Welcome to the Early Start Expert Insight Podcast with Professor Lisa Kervin. Today we chat with guest host Associate Professor Jessica Mantei about the significance of reading for young children. Where do we start and how do we support children that are finding it difficult to read? Literacy experts Lisa and Jessica will discuss those questions and more about reading.

Host: Professor Lisa Kervin
Guest: A/Prof Jessica Mantei

Early Start Expert Insight Ep.4 - A/Prof. Jessica Mantei - Reading

Welcome to the Early Start Expert Insight Podcast, guided by the insightful Professor Lisa Kervin. 🌟

In today's episode, we're delighted to have a guest host, Sarah Ryan, joining us for a captivating conversation. Sarah, a Project Coordinator at Early Start, University of Wollongong, plays a pivotal role in supporting the Evidence-based Healthy Activity and Nutrition for Children and Environments (ENHANCE) research projects, funded by NSW Health's Prevention Research Support Program (PRSP). Sarah collaborates closely with researchers and students to ensure that NSW Health's expertise is integrated into each project, covering aspects such as The First 2000 Days, primary and high school-aged children, all with a strong emphasis on promoting healthy food and physical activity.
Moreover, alongside her responsibilities at Early Start, Sarah is actively pursuing a PhD that leverages social marketing to enhance physical activity and reduce recreational sedentary screen time in children in the Pacific Islands. This project is a part of the Pacific Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) Network initiated by the World Health Organization.
With a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition (Hons.), Sarah's passion lies in improving children's health and well-being through evidence-based practices.
Don't miss out on this enriching episode that delves into Sarah's expertise and insights! 

Listen to the episode here: [Insert Podcast Link] Immerse yourself in this wealth of knowledge, gain insights, and be inspired!

Early Start Expert Insight Ep 9 - Sarah Ryan

Prof. Brian Yecies for UOW's 2024 Open Day

Welcome to our Early start Expert Insight Podcast. This is the first episode in a special series where we're going to explore the concepts of attachment in early childhood development, we're going to do this through the framework of the Circle of Security.

Circle of Security ft. Kate Stevenson, ep1.

Dr Joel Zugai talks with us about about how paternalism can be properly integrated into mental healthcare, involuntarily admitting someone to hospital due to psychotic mental illness is an example of paternalism. So for example, he's interested in how we distinguish justifiable force from unjustifiable force. 

He's critical of the most recent WHO and UN guidelines that demand the complete elimination of coercive care, and I outline my reasons (please see attached letter to the editor).

Dr Zugai is also discusses caring for patients with anorexia nervosa.

About Dr Zugai

Dr Zugai is a Registered Nurse and Senior Lecturer of mental health nursing in the School of Nursing at UOW. He describes himself as a mental health researcher. The majority of his research to date has focused on the care of people with anorexia nervosa.

Ep2 Talking Health Innovations - Dr Joel Zugai

Professor Charlton talks with us about one of her current research projects the ‘Let’s Talk About Food’ survey. This is the largest survey of it’s kind in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven. The survey of households will find out what people think about the region’s food environment.  

About Professor Charlton
Prof. Charlton is an advanced accredited practising dietitian and registered public health nutritionist who teaches on the nutrition and dietetics programmes. Her research interests include diet and lifestyle interventions across the lifespan, including ageing in developing countries. 

Prof. Charlton is also part of the Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems Research Group who have sent 10,000 households in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven a survey flyer which will explore what people think about the region’s food environment. 

The survey will ask questions including:

Are there healthy takeaway options nearby? Are my children exposed to too many fast food outlets? What does a basket of groceries cost? What if I have dietary requirements? Is food insecurity a concern? How can I purchase fresh fruit and vegetables from independent farmers?

Previous research by the group revealed that when shopping for food, residents of these two regions face six times as many unhealthy food options, such as fast food outlets, compared to healthy ones, such as butchers, and fruit and vegetable shops.

The researchers say mapping the food environment of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven matters because it helps us to understand if everyone can easily access healthy food. Wollongong and Shellharbour Local Government Areas have the highest numbers of unhealthy food outlets compared to Kiama and Shoalhaven. They say “this imbalance not only makes it challenging for people in our community to choose nutritious foods but could also contribute to higher rates of diet-related health problems in the long term.”


Ep5 Talking Health Innovations - Prof. Karen Charlton

Dr Cortie talks with us about the health workforce, and the shortfalls in rural and remote Australia. The reason this area is important is that ultimately healthcare is delivered by people – having the right people in the right areas is really difficult.

About Dr Cortie
Dr Colin Cortie is a passionate scientist looking to make a difference in the world. He has expertise in lipid biochemistry, clinical trials, and data analysis.

His latest research paper uses his data analysis skills to look at the health workforce in rural Australia.

The paper examined the demographic and workplace setting factors of doctors, nurses and midwives, and allied health professionals across the regions and the associated shortfalls in the health care workforce.

In Australia, small rural towns have the lowest number of health care workers per capita which is likely to lead to poor health outcomes for those regions.

For example, 80% of doctors work in metropolitan areas which leaves a serious shortfall for regional and rural areas. The greatest shortfalls are not in remote and very remote Australia, but are actually in small rural towns.


Ep8 Talking Health Innovations - Dr Colin Corte

A Day in the Life Of is a podcast by the University of Wollongong's third year journalism students

Episode 1: Monday-itis

A Day in the Life is a podcast by the University of Wollongong's third year journalism students. In this episode, Rumbi and Grace introduce us to the heroes of UOW, coffee in one hand, chaos in the other.

Episode 2: Tuesday

A Day in the Life Of is produced by the University of Wollongong's third-year journalism students.

Episode 3: Wednesday

A Day in the Life Of is a podcast by the University of Wollongong's third year journalism students.

Episode 4: Thursday

Episode 5: Friday

Episode 6: Saturday

Episode 7: Back to Monday

Episode 8: Another Tuesday

Episode 9: Friday, the final weekday.

Episode 10: Sunday

Student journalism, storytelling, and creativity at the University of Wollongong.

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