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Pacific (CAHW-Pacific) is co-led by Professor Corinne Caillaud at the University of Sydney and Associate Professor Olivier Galy at the University of New Caledonia.
a significant breadth of land and sea area, as well as population diversity and we rely on local knowledge and expertise to develop our research,” said Professor Caillaud.
“Research collaborations and engagement with communities are integral to addressing the issue of obesity and overweight in the region,” says research node co-lead, Professor Corinne Caillaud from the University of Sydney.
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A NETWORK OF EXPERTS ACROSS THE PACIFIC
Professor Caillaud and Associate Professor Galy have been working on a number of programs in the region since 2015. The relationships they have built with health professionals, government and communities in the Pacific has and will continue to be crucial to the success of the project. “This new research node brings together health researchers from seven Pacific countries including Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and New Zealand. It’s
“We aim to engage and partner with adolescents in codesigning research projects. This is the best approach to understand their lifestyle, knowledge, views and attitudes towards health and wellbeing,” said Professor Caillaud. The current focus is on understanding how physical activity and food intake interplay and drive overweight and obesity in the Pacific context. Similarly to elsewhere worldwide, adolescents in the Pacific fail to engage in the recommended 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous daily physical activity as advised by WHO.
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