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{"title":"Zero-alcohol beverages and brand extensions: A vehicle for promoting parent alcohol brands?","authors":"Ashlea Bartram, Nathan J. Harrison, Christina A. Norris, Joanne Christopher, Jacqueline A. Bowden","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100141","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020024000165/pdfft?md5=666704f18d49b0e5abac0c310c24b11f&pid=1-s2.0-S1326020024000165-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140159944","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":"Physical activity interventions among youth living in rural and remote areas: A systematic review","authors":"John Dennehy ,&nbsp;Melainie Cameron ,&nbsp;Tania Phillips ,&nbsp;Tracy Kolbe-Alexander","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100137","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Physical activity (PA) interventions have potential to improve health and social outcomes among youth. The aim of this study was to collate the evidence on the effectiveness of PA and sports-based interventions among youth living in rural and remote areas.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We searched five databases and grey literature (HealthInfoNet). Search terms included <em>PA, rural status, adolescents</em>, and <em>outcome measures</em>. Studies were included if published in English, recruited 10- to 18-year olds, and were based in rural or remote communities (Modified Monash Model [MMM] area classification range of MMM 3–7). Quasi-experimental and pre-experimental and post-experimental PA interventions were included. Two authors evaluated the articles independently following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, and relevant data were extracted. <em>International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO)</em> (CRD42020199001).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of the 11802 studies identified, 6 were included in the review. Most studies were excluded for not meeting MMM 3–7 criteria. Four of the included studies had sports-related interventions, and 2 had walking-based interventions. Outcomes included self-efficacy, mental health, and academic performance. One study reported a positive effect of PA on self-efficacy (β = 0.26, <em>p</em>=0.018, odds ratio = 1.43 [95% confidence interval: 1.07–1.92]).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Few community-based PA interventions have been evaluated in rural areas. There is a need for future evaluations in rural areas and include PA as an outcome measure.</p></div><div><h3>Implications for Public Health</h3><p>The findings highlight the need for measurement of PA outcomes in PA interventions in rural and remote areas. The findings also highlight the need for research to utilise a standardised measure of rurality.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020024000128/pdfft?md5=bf7b3e16d198b6103e87404af99594d4&pid=1-s2.0-S1326020024000128-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140122723","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":"Cardiometabolic health markers among Aboriginal adolescents from the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Cohort Study","authors":"Christopher D. McKay ,&nbsp;Lina Gubhaju ,&nbsp;Alison J. Gibberd ,&nbsp;Bridgette J. McNamara ,&nbsp;Emily Banks ,&nbsp;Peter Azzopardi ,&nbsp;Robyn Williams ,&nbsp;Sandra Eades","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100139","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The objective of this study was to investigate cardiometabolic health markers among Aboriginal adolescents aged 10–24 years and relationships with age, gender, and body composition.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Baseline data (2018–2020) from the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Cohort Study (Western Australia, New South Wales, and Central Australia) on clinically assessed body mass index, waist/height ratio, blood pressure, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides were analysed.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Among 1100 participants, the proportion with individual health markers within the ideal range ranged from 59% for total cholesterol to 91% for HbA1c. Four percent had high blood pressure, which was more common with increasing age and among males; 1% had HbA1c indicative of diabetes. Healthier body composition (body mass index and waist/height ratio) was associated with having individual health markers in the ideal range and with an ideal cardiometabolic profile.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Most Aboriginal adolescents in this study had cardiometabolic markers within the ideal range, though markers of high risk were present from early adolescence. Ideal health markers were more prevalent among those with healthy body composition.</p></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><p>Specific screening and management guidelines for Aboriginal adolescents and population health initiatives that support maintenance of healthy body composition could help improve cardiometabolic health in this population.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020024000141/pdfft?md5=569e8e0624381d335a023d0d4955a349&pid=1-s2.0-S1326020024000141-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140042392","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":"An analysis of the features of successful written submissions to government inquiries","authors":"Adam Delaine ,&nbsp;Megan Ferguson ,&nbsp;Rachel Bacon ,&nbsp;Katherine Cullerton","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100133","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Government inquiries present a policy window for advocates to influence policy. Evidence on how to write influential submissions, however, is sparse. We aimed to identify features of successful written submissions to the Parliament of Australia’s Inquiry into Food Pricing and Food Security in Remote Indigenous Communities (Inquiry).</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>A scoping review was conducted to identify influential features of written submissions to government inquiries. A content analysis of a sub-sample of government Inquiry submissions and their recommendations was then coded for influential features. The frequency of submission recommendations incorporated into the final Inquiry report was recorded, as was their link to influential features.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Thirty features were identified. Results from 21 submissions indicate that when writing a submission to a government inquiry, advocates should: (1) ensure their submission is clear and concise; (2) convey the authority of both the writer and supporting evidence; and (3) where possible, align submission recommendations with the government agenda.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>We encourage future research to test the framework of influential features on other inquiry topics and in other countries to increase the reliability of results.</p></div><div><h3>Implications for Public Health</h3><p>This study consolidates and presents a list of features that advocates can consider incorporating when writing a submission to a government inquiry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020024000086/pdfft?md5=5e354c068ea1b14dd24204563784a9c7&pid=1-s2.0-S1326020024000086-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140024472","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":"Opportunities for the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples","authors":"Sarah Dick,&nbsp;Kai Wheeler,&nbsp;Shelley E. Keating","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100138","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S132602002400013X/pdfft?md5=bd944ee04a8a1f64b714441fa14ded5a&pid=1-s2.0-S132602002400013X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140030816","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":"Peer Health Navigators to improve equity and access to health care in Australia: Can we build on successes from the COVID-19 pandemic?","authors":"Rebecca L. Jessup ,&nbsp;Sian Slade ,&nbsp;Veronique Roussy ,&nbsp;Susan Whicker ,&nbsp;Janet Pelly ,&nbsp;Vinita Rane ,&nbsp;Virginia Lewis ,&nbsp;Lucio Naccarella ,&nbsp;Max Lee ,&nbsp;Donald Campbell ,&nbsp;Keith Stockman ,&nbsp;Peter Brooks","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100128","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020024000037/pdfft?md5=e02fec9c7ad6a087873b2a6afce78d29&pid=1-s2.0-S1326020024000037-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140024321","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":"A cross-sectional investigation of the factors associated with awareness of PEP and PrEP among Queensland university students","authors":"Sarah Warzywoda ,&nbsp;Amalie Dyda ,&nbsp;Lisa Fitzgerald ,&nbsp;Amy Mullens ,&nbsp;Joseph Debattista ,&nbsp;Jo Durham ,&nbsp;Zhihong Gu ,&nbsp;Kathryn Wenham ,&nbsp;Armin Ariana ,&nbsp;Charles F. Gilks ,&nbsp;Sara F.E. Bell ,&nbsp;Judith A. Dean","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100136","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>University creates unique social environments for many young people that can result in behaviour changes that can impact sexual health-related risks and facilitate transmission of HIV. Little is known about HIV knowledge, risk, and awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis/post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) among Australian university students.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A 2019 online survey distributed through Queensland universities, using active recruitment/snowball sampling. Descriptive and logistical regression analysis investigated HIV knowledge/risk and PrEP/PEP awareness.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of the 4,291 responses, 60.4% were 20–29 years old, 57.0% identified as heterosexual, and 31.8% were born-overseas. Mean HIV knowledge score was 9.8/12. HIV risk scores were higher among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) (mean=5.2/40) compared to all other sexual behaviours (mean=3.1/40). Logistic regression indicated PrEP and PEP awareness was associated with older age (<em>p</em>&lt;0.05), being non-binary/gender-diverse (<em>p</em>&lt;0.05), and MSM (<em>p</em>&lt;0.05). Lower odds of PrEP awareness were associated with international student status (<em>p</em>&lt;0.05).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study highlights the need for future health promotion targeting younger Australians at risk of HIV to increase uptake of PrEP/PEP, particularly among overseas-born young people and those ineligible for appropriate health care in Australia.</p></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><p>Addressing these gaps will improve sexual health outcomes for young Australians at risk of HIV and work towards virtual elimination of HIV transmission in Australia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020024000116/pdfft?md5=e4f287c75396fd72a4a1b093a0ab968a&pid=1-s2.0-S1326020024000116-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140014294","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":"It matters who you are and where you live: Commonwealth, state and territory policies for access to care for Australians with chronic kidney disease and their caregivers","authors":"Javier Recabarren ,&nbsp;Amanda Dominello ,&nbsp;Nicole Scholes-Robertson ,&nbsp;Allison Jaure ,&nbsp;Germaine Wong ,&nbsp;Jonathan C. Craig ,&nbsp;Martin Howell","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100131","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To describe how Commonwealth, state and territory policies address access to care for Australians living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with an emphasis on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people residing in rural and remote areas.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We searched government health department websites for current policies up to March 2022 that addressed access to care for people with CKD.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We included 98 policies: 28 were Commonwealth, and 70 were state or territory-based. There was wide variation in the policies for people with CKD in number and type across the jurisdictions. Of CKD specific policies, only three policies were specific for people living with CKD in rural and remote areas and no policies were specific for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>There is a lack of CKD-specific policies addressing access to care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people living in rural and remote communities.</p></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><p>Despite the known disparities in the burden of CKD there are few policies addressing CKD disparities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Australians living in rural and remote areas. Policies that specifically address the barriers to accessing care are required to reduce inequities.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020024000062/pdfft?md5=0f3030ab488a50ca6fd639624edf9735&pid=1-s2.0-S1326020024000062-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139993188","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":"What we do matters: Supporting anti-racism and decolonisation of public health teaching and practice through the development of Māori public health competencies","authors":"Nina Veenstra ,&nbsp;Fran Kewene ,&nbsp;Kate Morgaine ,&nbsp;Sue Crengle","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100132","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This research sought to expand on a set of core Māori hauora ā-iwi/public health competencies initially designed for teaching and to enable their use in workplaces.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The research used a kaupapa Māori methodology in four stages including the development of draft levels of competence for all core competencies, consultation hui (meetings), analysis of feedback and redrafting, and respondent validation.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Key themes elicited in relation to the content of the competencies included increasing language expectations, the importance of strength-based approaches and self-determination, and the need for individual responsibility to address structural racism. Reflective practice was identified as a fundamental cross-cutting competency. Participants suggested planetary health and political ideologies be included as additional socio-political determinants of health with equity impacts. Key concerns related to the application of the competency document included the need for cultural safety and ensuring that all public health practitioners are ‘seen’.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The Māori hauora ā-iwi/public health competencies have been published under a Creative Commons licence.</p></div><div><h3>Implications for public health</h3><p>The process of drafting a set of Māori public health competencies elicited key themes potentially relevant for public health practice in other countries and resulted in a competency document for use by universities and workplaces.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020024000074/pdfft?md5=753c44a43aa345bf34ef55a0575b045e&pid=1-s2.0-S1326020024000074-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139986846","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":"Vape stores in Western Australia: growth, proximity to schools and socio-economic gradient of density","authors":"Matthew Tuson ,&nbsp;Natalia Lizama ,&nbsp;Caitlin Kameron ,&nbsp;Angela Gazey ,&nbsp;Lisa Wood","doi":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100118","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100118","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To audit the number and location of dedicated e-cigarette retailers (“vape stores”) in Western Australian (WA), measure proximity to schools and model the association between vape store density and socio-economic disadvantage.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Vape stores were identified via internet search and geocoded. Proximity to schools was measured. Regression modelling was used to investigate the association between vape store density and socio-economic disadvantage.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>194 stores were identified, with 88% located within one kilometre of a school. In metropolitan WA, vape store density was nearly seven times higher in the most socio-economically disadvantaged areas than in the least disadvantaged areas (rate ratio 6.9, 95% confidence interval 3.4–15.5).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>There has been rapid, recent growth in the number of vape stores in WA, with most located within walking distance of schools. In metropolitan WA, vape store density is strongly associated with socio-economic disadvantage, mirroring the pattern observed globally for tobacco outlets.</p></div><div><h3>Implications for Public Health</h3><p>This is the first Australian study demonstrating that vape stores are more densely located in socio-economically disadvantaged areas. Vape stores’ proximity to schools may increase young people’s access and exposure to promotional signage. There is a need to address ready e-cigarette availability through strong regulatory and compliance measures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8620,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020023052950/pdfft?md5=22df8fee99a458c565c968db9f37a562&pid=1-s2.0-S1326020023052950-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139650225","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}