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Biography
Profile
With a background in community development, Ben brings to the department 15 years of experience as a health promotion practitioner and evaluator, having worked in regional health services and local government, and as a consultant for State and Commonwealth Governments in Australia, UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Ben has a broad research portfolio, with interests in measurement of health risk factors and determinants, the role of the mass media in health promotion, and the design of chronic disease prevention strategies for health care settings. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia, and has published his work widely in Australia and overseas.
Research interests
- Measurement of health risk factors and determinants
- The role of the mass media in health promotion
- Design of chronic disease prevention strategies for health care settings.
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Projects 2007 2018
- 10 Finished
Victorian Active Agering Partnership - evidence review, research evaluation
5/01/16 → 12/10/18
Project: Research
Evaluation in health promotion: gathering evidence to improve effectiveness
Smith, B., Bauman, A. E., Rissel, C. & Shilton, T.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, The University of Sydney, NSW Ministry of Health, The Heart Foundation
1/01/15 → 8/06/18
Project: Research
Harnessing recreational infrastructure to improve physical activity and community well-being
Smith, B., Bauman, A. E., Donovan, R., Ewing, M., Mahal, A., Newton, F. & Mackay, B.
Australian Research Council (ARC), City of Frankston VIC, Curtin University, The University of Sydney
24/03/14 → 28/07/17
Project: Research
Community Capacity Building for Healthy Lifestyles (CBHL) initiative: Engaging communities in childhood obesity prevention in disadvantaged areas
Smith, B., Mellor, D., Oldenburg, B., Polonsky, M. J., Renzaho, A., Green, J., Horton, K. & Nicholson, J.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Victorian Health Promotion Foundation , Raising Children Network (Australia) Limited, Parenting Research Centre Inc, Deakin University
1/07/13 → 30/04/17
Project: Research
Research Output 1999 2019
Prescription of physical activity in the management of high blood pressure in Australian general practices
Smith, B. J., Owen, A. J., Liew, D., Kelly, D. J. & Reid, C. M., 2019, In : Journal of Human Hypertension. 33, p. 50-56 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Exploring Factors Influencing Childhood Obesity Prevention Among Migrant Communities in Victoria, Australia: A Qualitative Study
Renzaho, A. M. N., Green, J., Smith, B. J. & Polonsky, M., Aug 2018, In : Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 20, 4, p. 865-883 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Systematic review of the effect of lifestyle interventions on the components of the metabolic syndrome in South Asian migrants
Martin, C. A., Gowda, U., Smith, B. J. & Renzaho, A. M. N., Feb 2018, In : Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 20, 1, p. 231-244 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Barriers and challenges affecting the contemporary churches engagement in health promotion
Ayton, D., Manderson, L. & Smith, B. J., 1 Apr 2017, In : Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 28, 1, p. 52–58 7 p., HE15037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Advancing evaluation practice in health promotion
Smith, B. J., Rissel, C., Shilton, T. & Bauman, A., 1 Dec 2016, In : Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 27, 3, p. 184-186 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review