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{"title":"Exploratory Evaluation of the parkrun Practice Initiative in Australian General Practice: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Healthcare Professionals and Event Directors","authors":"Callum Leese,&nbsp;Ruth Eagles,&nbsp;Anne Grunseit,&nbsp;Benni Whiteley,&nbsp;Lewis Boylen,&nbsp;Robert Mann,&nbsp;Emma Cockcroft,&nbsp;Moira Smith","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70260","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Issue Addressed</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The health benefits of physical activity (PA) are overwhelming, yet a high proportion of the Australian population does not meet recommended guidelines. Community-based initiatives such as <i>parkrun</i> offer a scalable approach to increasing PA. The <i>parkrun practice</i> initiative links general practice with local <i>parkrun</i> events to support people to become more physically active. In the United Kingdom, 32% of primary care centres are ‘parkrun practices’, however, this initiative has yet to be examined in the Australian context. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the <i>parkrun practice</i> initiative within Australian primary care.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>An exploratory cross-sectional survey was conducted with Australian <i>parkrun practices</i> and <i>parkrun</i> event directors. Surveys, adapted from a previous UK evaluation tool, captured motivations for participation, approaches to implementation, perceived benefits and barriers. Descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data, whilst free-text responses were analysed thematically using deductive and data-driven coding.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Only 1.4% of Australian GP clinics (<i>n</i> = 98) are registered <i>parkrun practices</i>. Nineteen <i>parkrun practices</i> (26.0%) and 140 parkrun event directors (26.1%) participated in the survey. Motivations for practice participation included improving patient wellbeing, personal advocacy of parkrun and community engagement. Reported benefits included improvements in patient wellbeing and increased staff awareness of PA. Barriers to implementation for both practices and event directors included limited awareness of the initiative, lack of time, competing priorities and unclear responsibility for delivery.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The <i>parkrun practice</i> initiative in Australia remains in its early stages, with uptake constrained by limited awareness and reliance on voluntary capacity. A collaborative approach between key stakeholders is required to ensure the initiative's potential is achieved.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> So What?</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Whilst collaborative approaches with third parties to promote PA in primary care have potential, collaboration and co-design with all stakeholders is required to ensure effective implementation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70260","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149206046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tobacco Retailer Perspectives on Potential Phase Out of Tobacco Sales in South Australia: An Exploratory Survey","authors":"Joshua Trigg,&nbsp;Ella Vallelonga,&nbsp;Chelsea Falso,&nbsp;Ashleigh Guillaumier,&nbsp;Heewon Kang,&nbsp;Jennifer Baldock,&nbsp;Ryan Calabro,&nbsp;Janet Hoek,&nbsp;Coral Gartner","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70257","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Issue Addressed</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To examine tobacco retailers' perspectives on the potential phase out of tobacco sales in South Australia, a retail-based tobacco endgame strategy that directly targets product availability.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A cross-sectional mixed-methods survey of licensed tobacco retailers conducted in South Australia in April 2025. The survey included 70 licensed tobacco retailers and assessed anticipated impacts of a retail phase out, strategies they might adopt in response and the support they would seek. Both quantitative ratings and open-text qualitative responses were analysed using descriptive statistics and inductive thematic analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Retailers rated legal requirements, declining profitability and reduced consumer demand as the most important drivers for them to cease tobacco sales, while few highlighted public or community health considerations. One-third reported needing lead-in time to transition, citing financial compensation, business planning support and opportunities for product substitution as priorities. Concerns about illicit tobacco trade featured prominently, with many describing reduced legal sales, financial loss and security risks. Retailers held mixed views on phased transition to ending tobacco sales.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Some retailers view tobacco as increasingly unprofitable, yet business sustainability concerns and illicit trade complicate retailer support for mandated phase out. Clear timelines and targeted transition support are critical to increasing retailer confidence and policy feasibility.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> So What?</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>By aligning tobacco retail phase-out policies with retailer support, governments may be able to reduce tobacco availability while limiting impacts on retailers' livelihoods; further research is needed to confirm how this approach would affect policy acceptability and business transitions at scale.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70257","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Healthcare Providers' Strategies to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Among South Asian Women in Victoria.","authors":"Farwa Rizvi, Victoria White, Patricia M Livingston, Kylee Bellingham, Sue-Anne McLachlan, Jennifer Philip","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70251","DOIUrl":"10.1002/hpja.70251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Participation in breast cancer screening among culturally diverse women in Australia remains below national targets. Healthcare providers, particularly general practitioners (GPs), play a pivotal role in bridging communication and knowledge gaps and in advocacy, especially for under-screened South Asian (Pakistani and Indian) women.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore communication and health education strategies used by healthcare providers to encourage breast cancer screening among culturally diverse South Asian women living in Victoria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with 15 GPs and non-primary healthcare providers in Victoria, Australia. Participants were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling methods, drawing from primary care, specialist networks and peer-to-peer referrals. Reflexive thematic analysis was applied to identify communication strategies and system-level insights.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three major themes were identified: (1) encouraging health engagement; (2) communication strategies; (3) cultural sensitivity of healthcare providers. Trust-building strategies were important in encouraging health engagement and reducing resistance to screening and misconceptions. Participants reported low levels of health literacy, including limited awareness of BreastScreen Victoria's free service. While interpreters aided communication, they also posed challenges in maintaining efficient consultations. Healthcare providers promoted patient-centred, visual resources to support screening discussions. Cultural sensitivity was emphasised through the use of culturally competent tools and healthcare providers' ongoing cultural training. Existing screening informational resources were considered insufficient to address the cultural preferences of screening South Asian women.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Strengthening breast cancer screening for culturally diverse women relies on building trust through culturally competent healthcare providers who can support their patients' engagement with screening through empowering communication, tailored tools and shared decision-making.</p><p><strong>So what: </strong>Healthcare providers are key enablers of breast cancer screening participation among South Asian women. Investing in culturally competent communication, tailored resources and workforce training could substantially improve screening engagement among South Asian women who remain under-screened despite access to free screening services.</p>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"37 4","pages":"e70251"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13619453/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149076218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Building Graduate Capabilities Through a Course-Wide Public Health and Health Promotion ECHA AI Curriculum Framework.","authors":"Sarah Turner, Sara Dingle, Melissa Ensink, Emily Tomlinson, Tristan Duncan, Carah Figueroa, Shane Kavanagh","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70252","DOIUrl":"10.1002/hpja.70252","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Issue addressed: </strong>Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming public health and health promotion (PHHP) practice, creating a need for graduates who can use AI ethically, critically and effectively. Although AI is increasingly being incorporated into higher education, the focus has been on individual units or assessment tasks, with limited guidance available for embedding AI capabilities across entire courses. This study responded to this gap by developing a curriculum framework for integrating AI capability across postgraduate PHHP programmes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An iterative co-design approach was undertaken within a large Australian university to develop an AI curriculum framework for the Master of Public Health and Master of Health Promotion programmes. The framework was informed by competency-based education and integrated curriculum design principles. It was also aligned with local institutional AI principles and mapped to international accrediting competencies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The resulting 'ECHA' framework comprises four principles: Ethical and Responsible Use of AI; Critical Appraisal; Human-Centred Decision-Making and Professional Judgement; and Applied AI Literacy and Safe Practice in PHHP. Each principle is accompanied by discipline-specific learning outcomes, curriculum content and core graduate skills.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The new framework offers a practical, programme-wide model for integrating AI capability into postgraduate PHHP education. Embedding AI within existing professional competency frameworks supports coherent curriculum design while preserving the human-centred values underpinning professional practice. SO WHAT?: This paper provides a coordinated, competency-informed approach to course-wide AI curriculum design, intended to assist universities in preparing PHHP graduates to use AI ethically, critically and responsibly.</p>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"37 4","pages":"e70252"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13643032/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149116449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Forty Years of the Ottawa Charter. Why Healthy Public Policy Still Matters for Health Equity in Australia.","authors":"Carmel Williams, Samantha Thomas, Luke Wolfendon, Don Nutbeam","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70216","DOIUrl":"10.1002/hpja.70216","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"37 4","pages":"e70216"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13641830/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149116436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reflections on the Application of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations' Research Principles in a Photovoice Food Security Study.","authors":"Emma Louise Chappell, Megan Ferguson, Julie Brimblecombe, Marita Hefler, Caroline Deen, Ellie Chan, Emma Stubbs, Yvonne Cadet-James","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70248","DOIUrl":"10.1002/hpja.70248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Issue addressed: </strong>The conduct of ethical research: the application of ethical practice as guided by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations' (ACCHOs) research principles.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A synthesis of two ACCHOs' research principles was conducted, followed by a reflection on the practical application of these principles in a photovoice study in a broader project, the Remote Food Security Project.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The principles synthesis found many commonalities, reflected in six themes with an overall lens of social justice, fairness, and human rights. Application of these principles revealed that in general the principles were upheld. Addressing unforeseen challenges was a learning outcome for future research practice. Key factors in application of the principles included Indigenous governance, for example Indigenous representation at all governance levels including the Chief Investigator Group overseeing decision making, Community Advisory Group involvement in implementation design, and participant involvement in the data analysis. Capacity strengthening occurred for all stakeholders including governance groups, research staff and participants, but challenges to engaging and sustaining community researchers were identified with learnings for future research practice.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These two ACCHOs have congruous research principles, reflecting the ethical guidelines on which they are based. In the photovoice study, and within the context of the broader project, there was generally a demonstration of the practical application of these principles, as well as the challenges encountered and valuable learnings. SO WHAT?: Learnings from this study are intended to inform future health promotion research design and ethical health promotion research conduct in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Engagement with ethical research principles should be standard practice in research conduct with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, for example through reflecting on ethical guidelines and/or organisational research principles throughout the research process from planning to review and reflection; reporting of this could be too.</p>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"37 4","pages":"e70248"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13612175/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149041372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Expectations Associated With Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Qualitative Study of Tay Adolescent Girls and Their Female Carers in Vietnam.","authors":"Lia Jacqueline Burns, Hannah Pitt, Thuy Doan To Mai, Minh Duc Pham, Peter Azzopardi, Samantha Thomas","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70250","DOIUrl":"10.1002/hpja.70250","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Issue addressed: </strong>This study explored the experience and perceptions of Tay adolescent girls and their female carers in Northern Vietnam related to the dynamics of social expectations of adolescent sexual and reproductive health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Critical qualitative inquiry using a 'Big Q' experiential approach focussed on subjective experiences. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 20 adolescent girls (16-18 years old) and 20 of their female carers from the Tay ethnic community in Vietnam.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>First, social expectations of adolescent Tay girls to uphold traditional standards of femininity and womanhood were shared intergenerationally. Second, this generation of adolescent Tay girls openly challenged social expectations related to their sexual development. Third, many adolescent Tay girls diverged from expectations in relation to their sexuality and demonstrated increased agency and a desire for social change.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study found that social expectations surrounding adolescent girls' sexuality were shared across generations, yet perceptions of female sexuality were beginning to shift. This study recommends: formative research on adolescent sexual and reproductive health must consider prevailing social norms; increased momentum and investment for national and local programs that support gender inequities; to mandate and fund local services to increase the knowledge and skills of older generations of women to support adolescent sexual and reproductive health. SO WHAT?: Applying contextually specific data on the different profiles of social norms in a community will improve the impact of health promotion for adolescent sexual and reproductive health.</p>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"37 4","pages":"e70250"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13655298/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149167938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food Processing Knowledge in Relation to Healthiness and Self-Reported Understanding of the Health Star Rating in Australia","authors":"Jacqueline Penney,&nbsp;Tailane Scapin,&nbsp;Adrian J. Cameron,&nbsp;Christine M. White,&nbsp;David Hammond,&nbsp;Clara Gomez-Donoso","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70235","DOIUrl":"10.1002/hpja.70235","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Issue Addressed</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to examine Australians' food processing knowledge in relation to food healthiness and self-reported understanding of the Health Star Rating (HSR), their association, and sociodemographic differences.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>An online survey was completed by 3760 adults in Australia as part of the 2021 International Food Policy Study. Participants rated the healthiness of foods across four categories (grains, meat, dairy, fish), with three products presented per category representing increasing levels of processing. Food processing knowledge (FoodProK) scores were based on the alignment between healthiness ratings and processing level. Participants also self-reported their ease of understanding the HSR. Multivariable regression analyses were conducted.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The mean FoodProK was 4.8 (of 8 points); 63% of respondents found the HSR label very easy/easy to understand. FoodProK was positively associated with HSR understanding. Females and older respondents had a higher FoodProK, while those aged 60+ had lower HSR understanding. Respondents who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander had a lower FoodProK and HSR understanding. Following dietary restrictions and not being involved in food shopping were associated with lower FoodProK. Higher self-reported nutrition knowledge, diet healthiness and income adequacy were associated with higher FoodProK and/or HSR understanding.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study found a moderate FoodProK, a generally adequate HSR understanding, and a positive association between self-reported HSR understanding and food processing knowledge in relation to food healthiness, although notable sociodemographic inequities were observed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> So What</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Tailored communication strategies may help improve understanding of the HSR and food processing in relation to healthiness across population groups.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"37 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13539369/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148882132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food Environment Assessment in Two Socioeconomic Contexts in Queensland, Australia","authors":"Shanti Kadariya,&nbsp;Joy Parkinson,&nbsp;Lauren Ball","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70238","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To assess the availability and affordability of healthy food options in restaurants and supermarkets across two communities with different socioeconomic contexts.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in Inala, a low socioeconomic status (SES) suburb and Springfield, a nearby, internationally recognised master-planned community in Queensland, Australia. A total of 60 restaurants and five supermarkets were assessed using the Nutrition Environment Measurement Survey (NEMS). Data were collected between July and September 2024 and compared using Fisher's exact test.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Pronounced difference in food environment was observed between restaurants but not between supermarkets across the two study locations. No significant differences were observed in the availability (1.95 vs. 2.18, <i>p</i> &gt; 0.05) or quality (mean score of 3 for both, <i>p</i> &gt; 0.05) of healthy food items between the two suburb supermarkets and healthier food options were also more expensive than less healthy alternatives in both locations. In contrast, restaurants in Inala offered significantly fewer supports for healthy eating compared with Springfield restaurants (NEMS-R mean sub score = 0.93 vs. 2.45, <i>p</i> = 0.002). Additionally, individual restaurant meals were not cheaper than combo meals in either suburb.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Restaurant food environment in Inala was found less supportive of healthy eating compared with Springfield. Therefore, future initiatives in Inala should prioritise equitable access to and availability of nutritious food with a particular focus on restaurants.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Relevance to Health Promotion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study offered insights into the healthy eating environment in two Australian suburban communities. Findings deepen the understanding of environmental determinants of healthy eating and carry the scope to inform the co-design of future place-based and sustainable healthy eating initiatives.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"37 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70238","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148784209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developing Language and Image Use Guidance for Communicating About Suicide, Mental Health Concerns and Alcohol and Other Drug Concerns: An Australian Delphi Study","authors":"Elizabeth Paton,&nbsp;Jennifer Peprah,&nbsp;Dara Sampson,&nbsp;Jaelea Skehan","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70236","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Issue Addressed</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>How people communicate about suicide, mental health concerns and alcohol and other drug (AOD) concerns matters. The words and images used can reinforce or reduce shame and stigma, or impact help-seeking and help-offering behaviours. In some cases, how people communicate may increase or decrease suicidal behaviour in Australia communities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper outlines findings from an Australian Delphi survey to find consensus on what constitutes best practice advice for communicating about mental health concerns, suicide, and AOD concerns. Three panels, including a panel of people with lived experience, were used by the researchers to achieve consensus amongst those considered experts where evidence and consistency was lacking.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Consensus ratings and qualitative feedback were received from 40 experts across two Delphi survey rounds. In total, 70 of 106 statements were endorsed for inclusion in guidelines for image or language use relating to mental health, mental health concerns, suicide and AOD concerns.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Consensus ratings and qualitative feedback provided clear, broad-level guidance that formed the foundation for two new sets of guidelines. This builds on existing language focused guidelines to deliver updated and evidence-informed guidelines for use in the media as well as other sites of communication where people may be exposed to harmful or helpful words and images.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> So What?</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These new guidelines are designed to help Australian communities to communicate safely and sensitively, and with a more coherent voice, about suicide, mental health concerns and AOD concerns. In turn, they contribute to broader efforts to reduce stigma and distress across Australian communities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"37 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70236","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148754177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}