COMPaRE-PHC was funded from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2016.

This website now operates as a record of COMPaRE-PHC people, activities and achievements.  

Aim 

The Centre for Obesity Management and Prevention Research Excellence in Primary Health Care (COMPaRE-PHC) aimed to inform primary health care policy and practice in the prevention and management of obesity in disadvantaged populations across Australia.

Publications

Year:
2016
Author:
Laws, R. Litterbach, E. Denney-Wilson, E. Russell, G. Taki, S. Ong, K. Elliott, R. Lymer, S. Campbell, K.J.
Stream:
Stream 1 Families with young children
Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 18, No 9
Year:
2014
Author:
Taki, S Russell, G Elliott, R Laws, R Azadi, L Campbell, K Denney-Wilson, E
Stream:
Stream 1 Families with young children
International Conference on Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture: Biocultural, Relational and Spatial Perspectives, Sydney
Year:
2013
Author:
Mark Harris
Stream:
Stream 2 Disadvantaged populations
North American Primary Care Research Group Meeting (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Ottawa, 10 November 2013 

COMPaRE-PHC TOPIC SUMMARY

Author:
Professor Mark Harris and Dr. Catherine Spooner
An overview of the NHMRC's Clinical practice guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity in adults, adolescents and children in Australia
Author:
Alice Gibson and Professor Ian Caterson
How to design dietary interventions using the Eat for Health program
Author:
Associate Professor Rachael Taylor
Telling parents that their young child is overweight: The role of motivational interviewing

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