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View article: Health risks from indoor gas appliances
Health risks from indoor gas appliances Open
There are excellent alternatives to the use of gas in domestic appliances and some simple behavioural changes that can reduce exposure in situations where appliances cannot yet be removed. CO poisoning can be insidious. Mild exposure can c…
View article: Opportunity to reduce paediatric asthma in New South Wales through nitrogen dioxide control
Opportunity to reduce paediatric asthma in New South Wales through nitrogen dioxide control Open
View article: Public health opportunities in the Australian air quality standards review
Public health opportunities in the Australian air quality standards review Open
View article: Quantifying the benefits and harms of various preventive health activities
Quantifying the benefits and harms of various preventive health activities Open
It is feasible to quantify the benefits of some preventive activities, although estimating them is not straightforward and requires several assumptions. Nevertheless, extending estimates such as these to the items in the RACGP’s Red Book w…
View article: Predictors of adherence to a physical activity counseling intervention delivered by exercise physiologists: secondary analysis of the NewCOACH trial data
Predictors of adherence to a physical activity counseling intervention delivered by exercise physiologists: secondary analysis of the NewCOACH trial data Open
More than three quarters of the patients participated in all, or all but one, of the sessions. Being retired, positive outcome expectations, and having a shorter wait between referral and the initial appointment predicted adherence.
View article: The value of health damage due to sulphur dioxide emissions from coal‐fired electricity generation in NSW and implications for pollution licences
The value of health damage due to sulphur dioxide emissions from coal‐fired electricity generation in NSW and implications for pollution licences Open
View article: Physical activity coaching by Australian Exercise Physiologists is cost effective for patients referred from general practice
Physical activity coaching by Australian Exercise Physiologists is cost effective for patients referred from general practice Open
Coaching achieved a modest increase in activity equivalent to 10 minutes walking per day, at a cost of AUD$245 per person. Face-to-face and telephone counselling were both effective. Implication for public health: Persistence of increases …
View article: Making the cycling environment safer: an investigation based on hospital admissions
Making the cycling environment safer: an investigation based on hospital admissions Open
The physical activity benefits of urban cycling could make an important contribution to health1, but safety fears prevent many people from riding.2 Because only a minority of bike crashes are investigated by police, local governments recei…