Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals
In 2022 the Sk8 2 Cr8 program was pilot tested in Toowoomba. Funded by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation’s LDAT program. This pilot program was co-designed by community and stakeholders in 2021. A total of 33 young people participated in 3 x 6-week pilot program…
Participants were enrolled in a regional Victorian high school. Co-design participants explained what they liked and disliked about five approaches previously used to prevent vaping and they designed a program that would work for them, and other people like them…
This 3-year study designed and evaluated two pilot programs to increase healthy eating in the Defence and mining contexts. The project, through a Social Cognitive lens, measured the theory’s success in increasing breakfast eating rates. This work further develops social marketing programs utilising theory to ensure both populations eat healthily…
Civic Assist’s Youth Street Crew (YSC) After Hours Program aims to support at-risk youth in Toowoomba CBD and fringe CBD. The aim of this project was to analyse the efficacy and need for this program, to assist Toowoomba’s youth experiencing homelessness, violence, anxiety, abuse and more.
This project will involve community surveys, and co-design session which will inform program implementation. A follow up survey will also be conducted after implementation to assess program effectiveness, and measure changes in attitudes, perceptions or behaviour.
The Blurred Minds Academy is a social enterprise featuring 11 evidence-based and gamified modules to support teachers in delivering alcohol and drug education. We have evaluated the effectiveness of the Blurred Minds Academy and data shows positive impact on students’ attitudes, beliefs & behaviours…
Responding to Cognitive Concerns “ReCog” interventions are a suite of 4-session cognitive rehabilitation programs that were designed at Griffith University to assist people who experience problems with thinking and memory when they have had cancer. The interventions have been tested in 5 published clinical trials up to 2023, with further…
Though a sunburnt country is part of her charm, Australia’s temperature has been steadily rising. Since 1910, average temperatures across the nation have increased by 1.44 oC and are expected to continue rising annually. As per the Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
iDEA is Doctors for the Environment Australia’s annual conference, which brings together hundreds of medical professionals and students across Australia who share an interest in planetary health, the impact of climate change on health, and sustainable healthcare.
The Making Tracks in Children’s Health (MaTCH) project is working to co-design a health service to address weight management in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families. Funded by a Woolworths Nutrition-Related Health Services Research Grant, the project brings together the Queensland Health departments (Child and Youth Clinical…