Helping pregnant women remain active – 'Fit-4-Two' intervention program evaluated
Pregnancy is a critical risk period for sedentary behaviour and overweight development among women, boosting their chance of suffering chronic diseases and having a shorter life-span.
That's according to CQUniversity PhD researcher Mel Hayman who...
Only men have muscles: boys’ ideas of being a man
Schools are being urged to include both girls and boys in body image awareness, following a new Flinders University study which reveals boys believe they need to be big, strong and muscular to be...
Drink walkers do it because their mates think it’s okay
Friends may be the key to stopping their mates drink walking, a risky behaviour that kills on average two Australians every week, a QUT study has found.
Researcher Dr Ioni Lewis, from QUT's Centre for Accident Research &...
Lifting the lid on the Qld lunchbox
The challenges faced by parents when preparing school lunchboxes are highlighted by a new study at Griffith University.
A survey of Queensland mums and dads shows vegetables are conspicuous by their absence from the typical...
Making teens safer on the road
A revamped RMIT University-devised program is making sure Victorian teenagers are safe on the state's roads.
In its 12th year, the Fit2Drive program was recently re-launched by the Victorian Government.
Fit2Drive phase two focuses on encouraging...
Service helps mediate family break-ups
Family break-ups can be messy. Resolving disputes is often emotional, costly and despite good intentions the child's best interests get forgotten in the fight. A new QUT Family Mediation Service, being trialed in Brisbane by QUT...
Giving women more choice when inducing labour
New research suggests that if given the choice, pregnant women who are due to have their labour induced would prefer to go home than stay in hospital overnight.
The study, led by researchers at the...
Benefits of cultural diversity programs
A University of Melbourne survey funded by VicHealth has found one in five primary and high school students said they were daily targets of racism at school.
It also found the levels of racism may...
Project to help pregnant women quit smoking
Pregnant women who smoke and want to quit will receive personalised, ongoing support through a new pilot project.
Dr Mai Frandsen has just received a $95,000 Fellowship, awarded by Cancer Council Tasmania, in partnership with...
Families can play key role against bullying
A University of Queensland study has shown that families can be more effective in protecting children from bullying than school-based strategies alone.
The findings, to be published in the journal Behavior Therapy, show that parents...
