Bridging the Gap: translating childhood obesity prevention policy into clinical practice [ 1/1/2021 - 9/30/2023 ]

Research Grant

Brief description Healthcare providers are well placed to identify children at risk of obesity. This research aims to understand how health services are currently incorporating childhood obesity prevention into clinical practice, identify opportunities to incorporate obesity prevention policy within these services and determine how practical, systematic and feasible changes can be implemented. Ultimately this research will contribute to the efforts to decrease the rates of childhood obesity in Australia.

Funding Amount $132,743

Funding Scheme Postgraduate Scholarships

Chief Investigator Dr Michelle Gooey

Notes Public Health and Health Services Research Scholarship