Prevention Works

In this episode, Dr Meron Lewis discusses her Prevention Centre-sponsored PhD research project that measured the cost and affordability of diets in low socioeconomic households. A Research Fellow at the University of Queensland's School of Public Health, Dr Meron Lewis research focuses on food price and affordability monitoring tools, protocols and methods, to help people make healthier food choices in their everyday lives. Meron supported the development and implementation of the Healthy Diets Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing (ASAP) protocol with Professor Amanda Lee. Healthy Diets ASAP measures the cost of a habitual diet, which is based on what people report they eat, and a healthy or recommended diet, which is based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines.

The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre discuss our first decade in chronic disease prevention research. Join host ⁠⁠Gretchen Miller⁠⁠ as she chats with co-directors Professor Lucie Rychetnik and Professor Andrew Wilson and policy advisor Adjunct Associate Professor Jo Mitchell about the evolution of the ideas driving the Prevention Centre, including systems thinking, co-design, integrating knowledge synthesis with policy dialogues, our collaboration for enhanced research impact, supporting early career researchers, and how strategic communication is a critical part of the process.

This episode discusses why now is the right time for taking a more strategic approach to chronic disease research investment, based on Australia's most significant problems in health. Join host ⁠Gretchen Miller⁠ as she chats with guests: Professor Helena Teede AO, Director of the Monash Centre for Health Research Implementation. Helena discusses the need to address structural and systems problems for public health research and translation by reviewing funding streams and coordination between state and territory and national organisations. Dr Tara Boelsen-Robinson, a post-doctoral researcher in food retail. Tara describes the many challenges of achieving job security with a research focus which drove her to seek employment in health promotion instead. Visit the Prevention Centre's website to download the Submission on improving alignment and coordination between the Medical Research Future Fund and Medical Research Endowment Account.

This podcast discusses a community-led program to reduce childhood injury; a successful collaboration between the First Nations community at Walgett and researchers from the University of New South Wales. Join host Gretchen Miller as she chats with guests: Christine Corby AM, Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service (WAMS) Amy Townsend, Goonimoo Mobile Children's Services Nellie Pollard-Wharton, UNSW Sydney Rebecca Ivers AM, UNSW Sydney Melissa Nathan, Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service (WAMS). Visit the Prevention Centre's website to find out more about the Community-led solutions to prevent Aboriginal child injury project and the partner organisations involved in the research, including: Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service (WAMS)⁠ Child Injury Prevention Partnership (CHIPP) Dharriwaa Elders Group.