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{"title":"Investigation of Advertising and Food Environment Surrounding Primary Schools in New Zealand","authors":"Kate Nicholls,&nbsp;Ajmol Ali,&nbsp;Carol Wham","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70097","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The objective of this study is to examine food and beverage advertising and stores around New Zealand (NZ) primary schools.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Food and beverage advertising and stores within 800 m of 18 primary schools in NZ were collected in August 2023. Food and beverage advertising and store characteristics were compared across low (1–3), medium (4–7) and high (8–10) decile schools, reflecting socioeconomic status.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>‘Non-core’ food and beverage advertisements (<i>n</i> = 426, 89%) outnumbered ‘core’ (<i>n</i> = 53, 11%) with sugar-sweetened beverages (<i>n</i> = 192, 40.1%) the most common category, and Coca-Cola the most common brand (<i>n</i> = 158, 33%, <i>p</i> = 0.033). Food stores were the most common location for food and beverage advertisements (97.1%, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001). More food and beverage advertisements surrounded low (<i>n</i> = 406, 43%) and medium (<i>n</i> = 208, 43.4%) decile schools, with low-decile schools having more nearby advertisements (0–400 m) (<i>n</i> = 111, 57.5%). The most common food and beverage stores near schools were local fast-food (44.7%) and convenience stores (24.2%). Store type varied by school decile, with more convenience stores (51.9%) and fast-food chains (81.3%) near low-decile schools.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>‘Non-core’ food and beverage advertising, local fast-food, fast-food chains and convenience stores were prevalent surrounding primary schools, particularly low and medium-decile schools.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> So What?</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings highlight high levels of exposure to unhealthy food and beverage advertising and food stores, especially surrounding schools within low and medium socioeconomic areas.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70097","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145057808","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":"A Double-Edged Sword Perspective on Young Australians' Use of Social Media: A Structured Narrative Review","authors":"Nasim Salehi,&nbsp;Georgia Rose Marshall,&nbsp;Mohammad Hossein Maziarfar,&nbsp;Alice Zubrinich,&nbsp;Nazanin Madani,&nbsp;Mansoureh Nickbakht,&nbsp;Ahmed A. Moustafa","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70093","DOIUrl":"10.1002/hpja.70093","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Issue Addressed</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Social media's potential use has been underestimated in preventive interventions targeting young people despite its importance in psychosocial development. This structured narrative review examined both the positive and negative use of social media by young Australians and its health impacts with a focus on social media-based interventions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Following a narrative review approach, 34 papers were analysed from four databases (Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Embase) from 2010 to 2025 to provide indications for leveraging the positive aspects. Thematic analysis was used for analysing data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Three key themes emerged as outcomes of young Australians' social media use: (1) the engagement paradox; (2) motivations for social media use (information seeking, identity exploration and social connections); and (3) social media interventions. The positive use of social media by young Australians included using social media for information seeking, social connection and support, as well as finding identity and positive relationships. The negative use of social media included engagement and exposure to harmful content (e.g., substance use), addictive and distractive use of social media, and engaging with body image content. Although a few social media interventions were found, they were identified to be effective through facilitating peer support groups and online discussions on difficult topics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Understanding the dual impact and use of social media by young Australians will help policymakers and researchers develop interventions that empower young people to effectively navigate social media and maximise its benefits for health and wellbeing. These findings highlight the importance of balancing the benefits and risks of social media. Interventions should focus on fostering safe online spaces and developing resources to address the social and informational needs of young individuals.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70093","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034577","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":"Future of Health Promotion in the Asia-Pacific Region in an Era of Global Disruption: An Interview With Dr. Sandro Demaio","authors":"Carmel Williams,&nbsp;Louise Baldwin","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70099","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This interview with Dr. Sandro Demaio, Director of the WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health, explores the future of health promotion in the region amid global disruption. Reflecting on his experiences at the intersection of climate, environment and health, Dr. Demaio highlights the importance of community-led models, intergenerational collaboration and governance systems that empower diverse voices. This discussion also considers the challenges of disinformation, shifting geopolitics and strained public trust, while pointing to opportunities for Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific to lead in systems-based, equity-driven approaches to health promotion.</p>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70099","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145021808","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":"A Scoping Review of Health-Related Citizen Science Projects Involving Indigenous Peoples in Australia and Internationally","authors":"Josephine Y. Chau,&nbsp;John Hunter,&nbsp;Josephine D. Gwynn,&nbsp;Ms. Putu Novi Arfirsta Dharmayani,&nbsp;Connie Henson,&nbsp;Briellyn Ludlow,&nbsp;John C. Skinner,&nbsp;Kylie Gwynne,&nbsp;Boe Rambaldini","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70086","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Issue Addressed&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Citizen science, an approach to health promotion that involves public participation and collaboration, has been posited as a promising approach to reach diverse or marginalised populations. This scoping review aims to explore the involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other First Nations and Indigenous peoples internationally in citizen science in health-related studies. While current health promotion in Indigenous communities is already strongly embedded in participatory approaches, we sought to examine whether citizen science methodologies have been used in health promotion and see what it could add.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We searched three databases for self-identified citizen science studies on health-related topics in the peer-reviewed literature using the term ‘citizen science’ combined with search terms relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and global Indigenous populations. We recorded data about project characteristics and the citizen science approach used and appraised the cultural engagement quality of studies included.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Results&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Eleven articles were included for full-text review. Included studies focused on a range of health-related topics, including environmental issues, physical health, food security, and youth mental health. Six studies (55%) adopted a co-created citizen science approach in which citizen scientists had input in key project phases and activities as collaborators and partners. The remaining studies took contributory (27%) or collaborative (9%) approaches, while no studies were citizen-led. The cultural engagement quality of included citizen science projects was positive overall, although there were areas for improvement, specifically having clear Indigenous research leadership and governance, and transparent agreements on rights to cultural and intellectual property arising from the research.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Citizen science projects focusing on health-related issues among Indigenous peoples and communities are relatively few. The potential of this approach to enrich current community-based participatory or co-design approaches to health promotion among Indigenous communities remains to be determined.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; So What?&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Future citizen science projects involving Indigenous people and communities should prioritise and support In","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145012163","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":"Factors Contributing to Geographical Variation in Maternal Smoking Rates Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women","authors":"Emilie Cameron,&nbsp;Matthew Clapham,&nbsp;Rita Hitching,&nbsp;Sandra Eades,&nbsp;Bob Davis,&nbsp;Jennifer Rumbel,&nbsp;Kristy Fakes,&nbsp;Jamie Bryant","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70095","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Issue Addressed</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Smoking during pregnancy poses serious health risks for mother and baby. Addressing smoking among pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women is an Australian national priority. This study aimed to understand the geographical variation in rates of not smoking during pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data from the National Perinatal Data Collection were obtained for all births in Australia recorded between 2014 and 2017 to women aged 18 and over who were recorded as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Sociodemographic characteristics were obtained from national data for each of the 340 included geographic areas of residence (SA3). The characteristics associated with not smoking in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy were explored with conditional autoregressive spatial regression modelling.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Over half (56%) of the 49 341 women included in the dataset reported they did not smoke in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. The prevalence of not smoking ranged from 39% to 86% across geographic areas. Not smoking was highest in areas with higher median age, lower levels of socio-economic disadvantage and increased participation in employment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Not smoking during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women was strongly associated with area-level socioeconomic disadvantage driven primarily by the level of employment in the area.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> So What?</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Targeted public health strategies that focus on areas identified as having high rates of maternal smoking and on improving employment opportunities and addressing socioeconomic disadvantage could contribute to a reduction in smoking rates.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70095","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145012164","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":"A World That Recognises, Validates, and Supports Young People's Grief: A Co-Designed Study","authors":"Lauren J. Breen,&nbsp;Tamara Zammit,&nbsp;Nicholas Payne,&nbsp;Roanna Lobo,&nbsp;Amy Black,&nbsp;Sarah J. Egan","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70083","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Grief in young people is a public health challenge, yet little is known about adolescents' and young adults' views on grief support. Young people with lived experience of grief co-designed all aspects of the project.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Via a youth-led design, we engaged a Youth Advisory Committee and conducted 10 workshops with 42 young people aged 14–24 years (<i>M</i>_age = 20.3, SD = 3.0) where they were asked about their views on grief literacy and to create scenarios to depict a grief literate world.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Thematic analysis was used to develop five themes about the importance, definition, components, and examples of grief literacy, and how to disseminate grief literacy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For young people, grief literacy means knowing about grief, showing support to grieving people, and being caring and compassionate to themselves and others. Findings show a range of losses is important to young people such as the death of a close person or pet, parents' divorce, job loss, life transitions, relationship break-ups, identity changes, and world crises. Young people want to be listened to and have their grief normalised and validated. They do not like outdated ideas about stages of grief, clichés, and unsolicited advice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> So What?</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Working <i>with</i> young people helped us to understand that young people want structured ways to learn about grief, including how to talk about it, ways to get support, how to help a grieving peer, and how to feel less isolated and alone. These findings are important to create a world that recognises, validates, and supports young people's grief.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144990760","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":"Where Cost of Food Hits Hardest: Investigation of Diet Cost and Affordability in a Low Socioeconomic Region of Australia","authors":"Samantha Dean,&nbsp;Meron Lewis,&nbsp;Karen Walton,&nbsp;Katherine Kent,&nbsp;Karen E. Charlton","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Residents in the Fowler electorate of NSW, Australia experience high socioeconomic disadvantage and may therefore be vulnerable to food insecurity. This study aimed to assess the cost, cost differential and affordability of recommended and current diets for various household structures in this electorate.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study applied the low socioeconomic group Healthy Diets Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing protocol. Food and beverage prices, including both ‘popular brand’ and ‘cheapest alternative’ options, were collected from 43 outlets in five locations across Fowler using standardised recommended and current diet pricing tools. Fortnightly diet costs and the differential between both diets and pricing options were calculated for a family of four, a single-parent family and a single male. Diet affordability was assessed against low-minimum wage and welfare-dependent household incomes, characterising diet costs as causing ‘food stress’ or being ‘unaffordable’ if exceeding 25% and 30% of household income, respectively.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Recommended diets were less expensive than current diets for all households by 9%–31%. Pricing ‘cheapest alternatives’ reduced both diet costs by 30%–34%.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For ‘popular brands’, recommended and current diets required 13%–34% and 19%–42% of household income, respectively, while ‘cheapest alternatives’ required 9%–23% and 13%–28% of household income, respectively. Recommended and current diets priced with ‘popular brands’ were unaffordable or caused ‘food stress’ for many welfare-dependent and low-income families with children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Whilst recommended diets were less expensive than current diets, they were unaffordable or caused ‘food stress’ for many welfare-dependent and low-income families with children unless the households purchased the ‘cheapest alternatives’.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for Health Promotion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Targeted policy interventions to improve diet affordability for regions with high socioeconomic disadvantage are urgently required, including expansion of local-level food access initiatives and, more broadly, stronger fiscal policy measures to address dietary inequities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929771","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 Scaling Up a Web-Based Menu Planning Programme in Early Childhood Education and Care Centres","authors":"Sze Lin Yoong,&nbsp;Alice Grady","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70094","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What is a Mature Smoking Product Retail Licensing Scheme—A Commentary From Tasmania of Policy and Practice","authors":"Veronica A. Martin-Gall,&nbsp;Amanda Neil,&nbsp;Kate Macintyre,&nbsp;Mark G. K. Veitch,&nbsp;Seana Gall","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70088","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>By 2025, all Australian jurisdictions will have a licensing scheme to manage the supply of tobacco. However, there is no national smoking product licensing framework to drive national consistency and enhance tobacco control. There are few published examples of the operation and impact of this tobacco control legislation. This commentary describes the maturation of Tasmania's (TAS) Tobacco Licensing Scheme (the Scheme) and its benefits, strengths, and limitations for current and future tobacco control. A ‘mature scheme’ is a scheme beyond the establishment phase—as is the case for (New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria) that complies with the national recommendations from 2002, used to inform tobacco control policy. The Scheme is legally mandated and requires payment of annual licence fees. It enables government officers to conduct compliance activity on the legal sale of tobacco, monitor the number, distribution, and range of retailers. Initially, it took 2 years to register and conduct compliance activity with all known tobacco retailers. Now, the Scheme enables online applications, requires retail sales reporting, detects illicit tobacco sales, and requires new applicants to undergo police checks. In 2017, the Scheme was extended to e-cigarette sellers. Following a ban on the retail sale of e-cigarettes outside of pharmacies in Australia, the Scheme allowed businesses to surrender unsold products. The Register of sellers has been used in four research studies employing qualitative, spatial, and intervention designs, including a pilot study influencing retailers to stop selling tobacco. Each study has contributed to shaping tobacco control policy. Mature tobacco retail licensing schemes enable governments to oversee legal sales, estimate consumption, and generate data for research that informs future policies. A nationally consistent approach to licensing schemes could include retail laws. Adopting a public health framework is desirable. Such an approach would allow for cross-border investigations to detect and potentially deter illicit product sales. All Australian schemes could monitor tobacco sales, collate data, conduct modelling and intervention studies to reduce tobacco availability. The evidence from these studies can inform policy, plan, and implement retail controls, and in turn reduce smoking for the entire country.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144927278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge and Attitudes About Crystal Methamphetamine Among Key Community Groups in Australia","authors":"Steph Kershaw,&nbsp;Amelia Russell,&nbsp;Louise Birrell,&nbsp;Anna Grager,&nbsp;Hannah Deen,&nbsp;Nicola C. Newton,&nbsp;Lexine A. Stapinski,&nbsp;Katrina E. Champion,&nbsp;Frances Kay-Lambkin,&nbsp;Maree Teesson,&nbsp;Jessica Deng,&nbsp;Cath Chapman","doi":"10.1002/hpja.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Crystal methamphetamine use is a global health concern and highly stigmatised. Amid increased international focus on drug use as a health concern, the current study aimed to examine knowledge and attitudes around crystal methamphetamine among key groups in a contemporary Australian community sample.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in February–April 2022 (<i>n</i> = 736), open to all Australian residents aged 18 years and over. Knowledge and attitudes were assessed among people who use crystal methamphetamine, family/friends, health workers, and the general community. Data was combined with a previous 2019 survey (<i>n</i> = 2108) and linear regression examined factors associated with knowledge and attitudes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Stigmatising attitudes were common among people who had not used crystal methamphetamine, and they were more likely to endorse negative statements than those who had. Family/friends and community members, females, and respondents from regional areas had the highest stigma scores. Of those who used crystal methamphetamine, 70.9% reported experiencing discrimination. Higher knowledge scores (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.001) were significantly associated with less stigmatising attitudes as was being surveyed in 2022 compared to 2019. Health workers demonstrated the highest knowledge scores.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Stigmatising attitudes towards crystal methamphetamine remain prevalent, and experiences of discrimination towards people who use it are common. Evidence-based education and initiatives to reduce both public and self-stigma associated with crystal methamphetamine are needed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> So What?</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Stigma towards people who use methamphetamine remains common in Australia. This study highlights the need for targeted, evidence-based stigma reduction strategies to encourage help-seeking and improve health outcomes for people who use methamphetamine.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47379,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Journal of Australia","volume":"36 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.70096","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144927503","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}