Stephanie Partridge

🆕 NEW! A FREE guide to setting up a Youth Advisory Group

👏Designed by @rebeccaraeside.bsky.social @allysontodd.bsky.social
🙌🏽 With Masters Students Tsun Tsang & Shun Wong
📊 Case study from @sisijia.bsky.social

📲 Download at youthwelllab.com/hapyus → tap “Researcher Resources”

New scoping review alert! 📜 Linked below -

Congratulations to senior author & EDIT Collaborator Assoc Prof @stephaniepart.bsky.social and 1st author @allysontodd.bsky.social in publishing this piece of work 👏

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Delighted to see the work of the 'Youth Well Lab' based at @sydney.edu.au @usydnursingschool.bsky.social under the leadership of @stephaniepart.bsky.social and her team be featured in the NHMRC website promoting its 'Consumer Statement' www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/con...

Youth Well Lab

Grateful for the opportunity to present my PhD research on how adolescents are participating in food environment transformation at my first international conference, @isbnpa.bsky.social in Auckland - Aotearoa, New Zealand 🌍 @youth-well-lab.bsky.social @stephaniepart.bsky.social

🌏 We’re heading to Auckland! We are excited to be on our way to the @isbnpa.bsky.social 2025 conference this week in Aotearoa, New Zealand, catch us on Thursday
@rebeccaraeside.bsky.social @sisijia.bsky.social @allysontodd.bsky.social @stephaniepart.bsky.social

its been another busy month @usydnursingschool.bsky.social Read about our latest activities and achievements in our latest newsletter t.e2ma.net/message/xl5x...

🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia

Shifting focus to adolescent wellbeing and inclusive participation in the digital age

✍️ Stephanie R Partridge, Allyson R Todd, Si Si Jia and Rebecca Raeside, with the Health Advisory Panel for Youth at the University of Sydney (HAPYUS)

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YouTube video by 9 News Australia Vaping, technology, junk food: Fears younger generation could die earlier | 9 News Australia

📺 Youth Well Lab on 9 News highlighting how digital environments shape heart health and why prevention matters

🔗 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4iJ...

📰 More: www.9news.com.au/national/con...

#HeartWeek2025 @sisijia.bsky.social @rebeccaraeside.bsky.social @allysontodd.bsky.social

📣 Are you an Early Career Researcher?

The Mike Daube Early Career Advocacy Series aims to support ECRs to combine REVIEW or PERSPECTIVE articles on a topical public health or health promotion issue, with strong calls for action on research, policy or practice.

➡️ academic.oup.com/heapro/pages...

Sydney council blocks plan for Redfern McDonald’s due to crime fears Strong opposition from residents, police and the Aboriginal community sees off proposal for 24-hour restaurant

A win for Redfern, City of Sydney rejected a new McDonald’s after strong community pushback

To add, Dr @sisijia.bsky.social BMC Medicine review highlights why zoning must be future-proofed for the digital food era 🔗 tinyurl.com/yaht9bve

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@youth-well-lab.bsky.social

💡There is limited data on the types of foods ordered and consumed from online food delivery apps.

This study obtained consumption data in REAL-TIME and established:
- 46% orders were unhealthy foods such as burgers, pizza
- Nearly 40% orders driven by convenience

mhealth.jmir.org/2023/1/e49135/

Using Mobile Ecological Momentary Assessment to Understand Consumption and Context Around Online Food Delivery Use: Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study Background: Mobile ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a powerful tool for collecting real-time and contextual data from individuals. As our reliance on online technologies to increase convenienc...

2/2 Our research with 100+ young people using mobile ecological momentary assessment, we found convenience, cost, and availability shape what we eat. Read the paper:
mhealth.jmir.org/2023/1/e49135

#YouthWellLab

1/2 New Micromarket = new food choices at @sydney.edu.au

We’ve seen more delivery drivers on campus. Unhealthy options dominate the digital food environment, and convenience and cost often drive the decision.

We asked students what they think of the new options

#YouthWellLab

I had a wonderful time @publichealthaus.bsky.social Preventive Health Conference last week.

I share my reflections in the latest InTouch Public Health blog.
🔗 intouchpublichealth.net.au/prevention-i...

Grateful for the support from the PHAA NSW Branch Scholarship

@usydnursingschool.bsky.social

Prevention is Political – Reflections from the 2025 Preventive Health Conference : Intouch Public Health The conference was a powerful reminder of how deeply public health is intertwined with policy and politics.

Last week, @allysontodd.bsky.social had the opportunity to present at the @publichealthaus.bsky.social Preventive Health Conference in Canberra, thanks to the support of the PHAA NSW Branch Scholarship

👉 Read her reflections here: intouchpublichealth.net.au/prevention-i...
#PHC25 @sydney.edu.au

New in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific led by @sisijia.bsky.social

We mapped 506 NSW postcodes using Uber Eats + Google Maps data

Key finding: Fresh produce is less accessible online than in person

Full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

#DIGIFOOD #YouthWellLab

Thrilled that I was able to celebrate my PhD with my supervisor and colleagues ❤️

I feel so grateful to have had such an amazing experience with @youth-well-lab.bsky.social @stephaniepart.bsky.social @usydnursingschool.bsky.social

Special thanks also to Julie Redfern and the SOLVE-CHD team!

New in @mja.com.au: Our perspective article, co-authored with 14–18 y/o youth advisors, Health Advisory Panel for Youth at @sydney.edu.au calls for genuine adolescent engagement in digital health

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/...
#AdolescentHealth #DigitalHealth #YouthEngagement #MJA

Congratulations to Dr @rebeccaraeside.bsky.social on graduating! Her PhD, Advancing Adolescent Health Promotion in the Digital Era, included 7 papers, 7 invited talks, 16 conference presentations, and multiple awards and prizes. We can't wait to see what she does next! @sydney.edu.au #YouthWellLab

'Eats for teens' allows 13-17 year olds to order off Uber Eats under their parents account.. but at what cost to their health?

Regulation is needed to support young people to make healthy food choices in the digital food environment 📲
@publichealthaus.bsky.social @usydnursingschool.bsky.social

💡There’s huge potential for youth-centred, health-promoting MOOCs, but we need better design and meaningful youth involvement.

Thanks for leading Putu Novi Arfirsta Dharmayani with Jennifer Dam, Josephine Chau, Sara Wardak, Katrina Champion, @seemam.bsky.social
@stephaniepart.bsky.social

🧠 We analysed 23 studies and found:
- Only 6 focused on health topics
- Most MOOCs are not designed with adolescents in mind
- Co-design, visual content, and interactive formats matter
- Evaluation is often limited to self-reported surveys

📢 New publication just out from our @youthhealthhive.bsky.social Project!
 
This review provides foundational research as we build our Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for young people. We explored how adolescents engage with open online courses in health and education

📄: doi.org/10.1080/2835...

New Uber Eats feature risks fuelling unhealthy eating habits among young Australians Introduction by Croakey: Following the launch of a new feature at Uber Eats, 'Eats for teens', researchers at the University

New Uber Eats feature risks fuelling unhealthy eating habits among young Australians – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/new-uber-eat...

Led by @sisijia.bsky.social - Uber “Eats for teens”? Released just in time for school holidays, this feature targets young people 13-17-years but at what cost to their health?

@sydney.edu.au @usydnursingschool.bsky.social @croakeynews.bsky.social @publichealthaus.bsky.social

New Uber Eats feature risks fuelling unhealthy eating habits among young Australians

New Uber Eats feature risks fuelling unhealthy eating habits among young Australians www.croakey.org/new-uber-eat... #publichealth

Diabetes prevalence in Australia may be 35% higher than estimated | Sax Institute New research from the University of Sydney used 45 and Up Study data to show that the number of Australians living with diabetes may be up to 35 per cent higher than previously estimated. The study, p...

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This research is a wake-up call for diabetes monitoring in Australia.
It's time to strengthen our surveillance systems so that no one is left out of the data—and out of care.

📚 Read more from
@SaxInstitute
: 🔗 saxinstitute.org.au/news/diabete...
#diabetes #publichealth #datadrivenpolicy

We might be underestimating the burden of diabetes - ABC listen We could be underestimating the number of people living with diabetes by up to 35 per cent. For a long time we've been using data from the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) to estimate prevale...

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🎧 I spoke with
@normanswan
about these findings on ABC’s Health Report.
We talked about what this undercount means for policy, planning, and diabetes care in Australia.

🗞️ Listen here:
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

New data reveals diabetes prevalence in Australia may be 35% higher | Diabetes Australia New research from the University of Sydney reveals that the number of Australians living with diabetes may be up to 35 per cent higher than previously

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🗞️ Diabetes Australia has also highlighted these findings in their latest media release:
📢 “Diabetes prevalence in Australia may be 35% higher than estimated.”

Read the full statement here: diabetesaustralia.com.au/mediarelease...

@DiabetesAus

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🚨 Are we underestimating how many Australians are living with diabetes?
Our new study in DRCP finds the burden could be 35% higher than current national estimates suggest. Here’s why that matters👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.di...