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Funded by MRFF Consumer-Led Grant (#2023165) @youth-well-lab.bsky.social @usydnursingschool.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au @publichealthaus.bsky.social

🚨 LAUNCHING SOON: THE HEALTH HIVE 🚨

Throughout my PhD, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside young people to co-create the Health Hive: a free online platform that empowers young people to actively shape research about their health and wellbeing @youthhealthhive.bsky.social

Grateful to have an incredible mentor and PhD Supervisor @stephaniepart.bsky.social 🌟

Thanks @sydney.edu.au for featuring us @youth-well-lab.bsky.social #PhD #mentor #SydneyNursingSchool

Allyson Todd receives the 2024 Rising Star in Youth Health Award at an Australian Association for Adolescent Health event.

PhD candidate @allysontodd.bsky.social and Associate Professor @stephaniepart.bsky.social first connected when Allyson was an undergrad, and have collaborated ever since.

Read about their shared passion in youth health and mentorship story: go.sydney.edu.au/4rsp3r

In collaboration with the Health Advisory Panel for Youth at the University of Sydney (HAPYUS), our scoping review found:
🔍 70 unique studies
🌟 Inspiring youth-led examples

HAPYUS also led recommendations to support meaningful youth participation 🙌

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New review highlights how adolescents are shaping healthy food environments | World Obesity Federation New review explores how adolescents are partaking in efforts to transform food environments to support healthier diets.

📣 My first PhD paper published in Obesity Reviews.

Thanks for the feature @worldobesity.bsky.social

Read here: www.worldobesity.org/news/new-rev...

🆕 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”

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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

🔔 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

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

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!

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

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