary Health Tasmania
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2016
End Date: 2016
Funder: National Heart Foundation of Australia (Tasmania Division)
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2013
End Date: 2014
Funder: Ravenswood Neighbourhood House
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2015
End Date: 2016
Funder: Primary Health Tasmania
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2014
End Date: 2015
Funder: Tasmania Medicare Local
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2016
End Date: 2016
Funder: Kentish Council
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