• Evidence Update On Obesity Prevention Across The Life-course 

      Hector, Debra; King, Lesley; Hardy, Louise; Alexis, St.George; Hebden, Lana; Espinel, Paola; Rissel, Chris
      Published 2012-11-12
      This Evidence Update, prepared for NSW Ministry of Health, provides a summary of evidence on the prevention of overweight and obesity in order to guide the development of the NSW State Obesity Plan 2012–2015. A solutions-focused ...
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    • A Junk Food Index for Children and Adolescents: Secondary Analysis of the NSW SPANS 2010 

      Grunseit, Anne; Hardy, Louise; King, Lesley; Rangan, Anna
      Published 2012-11-12
      The purpose of this report is to document the methodology used to develop a Junk Food Index for Children and Adolescents from data collected in the 2010 NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS).
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    • Measuring Rural Food Environments Within Murrumbidgee Health Network, NSW: Methodology. 

      Boylan, Sinead; Innes-Hughes, Christine; Lobb, Elizabeth; King, Lesley
      Published 2012-11-12
      This document supplements the report on Measuring rural food environments within Murrumbidgee Local Health Network. This study has generated tools and protocols that can be disseminated and used in other locations, as well ...
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    • A Framework For Monitoring Overweight And Obesity In NSW 

      Espinel, Paola; King, Lesley
      Published 2012-11-12
      Monitoring of population weight status is valuable in order to track changes and identify likely causes and implications, and to adjust policy and program priorities. A monitoring framework sets out what information should ...
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    • Measuring Rural Food Environments Within Murrumbidgee Health Network, NSW. 

      Innes-Hughes, Christine; Boylan, Sinead; Lobb, Elizabeth; King, Lesley
      Published 2012-11-12
      This report presents the results of a study which mapped food availability in three small rural towns in New South Wales on the topic of Food Fairness in disadvantaged towns. This small study designed and tested simple, ...
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