Active Living & Public Health
Part of Victoria University's Healthy and Inclusive Communities Research Program, the Active Living and Public Health research group examines epidemiological aspects of chronic disease prevention and promotion of well-being through healthy use of time.
Active living & public health research
Our research has broad implications for public policy and interventions to improve population health and well-being. We make important contributions to public health by:
- developing methods for measurement and analysis of health-related time use compositions
- increasing the understanding of public-health aspects of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and other health-related components of time use
- designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to promote active living.
Our contributions
We contribute to major international initiatives and networks for the promotion of active living, such as:
- Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance
- Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!)
- International Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists (INTUE)
- Sports Club for Health (SCforH) consortium
- World Leisure.
Research expertise
We have expertise in:
- time-use epidemiology
- physical activity and sedentary behaviour research
- muscle-strengthening exercise
- leisure research
- health policy
- health promotion
- chronic disease prevention
- health surveillance
- applied statistics.
Research topics
Our research is focused on the following topics:
- prevalence, determinants and outcomes of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and muscle-strengthening activity
- interventions to increase physical activity, reduce sedentary behaviour, and improve outcomes of muscle-strengthening activities
- delivery of community sport and recreation services
- national- and subnational-level policies that may impact physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the population
- measures and methods for assessment and population surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behaviour
- statistical methods for time-use epidemiology.
Our team
Staff
- Professor Zeljko Pedisic, Group Leader
- Dr Bo Klepac Pogrmilovic, Deputy Group Leader
- Dr Jerome Rachele, Deputy Group Leader
- Professor Maximilian De Courten
- Professor Melinda Craike
- Professor Rochelle Eime
- Dr Jozo Grgic
- Associate Professor Lisa Hodge
- Dr Julia Gilmartin-Thomas
- Professor Warren Payne
- Professor Alexandra Parker
- Dr Nipun Shrestha
- Associate Professor Zali Yager
- Dr John Tower.
Research students
- Si-Tong Chen, Social Media Manager
- Raja Ram Dhungana
- Kathryn McDonald
- Aamir Raoof Memon
- Angela Paredes Castro, Social Media Manager
- Jayasekara Ranatunge
- Ruirui (Rainie) Xing.