Helen Dixon

Can point-of-sale nutrition information encourage reduced preference for sugary drinks among adolescents?

Helen Dixon, Maree Scully, Belinda Morley, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2021  |  PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

OBJECTIVE: To test whether point-of-sale (POS) information about the nutrition content of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) promotes..

Prevalence and Correlates of Observed Sun Protection Behaviors Across Different Public Outdoor Settings in Melbourne, Australia

Ashleigh Haynes, Andrea Nathan, Clover Maitland, Helen Dixon, Anna Nicholson, Melanie Wakefield, Suzanne Dobbinson

Journal article  |  2021  |  HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR

Skin cancer prevention efforts in Australia have increasingly incorporated a focus on protection during incidental sun exposure. T..

Sugary drink advertising expenditure across Australian media channels 2016-2018

Ashleigh Haynes, Megan Bayly, Helen Dixon, Alison McAleese, Jane Martin, Yan Jun Michelle Chen, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe advertising expenditure for sugary drinks compared with alternative cold non-alco..

Secondary school canteens in Australia: analysis of canteen menus from a repeated cross-sectional national survey

Ashleigh Haynes, Belinda Morley, Helen Dixon, Maree Scully, Alison McAleese, Claudia Gascoyne, Rachelle Busbridge, Mia Cigognini, Ilona Regev, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2021  |  PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

OBJECTIVE: The current study aimed to assess the nutritional quality of Australian secondary school canteen menus. DESIGN: Stratif..

General and specific graphic health warning labels reduce willingness to consume sugar-sweetened beverages

Elektra Schubert, Emma Smith, Maja Brydevall, Carmen Lynch, Elysha Ringin, Helen Dixon, Yoshihisa Kashima, Melanie Wakefield, Stefan Bode

Journal article  |  2021  |  APPETITE

Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is associated with obesity and other severe negative health consequences. The present s..

Can counter-advertising diminish persuasive effects of conventional and pseudo-healthy unhealthy food product advertising on parents?: an experimental study

Helen Dixon, Maree Scully, Claudia Gascoyne, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: To help address rising rates of obesity in children, evidence is needed concerning impacts of common forms of marketin..

Can counter-advertising protect spectators of elite sport against the influence of unhealthy food and beverage sponsorship? A naturalistic trial

Helen Dixon, Maree Scully, Melanie Wakefield, Bridget Kelly, Simone Pettigrew, Kathy Chapman, Jeff Niederdeppe

Journal article  |  2020  |  SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE: Unhealthy, energy-dense nutrient-poor foods and beverages are heavily promoted through sport sponsorship...

Sun-protective clothing and shade use in public outdoor leisure settings from 1992 to 2019: Results from cross-sectional observational surveys in Melbourne, Australia

Ashleigh Haynes, Andrea Nathan, Helen Dixon, Melanie Wakefield, Suzanne Dobbinson

Journal article  |  2020  |  PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Skin cancer presents a significant public health burden in Australia. The present study aimed to supplement population-based estim..

Can point-of-sale nutrition information and health warnings encourage reduced preference for sugary drinks?: An experimental study

Maree Scully, Belinda Morley, Melanie Wakefield, Helen Dixon

Journal article  |  2020  |  APPETITE

Point-of-sale (POS) interventions that prompt consumers to more critically evaluate sugary drinks could encourage reduced consumpt..

Association of theLiveLightermass media campaign with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages: Cohort study

Belinda Morley, Philippa Niven, Helen Dixon, Maurice Swanson, Maria Szybiak, Trevor Shilton, Iain S Pratt, Terry Slevin, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2019  |  HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Evaluation of the behavioural impact of Western Australia's LiveLighter healthy weight and lifestyle campaign foc..