Videos and webinars
#PreventionWorksLIVE with Professor Tarun Weeramanthri
15 April 2021
This #PreventionWorksLIVE masterclass features Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri on Policy in action and the links between prevention, climate change, and COVID-19. Professor Weeramanthri is President of the Public Health Association of Australia and Adjunct Professor, School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia.
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#PreventionWorksLIVE with Professor Billie Giles-Corti
11 March 2021
This #PreventionWorksLIVE masterclass features Distinguished Professor Billie Giles-Corti on how we can create healthier, liveable cities. As a Chief Investigator with the Prevention Centre since its launch in 2013, Professor Giles-Corti has led projects that have created practical ways for policy makers to measure, benchmark and monitor liveability in their cities. Engagement with policy makers and advocates across sectors – and bringing together a team of researchers with a wealth of knowledge from other sectors – has been a foundation of this work.
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Using systems tools to address food insecurity in urban Aboriginal communities
2 July 2020
Jacqui Davison's presentation at the World Public Health and Nutrition Congress 2020.
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Using public health law to drive NCD prevention and environmental sustainability
30 June 2020
Maddie Day's presentation at the Public Health Association of Australia’s Preventive Health Conference 2020.
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Current and future trends in chronic disease prevention research
17 June 2020
Elly Howse’s presentation at the Public Health Association of Australia’s Preventive Health Conference 2020.
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Knowledge mobilisation and partnership research: Reflections from the Prevention Centre
17 June 2020
Dr Michelle Irving’s presentation at the Public Health Association of Australia’s Preventive Health Conference 2020.
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The utility of natural experiments for improving health prevention evidence
17 June 2020
Dr Melanie Crane's presentation at the Public Health Association of Australia’s Preventive Health Conference 2020.
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The rise and fall of systems approaches to physical activity.
3 June 2020
Tracy Nau's presentation at the Public Health Association of Australia’s Preventive Health Conference 2020.
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Role of health services in the prevention of obesity
1 June 2020
Claire Pearce shares insights on the role of health services in the prevention of obesity. This research was part of a Prevention Centre funded PhD scholarship.
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Conceptual systems map for physical activity in Australia
27 August 2019
This short 2-minute video explains the components of a conceptual systems map for physical activity in Australia.
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The physical activity landscape in Australia: mapping physical activity programs
27 August 2019
This presentation details findings from an audit of population level programs and large scale interventions promoting physical activity across multiple sectors, states and territories, as well as nationally.
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Systems wide approaches to public health: From theory to practice
12 April 2019
In this seminar, Professor Harry Rutter shares his experience of moving systems approaches beyond the theoretical into the real world - using case studies to illustrate how systems approaches have been operationalised in the UK, to tackle complex public health issues.
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A Healthy Food Intervention Model
20 November 2018
The Healthy Food Intervention Model simulates the impact of health policy on the public, governments, business and other organisations by testing different combinations of interventions.
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Systems Expert Series: Why use a systems approach
2 August 2017
In this four-part series, systems thinking experts share perspectives and insights on what it means to do systems work.
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Systems Expert Series: How I use systems in my work
2 August 2017
In this four-part series, systems thinking experts share perspectives and insights on what it means to do systems work.
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Systems Expert Series: How to measure success
2 August 2017
In this four-part series, systems thinking experts share perspectives and insights on what it means to do systems work.
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Systems Expert Series: A guiding principle for systems work
2 August 2017
In this four-part series, systems thinking experts share perspectives and insights on what it means to do systems work.
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How Australian governments can achieve best practice in obesity policy
26 July 2017
Dr Gary Sacks provides insights into engagement with government and the collaborative research process.
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Can the UK provide the blueprint for an active Australia?
7 June 2017
Dr Justin Varney shares his experience in creating effective physical activity policies and other best practices in the UK.
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Can the UK provide the blueprint for an active Australia?
7 June 2017
Ms Kay Thomson shares her experiences in creating effective physical activity policies and other best practices in the UK.
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Panel discussion on researchers and decision-makers partnering to prevent chronic disease
27 April 2017
A panel discussion at the World Congress on Public Health provided insights into the value of partnership research in increasing the use of research evidence in policy.
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A what if tool to better understand complex health problems
10 April 2017
Dynamic simulation modelling tools provide policy makers with a unique 'what if' tool to test the likely impact of a range of possible solutions before implementing them in the real world.
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Practical strategies to mobilise knowledge in complex systems
28 March 2017
Visiting Canadian experts Professor Diane Finegood and Dr Bev Holmes co-presented a webinar on practical strategies to mobilise knowledge in complex systems.
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A framework for systems change in communities
30 June 2016
Professor Pennie Foster-Fishman, a systems change expert and co-creator of the ABLe Change Framework, presented a practical webinar on how to help communities achieve transformational systems change to address significant social issues.
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The practice of systems change: tips from a change agent
29 June 2016
Tips and insights from systems change expert and co-creator of the ABLe Change Framework, Professor Pennie Foster-Fishman.
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Healthier law: Closing the gap in evidence around public health law
18 May 2016
Professor Scott Burris from Temple University in the US, discusses the need for empirical, policy-relevant research in order to produce greater and more equitable gains in public health through legal avenues.
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Integrating big data and simulation models to support health decision making
4 May 2016
International data and system science expert Professor Nate Osgood describes how big data and dynamic simulation modelling is providing policy makers with unprecedented opportunities to address complex problems in public health.
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Physical activity for public health
17 March 2016
Dr David Ogilvie, from Cambridge University, explores the opportunities and challenges in attempting rigorous evaluation of environmental approaches to promoting physical activity.
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Five minutes with ... Professor Mike Kelly
4 June 2015
Professor Mike Kelly, of the Institute of Public Health at the University of Cambridge, talks about the role of nudge theory in driving change at both the individual and systems level to prevent chronic disease.
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Nudge and public health: The British experience
19 May 2015
UK public health leader Professor Mike Kelly says behaviour change alone is not enough to stem the epidemic of obesity and lifestyle-related chronic disease.
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Five minutes with ... Professor Nate Osgood
28 April 2015
Canadian systems modeller Nate Osgood explains the role that system science modelling can play in unpicking complex problems in public health.
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A program perspective on systems thinking
27 April 2015
Professor Penny Hawe presents opportunities for how systems thinking can be used to strengthen and embed programs.
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Coalitions of the willing: Lessons on obesity prevention from New York City
27 April 2015
ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Paul Kelly compares obesity prevention initiatives in Canberra and New York
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Approaches to implementation
27 April 2015
Professor John Wiggers discusses approaches to implementation: effectiveness, intensity and cost-effectiveness.
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Prevention and private health insurance
27 April 2015
HCF Medical Director Dr Andrew Cottrill explains HCF's involvement in chronic disease prevention, including its health and well-being program, My Health Guardian.
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Translating systems thinking into public health innovations
27 April 2015
Professor Terry Huang, an international leader in systems thinking and the prevention of chronic disease, explains how systems science can inform the design and implementation of public health interventions.
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Five minutes with ... Allan Best
24 February 2015
Canadian public health leader Professor Allan Best talks about working with partners to achieve change in the complex environment of preventing chronic disease.
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Partnering for change
23 February 2015
Professor Allan Best speaks about how to work in partnership to tackle the complexity of preventing chronic disease.
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How city design affects our health
23 October 2014
Professor Billie Giles-Corti talks about a research project that is developing ways to measure the key factors that make our cities liveable and healthy.
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Food, governance and equity
23 October 2014
Professor Sharon Friel explains the international and local context driving her research project into developing a healthy and equitable food system for Australia.
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Evaluating the transformative change of prevention
23 October 2014
Professor Stephen Jan talks about his research project that is finding ways to evaluate the transformative change of prevention projects.
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The food industry: Friend or foe?
23 October 2014
Building trust with the food industry can help to reduce the complexity of addressing obesity and chronic disease prevention, argues Professor Diane Finegood.
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What is The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre?
12 December 2014
Director Professor Andrew Wilson explains how the Prevention Centre aims to bridge the knowledge gap in preventing chronic disease.
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A new evidence base for tackling complex problems
22 October 2014
Canadian public health leader Professor Diane Finegood speaks about the need for a new evidence base to tackle complex problems.
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