April news about Society Culture and Health

4 April 2018

Papers (accepted and published)

Olsen A, Dwyer R & Lenton S. (2018) Special Section Editorial: Take-home naloxone in Australia and beyond. Drug and Alcohol Review. Accepted.

Report

Banwell, C., Housen, T., Smurthwaite, K., Trevenar, S., Kirk, M. The PFAS Health Study Component One: Focus Groups Study draft report submitted to DOH. 

Funding receieved

2017-2019: Drivers of Food Choice Competitive Grants Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UK Aid – US$300,000 ‘Drivers of demand for animal-source foods in low-income informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya’ Co-investigators: P. Dominguez-Salas, A. Lupine, S. Kadiyala, S. Bukachi Advisory Board: R. Smith, L. Cornelson, D. Grace, E. Kimani-Mirage, J. Dixon, P. Alarcon, J. Rushton, E. Fevre

Impact and engagement

Anna was invited to attend a University of Melbourne hosted event: Expert National Illicit Drug, Police and Research Roundtable. The day’s discussion included illicit drug markets, policing interventions, and methodological considerations for policy and practice. 

Liana was an invited speaker at the Post and Antenatal Depression Support and Information (PANDSI) Twilight Seminar in Canberra (at Manuka Oval). This annual seminar brings together a range of clinicians and support workers in the field of perinatal health to hear new, evidence-based research. The theme for the night was Birth Trauma and Postnatal Mental Health.