Good Health and Well-Being

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.

Reducing emissions from restaurants is imperative to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Offering plant-based meats can reduce emissions from restaurants. This research identifies barriers preventing restaurants from offering plant-based meat dishes and segments restaurants based on identified barriers.

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…

The purpose of this project is to complete the beta-testing phase of a coagulation prediction model, for optimal performance at relevant SEQwater drinking water treatment plants, as well as appropriate end user training. This is to ensure the uptake of the research outputs of a recently completed ARC Linkage Project,…

The overall aim of the activities, “What’s on My Plate for Morning Tea,” “Reptile awareness Program”, “Healthy Lunch Box Week,” “Bucket Filling,” “8 Ways of Aboriginal Knowing,” and “Celebrating Cultural Days in Kindergarten,” was to introduce kindergarten children to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by nurturing five essential attributes/characters…

This project developed a methodology to identify the best strategies to finance (through blended finance) the delivery of water and sanitation services in developming countries. This was designed for use by Development Partners, such as the Australian Government.

Provided technical advice and support to Habitat for Humanity Fiji’s rural water, sanitation and hygiene program (WASH), in 20 communities. The program is improving access to, and management of water and sanitation services in villages and in schools. Our IWC-GU project reviewed the program delivery design, assisted withteh redesign of…

The short course aimed to contribute to improved nutrition indicators and food security policy in Sri Lanka and opened the door to further collaboration and capacity development between Sri Lankan practitioners and their Australian counterparts. This short course provided a point of reference in considering the future of health and…

The Water and WASH Futures Conference 2023 is part of the Water and WASH Futures knowledge forums – a series of knowledge sharing and learning activities for practitioners and professionals in the international water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and water resource management (WRM) sectors. We also encourage and welcome…