Supporting adolescents' participation in muscle-strengthening physical activity: protocol for the 'Resistance Training for Teens' (RT4T) hybrid type III implementation-effectiveness trial.

Introduction: In Australia, only 22% of male and 8% of female adolescents meet the muscle-strengthening physical activity guidelines, and few school-based interventions support participation in resistance training (RT). After promising findings from our effectiveness trial, we conducted a state-wide dissemination of the '' (RT4T) intervention from 2015 to 2020. Despite high estimated reach, we found considerable variability in programme delivery and teachers reported numerous barriers to implementation.

Pivot to prevent bowel cancer: Reflections on adapting an Aboriginal bowel cancer screening awareness program to a digital call to action-A commentary.

Issue Addressed: The Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) Health Promotion Unit was awarded a Cancer Institute NSW grant to raise awareness of bowel cancer and promote the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) among Aboriginal communities in SLHD. The COVID-19 pandemic thwarted initial plans for face-to-face workshops and plans pivoted to digital products and dissemination of messages on a range of communication platforms.

Discussion: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic provided staff with the freedom, flexibility, and ability to be creative in ways not possible prior to the pandemic and ultimately ended up with a superior product with a reach further than anticipated.

Efficacy and Effectiveness of Universal School-Based Wellbeing Interventions in Australia: A Systematic Review.

The World Health Organisation defines health in terms of wellbeing, and wellbeing has become both a construct and a measure of impact in early intervention and prevention programs in schools. In Australia, schools report on their wellbeing initiatives and there is a plethora of government-funded wellbeing programs already in place in schools. However, education systems and stakeholders worldwide are facing significant challenges with mixed evaluation results of program impact and intervention effect.

Health promotion programs for middle-aged adults that promote physical activity or healthy eating and involve local governments and health services: A rapid review.

Background: Noncommunicable diseases can be prevented or delayed through health promotion programs. Little is known about programs delivered by partnership organisations that address lifestyle behaviours. The study's purpose was to review the literature on physical activity or healthy eating health promotion programs, delivered in partnership by the local government and local health services, to describe characteristics of programs and their impact on physical activity, healthy eating or related health outcomes among middle-aged adults.

Do different sit-stand workstations influence lumbar kinematics, lumbar muscle activity and musculoskeletal pain in office workers? A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

This study investigated the effect of different sit-stand workstations on lumbar spine kinematics, lumbar muscle activity and musculoskeletal pain. Thirty-two office workers were randomized to one of three sit-stand workstations (Group 1, ratio of minutes spent sitting to standing each hour at work 40:20, = 8; Group 2, 30:30, = 6; Group 3, 20:40, = 7) and a control group (usual sitting, = 11). Intervention groups (Groups 1, 2 and 3) were collapsed into one group for analysis (= 21).

Reducing Office Workers' Sitting Time at Work Using Sit-Stand Protocols: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To examine the effects of different sit-stand protocols on work-time sitting and physical activity (PA) of office workers.

Methods: Participants (n = 26, 77% women, mean age 42) were randomly allocated to usual sitting (control) or one of three sit-stand protocols (intervention) facilitated by height-adjustable workstations for a 4-week period between June and August 2015. Sitting, standing, and stepping time were assessed by inclinometry (activPAL); leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) by self-report.

The impact of a home-based walking programme on falls in older people: the Easy Steps randomised controlled trial.

Background: walking is the most popular form of exercise in older people but the impact of walking on falls is unclear. This study investigated the impact of a 48-week walking programme on falls in older people.

Methods: three hundred and eighty-six physically inactive people aged 65+ years living in the community were randomised into an intervention or control group.

Preventing falls with Tai Ji Quan: A public health perspective.

Falls among people aged 65 and older are a significant public health problem and one that is expected to increase as the population ages. Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that Tai Ji Quan can reduce falls and associated injuries among older adults. In this paper, we describe how Tai Ji Quan community programs are being utilized by public health and aging services organizations to reduce older adult falls.

The effect of walking on falls in older people: the 'Easy Steps to Health' randomized controlled trial study protocol.

Background: Falls in older people continue to be a major public health issue in industrialized countries. Extensive research into falls prevention has identified exercise as a proven fall prevention strategy. However, despite over a decade of promoting physical activity, hospitalisation rates due to falls injuries in older people are still increasing.

Patterns of physical violence in youth: the experience of 16 to 25 year olds.

Issue Addressed: Physical violence among youth is an important public health issue. While data from hospital admissions and police reports can provide some information regarding the incidence of violence, little is known about violent incidents that are not reported to these agencies. This paper seeks to describe the self-reported experience and circumstances associated with the patterns of physical violence among 16-25 year olds.

A randomized, controlled trial of tai chi for the prevention of falls: the Central Sydney tai chi trial.

Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of a 16-week community-based tai chi program in reducing falls and improving balance in people aged 60 and older.

Design: Randomized, controlled trial with waiting list control group.

Setting: Community in Sydney, Australia.