Kay Gibbons

Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living: Time for policies to support effective interventions in the context of responsive emotional support and early learning

Helen Skouteris, Rachael Green, Alexandra Chung, Heidi Bergmeier, Lisa H Amir, Sukhpreet Kaur Baidwan, Angel Marie Chater, Catherine Chamberlain, Ruth Emond, Kay Gibbons, Michelle Gooey, Kostas Hatzikiriakidis, Emma Haycraft, Andrew P Hills, Daryl J Higgins, Oliver Hooper, Sue-Anne Hunter, Pam Kappelides, Sue Kleve, Jacynta Krakouer, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

Fostering the growth, development, health, and wellbeing of children is a global priority. The early childhood period presents a c..

Reframing the early childhood obesity prevention narrative through an equitable nurturing approach

Helen Skouteris, Heidi J Bergmeier, Scott D Berns, Jeanette Betancourt, Renee Boynton-Jarrett, Martha B Davis, Kay Gibbons, Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Mary Story

Journal article  |  2020  |  MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION

High-quality mother-child interactions during the first 2,000 days, from conception to age 5 years, are considered crucial for pre..

Confident and Understanding Parents (CUPs) - a child nutrition and active play pilot intervention for disadvantaged families attending Supported Playgroups in Victoria, Australia

Judith Myers, Elisha Riggs, Ju-Lin Lee, Kay Gibbons, Geraldine Naughton

Journal article  |  2019  |  HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Health and nutrition inequalities are prevalent among families from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds...

Child and adult snack food intake in response to manipulated pre-packaged snack item quantity/variety and snack box size: a population-based randomized trial

Jessica A Kerr, Pauline W Jansen, Fiona K Mensah, Kay Gibbons, Tim S Olds, John B Carlin, Susan A Clifford, David Burgner, Lisa Gold, Louise A Baur, Melissa Wake

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

OBJECTIVES: Snacks contribute to overconsumption of energy-dense foods and thence obesity. Previous studies in this area are limit..

Food choices: concordance in Australian children aged 11-12 years and their parents

Prudence Vivarini, Jessica A Kerr, Susan A Clifford, Anneke C Grobler, Pauline W Jansen, Fiona K Mensah, Louise A Baur, Kay Gibbons, Melissa Wake

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

OBJECTIVES: Snack foods-typically high in salt, sugar, fat and/or energy-are likely important to the obesity epidemic. In the cont..

Development and validation of a written credentialing examination for overseas-educated dietitians

Neville G Chiavaroli, Eleanor J Beck, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Paul Wilkinson, Kay Gibbons, Claire Palermo

Journal article  |  2018  |  NUTRITION & DIETETICS

AIM: Health professionals seeking employment in foreign countries are commonly required to undertake competency assessment in orde..

Toward International Best Outcomes: The Shared Path of the Nutrition Care Process, Informatics, and Research Translation

Kay Gibbons

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

Early childhood nutrition, active outdoor play and sources of information for families living in highly socially disadvantaged locations

Judith Myers, Kay Gibbons, Sarah Arnup, Evelyn Volders, Geraldine Naughton

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

AIMS: To compare nutrition and active play of children aged 0-4 years attending Supported Playgroups and mainstream services and t..

Maternal negative affect is associated with emotional feeding practices and emotional eating in young children

Rachel F Rodgers, Susan J Paxton, Sian A McLean, Karen J Campbell, Eleanor H Wertheim, Helen Skouteris, Kay Gibbons

Journal article  |  2014  |  APPETITE

BACKGROUND: Although mothers of young children frequently experience negative affect, little is known about the association betwee..

Feasibility of Comprehensive, Unattended Ambulatory Polysomnography in School-Aged Children

Carole L Marcus, Joel Traylor, Sarah N Biggs, Robin S Roberts, Gillian M Nixon, Indra Narang, Rakesh Bhattacharjee, Margot J Davey, Rosemary SC Horne, Maureen Cheshire, K Jeremy Gibbons, Joanne Dix, Elizabeth Asztalos, Lex W Doyle, Gillian F Opie, Judy D'ilario, Lorrie Costantini, Ruth Bradford, Barbara Schmidt

Journal article  |  2014  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Although unattended ambulatory polysomnography (PSG) is frequently performed in adults, few studies have been pe..