{"title":"Up in smoke. The unravelling of world-leading policy changes in Smokefree legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand","authors":"Malcolm Campbell , Matthew Hobbs","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100209","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100209","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100209"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142784070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chelsea Watego, David Singh, Francis Nona, Helena Kajlich, Saran Singh
{"title":"‘What we heard’: A critical appraisal of the NHMRC’s review of its Indigenous research excellence criteria","authors":"Chelsea Watego, David Singh, Francis Nona, Helena Kajlich, Saran Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100205","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100205","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100205"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victoria Farrar , Leon Booth , Xiaoqi Feng , Jason Thompson , Branislava Godic , Rajith Vidanaarachchi , Simone Pettigrew
{"title":"Consumer support for restrictive policies on unhealthy food and beverage delivery via drones","authors":"Victoria Farrar , Leon Booth , Xiaoqi Feng , Jason Thompson , Branislava Godic , Rajith Vidanaarachchi , Simone Pettigrew","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100193","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100193","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Drone delivery services are set to increase unhealthy food and alcohol accessibility. The aim of this study was to evaluate public receptiveness to various options for regulating drone food and beverage deliveries and to identify sociodemographic differences in receptiveness.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In total, 1079 adults were surveyed to assess total support and differences in support between population subgroups (e.g. age, sex, location, existing habits) for nine potential drone policies covering curfews, quotas, and product bans. Support was measured on five-point agreement scales, with mean individual policy support (M) and grand mean support calculated for all assessed policies (grand M).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There was moderate support for all assessed policies (grand M=3.5), ranging from M=3.2 (drone delivery quotas for shopping centres and dwellings) to M=3.7 (night curfews, airspace quotas). Factors associated with policy support were older age, metropolitan residence and using grocery delivery services.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Public support exists for policies designed to restrict drone food and beverage deliveries.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><div>Drone food and beverage delivery policies will likely be supported by the public and could assist in controlling the accessibility of such products for the benefit of population dietary health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100193"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma van Burgel , Luke Greenacre , Megan Ferguson , Amanda Hill , Emma McMahon , Eddie Miles , Cristina Rodrigues , Julie Brimblecombe
{"title":"Assessing food retail access in remote Australia: revealing an unrepresented setting in the national food retail landscape","authors":"Emma van Burgel , Luke Greenacre , Megan Ferguson , Amanda Hill , Emma McMahon , Eddie Miles , Cristina Rodrigues , Julie Brimblecombe","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100207","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100207","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100207"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142765686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taking a strengths-based approach to mental health in rural communities: A systematic literature review","authors":"Annika Luebbe , Zoe Rutherford , Sandra Diminic , Hannah Roovers , Mikesh Patel , Harvey Whiteford","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This review aimed to 1) identify existing rural strengths in the literature that proposed a relationship to mental health, 2) classify strengths into a socioecological framework, and 3) identify which strengths make a conceptual link to improved mental health.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Literature was systematically reviewed using online databases (PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and Scopus). Applicable original research studies that met the inclusion criteria, published (1990–2022) from Australia, Canada, and the United States were thematically analysed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Sixty-one articles from Australia (n=28, 46%), Canada (n=8, 13%), and the United States (n=25, 41%) identified mental health-strengths relationships (e.g. social networks, nature). Twenty-seven studies proposed conceptual links to improved mental health and identified potential 'mechanisms' to harness strengths (e.g. identification, referral).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Despite an entrenched rural deficit discourse, many strengths of rural communities were identified in the literature that, using an adapted socioecological framework to categorise, may be harnessed to improve the mental health of communities across the socioecological continuum.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><div>Understanding existing strengths that are embedded in rural communities can inform future mental health policy and commissioning models in a way that is relevant and sustainable for communities, while recognising rural agency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary evaluation of a novel Aboriginal community–controlled prison health service for First Nations people","authors":"Shehara Arumugam, Julie Tongs, Ana Herceg","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100204","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100204","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aimed to provide a preliminary evaluation of the Winnunga Nimmityjah Health and Wellbeing Service which commenced operations at the Australian Capital Territory's adult prison in 2019.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A mixed-method approach was utilised to evaluate the service from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020. The quantitative arm described health status and health care engagement of enrolled detainees, and included a comparison of preventative health measures with the Winnunga community-based service. A qualitative arm involved focussed, semi-structured interviews with Winnunga staff members who worked at the prison service.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There were 61 detainees enrolled (from 168 requests for enrolment), with 92% identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Health needs among detainees were skewed towards mental illness and substance use. The provision of primary and preventative health care was comparable to or better than the community-based service. Qualitative analysis of staff interviews identified four themes: provision of holistic and community-led care, workforce constraints, access to opioid agonist treatment and challenges working within a correctional facility.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Winnunga was the first Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation to deliver holistic health care to First Nations people in an Australian prison. This evaluation highlights the service’s achievements and provides recommendations for improvement and expansion.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><div>Aboriginal community-controlled organisations can provide high quality, culturally safe health and wellbeing services for First Nations people in prison. The findings of this study provide evidence for the development of similar services in other jurisdictions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100204"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142692508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tabassum Rahman , Fabian Yuh Shiong Kong , Robyn Williams , Katiska Davis , Justine Whitby , Francine Eades , Simon Graham , Grace Joshy , Sandra Eades
{"title":"Increasing awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing and addressing stigma may improve STI testing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth: Evidence from the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Study","authors":"Tabassum Rahman , Fabian Yuh Shiong Kong , Robyn Williams , Katiska Davis , Justine Whitby , Francine Eades , Simon Graham , Grace Joshy , Sandra Eades","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100203","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100203","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To quantify the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing in relation to sociodemographic, behavioural, and health related factors, and patterns in sexual health service (SHS) use and non-use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Aboriginal) youth.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The analyses included N=198 sexually active 16-24-year-olds from Central Australia, Western Australia, and New South Wales participating in the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Study. Modified Poisson regression estimated age-sex-adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) for ever testing for STIs.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Approximately 55% of the participants ever tested for STIs. Over 44% of the participants ever accessed SHS; perceived irrelevance (50%) and embarrassment (15%) were the main reasons for not accessing SHS. STI testing was higher among: 21–24-year-olds (68.75% vs 37.04% among 16–17-year-olds, PR: 1.82; confidence interval 1.23–2.67); those with high/very-high psychological distress (63.39% vs 44.55% among low/moderate group, 1.50;1.16–1.94); and those who lived in ≥3 houses in the past five years (65.43% vs 48.11% among those who lived in 1–2 houses, 1.33;1.04–1.70).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>STI testing should be offered to sexually active Aboriginal youth at every opportunity.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><div>Sexual health messages should further promote the benefit of regular STI testing and where to access free SHS among Aboriginal youth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100203"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth A. Fradgley , Paula Bridge , Katherine Lane , Danielle Spence , Della Yates , Melissa A. Carlson , Jo Taylor , Christine L. Paul
{"title":"A cross-sectional study of the experiences of distressed callers when accessing financial assistance from a telephone-based cancer information and support service","authors":"Elizabeth A. Fradgley , Paula Bridge , Katherine Lane , Danielle Spence , Della Yates , Melissa A. Carlson , Jo Taylor , Christine L. Paul","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100199","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100199","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The objective of this study was to explore the experiences of distressed people calling helplines regarding offer and uptake of financial services after cancer diagnosis.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Cancer patients and caregivers reported whether they had discussed then used financial services and perceptions surrounding service uptake. Associations between being offered services and demographic, clinical and financial characteristics were explored.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of the 508 patients and caregivers in this sample, 107 (21%) people who recalled discussing financial support used the service. Of those, 34 (32%) participants actioned a financial support referral, of which 32 (94%) reported that the support was helpful. Of the 401 (79%) who did not recall discussing financial support, 26 (6%) would have liked to do so. The following characteristics were significantly associated with a greater likelihood of discussing financial support: younger age, being married, metastatic disease, higher out-of-pocket costs, not having private health insurance, being on leave and being absent for more days from work.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Although users of financial supports find them helpful, there is need for more structured approaches to referral to achieve equitable access.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><div>A pro-active, structured approach to assessing financial toxicity and offering support is warranted in community-based organisations that offer cancer information and support.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bianca Sebben , Jem Stone , Jerome Sarris , Daniel Perkins , Kirt Mallie , Scarlet Barnett , Simon G.D. Ruffell , Vanessa L. Beesley
{"title":"Psychedelic medicine and cultural responsiveness: A call for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement in Australian clinical trials and practice","authors":"Bianca Sebben , Jem Stone , Jerome Sarris , Daniel Perkins , Kirt Mallie , Scarlet Barnett , Simon G.D. Ruffell , Vanessa L. Beesley","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100200","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100200"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tim Chambers , Andrew Anglemyer , Andrew Chen , June Atkinson , Phoebe Elers , Michael G. Baker
{"title":"An evaluation of the population uptake and contact tracer utilisation of the Covid-19 Bluetooth Exposure Notification Framework in New Zealand","authors":"Tim Chambers , Andrew Anglemyer , Andrew Chen , June Atkinson , Phoebe Elers , Michael G. Baker","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100197","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100197","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Our primary research objective was to assess the population uptake and contact tracer utilisation of the Bluetooth function of the New Zealand Covid Tracer App (NZCTA) throughout the pandemic.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We adopted a retrospective cohort study design using all diagnosed COVID-19 community cases from December 12, 2020 to February 16, 2022.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>At its height, more than 60 % of the eligible population had the Bluetooth function of NZCTA activated. However, only an estimated 2.2 % of the population was able to fully participate. Cases managed by the national case investigation service were 17 times (aRR 17.54, 95%CI: 13.02-23.90) and 9 times (aRR 9.27, 95%CI: 6.91, 12.76) more likely to generate a Bluetooth token than cases managed by local public health units during the Delta and Omicron periods, respectively.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The Bluetooth functionality of the NZCTA likely had a low impact on the pandemic response in NZ despite its exceptionally high levels of public uptake. The primary reason for the lack of impact was the low utilisation by contact tracers.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><div>The results highlight the need for greater consultation and collaboration with the public health sector during the development and implementation of digital contact tracing tools.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":"48 6","pages":"Article 100197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142581927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}