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Ms Josephine Chau

Research Officer
NSW Physical Activity Nutrition
and Obesity Research Group (PANORG)

Level 2
Medical Foundation Building (K25)
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006

Phone: +61 2 9036 3337
Fax: +61 2 9036 3184

http://www.cpah.health.usyd.edu.au/
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Projects

Trends in physical activity in New South Wales, 1998-2005

Chau J, Smith B, Chey T, Merom D, Bauman A.

This project examines trends in physical activity among New South Wales adults. Data from the New South Wales Population Health Surveys conducted in 1998 and from 2002 to 2005 are analysed for trends in the proportions of adults achieving sufficient physical activity and trends in different modes of activity.

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SmokeCheck

Hearn S, Wise M, Bauman A, Conigrave K, Rose M, Nancarrow H, Massi L, Chau J.

The NSW SmokeCheck Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tobacco prevention project is being implemented as an important component of the NSW Tobacco Action Plan 2005-2009. The focus of the project is to train Aboriginal Health Workers and other health professionals who work predominantly with Aboriginal communities around NSW in the delivery of evidence-based best practice brief intervention for smoking cessation. The long-term goal of the project is to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality among Aboriginal people in NSW.

A quasi-experimental evaluation design is being used to assess the impact of the program on the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of the Aboriginal Health Workers who undertake the training, and to assess the effectiveness of the organisational and professional support received by the Aboriginal Health Workers to carry out the quit smoking intervention with their clients.

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Physical Activity Measurement Study (PAMS)

Cust A, Smith B, Chau J, van der Ploeg H, Friedenreich C, Armstrong B, Bauman A.

This study is comprehensively evaluating the accuracy and reliability of three common physical activity questionnaires being used worldwide in cancer epidemiological studies. This project will help us to improve the measurement and analysis of physical activity in such studies, understand more clearly how physical activity is linked to cancer and other chronic diseases, and ultimately influence public health initiatives concerning the benefits of physical activity for cancer prevention and treatment.

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