Workshop: Brief Communication Interventions in Evidence-Based Behaviour Change
24 Oct 2017, 12:00pm-3:00pm
A Population Health Approach
Tuesday 24 October 2017, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052
Register by Thursday 19 October: https://www.trybooking.com/321223
Attendance is free; however, places are limited. For further information, please contact Tina at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Professor Charles Abraham Professor of Psychology Applied to Health, University of Exeter, UK Dr Bosco Rowland Senior Research Fellow School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Deakin University Who should attend: Professionals seeking to encourage population-level behaviour change and health promotion. Stakeholders in health services, Primary Care Partnerships and local, state and federal government. Time and money are a limited resource in efforts to achieve public health behaviour change. This workshop will examine how effective brief communication interventions can be developed based on theories of health behaviour change. We will also examine strategies to economically and efficiently disseminate brief communications across whole-populations, such as schools or local communities. There will be practical development and contribution to 2 real world brief interventions to be used in Melbourne.