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A disease in search of a cause: a study of self-citation and press release pronouncement in the factoid of wind farms causing “vibroacoustic disease”.
Chapman, Simon; St.George, AlexisPublished 2012-05-18Background In recent years, claims have proliferated that wind turbines cause a large variety of diseases. Two of these, “Wind Turbine Syndrome” (WTS) and “Vibroacoustic disease” (VAD) are frequently mentioned. Seventeen ...Open AccessArticle -
Employer Perspectives of Workplace Health Promotion
Laws, Rachel; St.George, Alexis; King, Lesley; Rissel, ChrisPublished 2013-03-12This report presents the findings of a qualitative study exploring the views of a small group of employers (n=25) about WHP, in particular the value and priority placed on promoting employee health, who should be responsible, ...Open AccessArticle -
Evaluation Framework for NSW Implementation of Healthy Workers Initiative
St.George, Alexis; King, LesleyPublished 2013-04-18This document presents a framework for the evaluation of the NSW implementation of the Healthy Workers Initiative being undertaken as part of the National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health. The NSW Healthy Workers ...Open AccessOther -
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Disseminating Workplace Health Promotion Resources to Businesses
St.George, Alexis; King, Lesley; Bennie, Jason; Portors, Claire; Hing, Liz; Mc Nicholas, JanellePublished 2013-04-16Encouraging workplaces to undertake health promotion is important yet little is known of the types of information small and medium size workplaces would find useful. Two resources on workplace health promotion were mailed ...Open AccessTechnical Report -
A guide to the implementing a pedometer-based physical activity intervention, Step by Step, in workplaces
Rissel, Chris; St.George, Alexis; Laws, Rachel; Bohn-Goldbaum, Erika; Merom, Dafna; Passmore, ErinPublished 2013-08-12Step by Step is a self-administered pedometer walking program developed by researchers at the University of Sydney. It is a low-cost, easy to implement intervention shown to be effective at increasing people’s levels of ...Open AccessTechnical Report -
Healthy Workplace Activities: At a Glance
Mitchell, Julie Ann; Eden, Barbara; Dunn, Scott; Cramp, Jo; Chapman, Kathy; Jayewardene, Vikki; King, Lesley; St.George, AlexisPublished 2012-11-15This four page brochure provides practical suggestions for physical activity and healthy eating activities that can be easily implemented in your workplace to promote a healthy lifestyle for your employees.Open AccessBook -
Healthy Workplace Guide: Ten Steps to Implementing A Workplace Health Program
Mitchell, Julie Ann; Eden, Barbara; Dunn, Scott; Cramp, Jo; Chapman, Kathy; Jayewardene, Vikki; King, Lesley; St.George, AlexisPublished 2012-11-15To assist businesses to improve the health of their employees, the Heart Foundation, Cancer Council NSW and Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research Group (PANORG) from the School of Public Health at The University ...Open AccessArticle -
How the factoid of wind turbines causing “vibroacoustic disease” came to be “irrefutably demonstrated”.
Chapman, Simon; St.George, AlexisPublished 2013-01-01Objective In recent years, claims have proliferated in cyberspace that wind turbines cause a large variety of symptoms and diseases. One of these, “vibroacoustic disease” (VAD) is frequently mentioned. Seventeen reviews ...Open AccessArticle -
PRC Workplace Survey on Health Promotion
St.George, Alexis; Laws, Rachel; King, Lesley; Hector, Debra; Bohn-Goldbaum, Erika; Portors, Claire; Newman, Christine; Rissel, ChrisPublished 2012-10-24This survey was developed to collect information on workplace health promotion at the organizational level for the purpose of i) informing planning of workplace interventions, ii) evaluation of the impact of workplace ...Open AccessOther -
Reaching “an audience that you would never dream of speaking to”: influential public health researchers’ views on the role of news media in influencing policy and public understanding.
Chapman, Simon; Haynes, Abby S; Derrick, Gemma E.; Sturk, Heidi; Hall, Wayne D; St.George, AlexisPublished 2012-05-22While governments and academic institutions urge researchers to engage with news media, traditional academic values of public disengagement have inhibited many from giving high priority to media activity. In this interview-based ...Open AccessArticle -
Results of a Survey on Workplace Health Promotion in Businesses in Lithgow
St.George, Alexis; Laws, Rachel; King, Lesley; Hector, Debra; Portors, ClairePublished 2013-04-16In partnership with the Nepean Blue Mountains and Western Sydney Local Health Districts, a survey on workplace health promotion (WHP) was developed and piloted in workplaces in the Lithgow local government area in 2011. ...Open AccessTechnical Report -
A Review of Available Information on Workplace Physical Activity and Nutrition Challenges
Hector, Debra; Espinel Diaz, Paola; St.George, Alexis; Macniven, Rona; Rissel, Chris; King, LesleyPublished 2013-04-18This review examined the evidence surrounding workplace nutrition and physical activity challenge events and the extent of these challenges in Australia, and internationally. A search of the peer-reviewed literature, grey ...Open AccessTechnical Report -
Scoping review for the NSW Get Healthy@Work Organisational Support Service: a component of the NSW Healthy Workers Initiative
Hector, Debra; St.George, AlexisPublished 2013-06-25This review was commissioned by the NSW Office of Preventive Health to inform the ongoing development of the NSW Get Healthy@Work Organisational Support Service, as part of the NSW Healthy Workers Initiative. It is a rapid ...Open AccessTechnical Report -
Spatio-temporal differences in the history of health and noise complaints about Australian wind farms: evidence for the psychogenic, “communicated disease” hypothesis.
Chapman, Simon; St.George, Alexis; Waller, Karen; Cakic, VincePublished 2013-03-14Background and objectives With often florid allegations about health problems arising from wind turbine exposure now widespread in parts of rural Australia and on the internet, nocebo effects potentially confound any future ...Open AccessArticle
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