Health Promot J Austr
January 2025
Issue Addressed: Inequitable health care access can be addressed by using community outreach programs. A collaborative, codesigned student-led pop-up health check clinic was conducted in three low-socioeconomic regional communities in Victoria, Australia. Supervised undergraduate nursing students conducted free health checks, practiced assessment and communication skills, and provided health education.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mobility impairment limits control of posture and body alignment. This leads to altered body shapes, co-occurring problems with pain and sleep, cardiopulmonary concerns, digestive health issues, and emergent health outcomes, which further complicate functions of daily living. 24-hour posture care management was developed to remedy these challenges by restoring body symmetry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Holographic Memory Resolution® (HMR®), a mind-based therapy, has been used for decades as a nonpharmacologic intervention for trauma imprinting to alleviate depression, anxiety, pain, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). No clinical studies were found examining the use of HMR®. This study examined the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of administering HMR® to individuals experiencing chronic pain and related biopsychosocial symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Public health messaging during disasters help to provide knowledge and guidance for preventative behaviours and risk reduction. The aim of this review is to explore how public health messages are currently being provided during disasters and identify what influencing factors contribute to the effectiveness of these messages.
Study Design: Scoping review.
Issue Addressed: The COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of many physical activity programs, with many online programs being created in place to maintain physical activity engagement. This study explored the outcomes of an online physical program on its participants.
Method: A validated survey was used to explore Virtual Streetgames (VSG) participants' perceptions about their physical, mental, and social health while participating in VGS.