Sarah Durkin

Engaging lower screening groups: a field experiment to evaluate the impact of a multiwave national campaign on participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

Claudia Gascoyne, Kate Broun, Belinda Morley, Kerryann Wyatt, Eleonora Feletto, Sarah J Durkin

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: This field study evaluated a multiwave media campaign that aired in 2019 to promote participation in the Australian Na..

Association between single-channel and cumulative exposure to alcohol advertising and drinking behaviours among Australian adolescents.

Emily Bain, Maree Scully, Melanie Wakefield, Sarah Durkin, Victoria White

Journal article  |  2023  |  Drug Alcohol Rev

INTRODUCTION: Widespread commercial promotion of alcohol products in Australia undermines the abstinence message for young people...

"No Child or Adult Would Ever Probably Choose to Have 16 Teaspoons of Sugar": A Preliminary Study of Parents' Responses to Sugary Drink Warning Label Options.

Caroline Miller, Joanne Dono, Kathleen Wright, Simone Pettigrew, Melanie Wakefield, John Coveney, Gary Wittert, David Roder, Sarah Durkin, Jane Martin, Kerry Ettridge

Journal article  |  2022  |  Nutrients

Front-of-pack (FoP) warning labels are a viable policy option with the potential to inform consumer choice and assist in reducing ..

"You can't just eat 16 teaspoons of sugar so why would you drink 16 teaspoons' worth of sugar?": a qualitative study of young adults' reactions to sugary drink warning labels.

C Miller, K Wright, J Dono, S Pettigrew, M Wakefield, J Coveney, G Wittert, D Roder, S Durkin, J Martin, K Ettridge

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC Public Health

BACKGROUND: Several jurisdictions have introduced nutrient warning front of pack (FoP) labels in an effort to curb consumption of ..

Public support for policies to phase out the retail sale of cigarettes in Australia: results from a nationally representative survey

Emily Brennan, Elizaveta Ilchenko, Michelle Scollo, Sarah J Durkin, Melanie A Wakefield

Journal article  |  2022  |  TOBACCO CONTROL

BACKGROUND: There is growing international interest in a goal once considered unthinkable: phasing out the retail sales of smoked ..

Optimising tobacco control campaigns within a changing media landscape and among priority populations

Sarah J Durkin, Emily Brennan, Melanie A Wakefield

Journal article  |  2022  |  TOBACCO CONTROL

Reviews published over the past decade confirm tobacco control campaigns can be effective for influencing adult and youth tobacco ..

Prevalence and correlates of flavour capsule cigarette use among Australian adolescents

Maree Scully, Melanie Wakefield, Michelle Scollo, Sarah Durkin, Victoria White

Journal article  |  2022  |  HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Introduced relatively recently in the Australian market, flavour capsule cigarettes pose a risk to adolescents by..

Testing the effectiveness of alcohol health warning label formats: An online experimental study with Australian adult drinkers.

Emily Brennan, Kimberley Dunstone, Amanda Vittiglia, Sam Mancuso, Sarah Durkin, Michael D Slater, Janet Hoek, Simone Pettigrew, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2022  |  PLoS One

Health warning labels (HWLs) on alcohol containers may help reduce population-level alcohol consumption. However, few studies have..

Intentions to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: the importance of perceived susceptibility to health risks

Joanne Dono, Kerry A Ettridge, Melanie Wakefield, Simone Pettigrew, John Coveney, David Roder, Sarah Durkin, Gary Wittert, Jane Martin, Caroline L Miller

Journal article  |  2021  |  PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

OBJECTIVE: There are numerous health effects associated with excess sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption. Interventions aime..

Impact of three annual tobacco tax rises on tobacco sales in remote Australian Aboriginal community stores

David P Thomas, Emma McMahon, Zhiqiang Wang, Michelle M Scollo, Sarah J Durkin

Journal article  |  2021  |  TOBACCO CONTROL

BACKGROUND: There is strong evidence from many settings that tobacco tax rises which increase prices reduce tobacco consumption, b..