Dympna Leonard

Summary

Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi The Well Person's Health Check: a population screening program in indigenous communities in north Queensland
    Geoffrey Miller
    Tropical Public Health Unit Network (TPHUN, Queensland Health
    Aust Health Rev 25:136-47. 2002
  2. ncbi Obesity, diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors among Torres Strait Islander people
    Dympna Leonard
    Queensland Health, Tropical Public Health Unit, Cairns, Queensland
    Aust N Z J Public Health 26:144-9. 2002
  3. ncbi Food availability, cost disparity and improvement in relation to accessibility and remoteness in Queensland
    Amanda J Lee
    Statewide Health Promotion Unit, Public Health Services, Queensland Health, Brisbane
    Aust N Z J Public Health 26:266-72. 2002
  4. ncbi The increasing cost of the basic foods required to promote health in Queensland
    Michelle S Harrison
    Health Promotion Unit, Population Health Branch, Queensland Health, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Med J Aust 186:9-14. 2007
  5. ncbi Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition and health
    Amanda J Lee
    School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Med J Aust 190:547-8. 2009
  6. ncbi Self-reported diabetes and health behaviors in remote indigenous communities in northern queensland, australia
    Brad McCulloch
    Tropical Public Health Unit Network, Queensland Health, Cairns, Australia
    Diabetes Care 26:397-403. 2003
  7. ncbi Diabetes mellitus and serum carotenoids: findings of a population-based study in Queensland, Australia
    Terry Coyne
    School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Am J Clin Nutr 82:685-93. 2005
  8. ncbi Blood pressure and hypertension for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
    Zaimin Wang
    The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, St Vincent s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 13:438-43. 2006

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi The Well Person's Health Check: a population screening program in indigenous communities in north Queensland
    Geoffrey Miller
    Tropical Public Health Unit Network (TPHUN, Queensland Health
    Aust Health Rev 25:136-47. 2002
  2. ncbi Obesity, diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors among Torres Strait Islander people
    Dympna Leonard
    Queensland Health, Tropical Public Health Unit, Cairns, Queensland
    Aust N Z J Public Health 26:144-9. 2002
    ....
  3. ncbi Food availability, cost disparity and improvement in relation to accessibility and remoteness in Queensland
    Amanda J Lee
    Statewide Health Promotion Unit, Public Health Services, Queensland Health, Brisbane
    Aust N Z J Public Health 26:266-72. 2002
    ..Some factors which may have contributed to this improvement are discussed...
  4. ncbi The increasing cost of the basic foods required to promote health in Queensland
    Michelle S Harrison
    Health Promotion Unit, Population Health Branch, Queensland Health, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Med J Aust 186:9-14. 2007
    ..To assess changes in the cost and availability of a standard basket of healthy food items (the Healthy Food Access Basket [HFAB]) in Queensland over time...
  5. ncbi Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition and health
    Amanda J Lee
    School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Med J Aust 190:547-8. 2009
    ..Economic interventions to improve access to healthy food...
  6. ncbi Self-reported diabetes and health behaviors in remote indigenous communities in northern queensland, australia
    Brad McCulloch
    Tropical Public Health Unit Network, Queensland Health, Cairns, Australia
    Diabetes Care 26:397-403. 2003
    ....
  7. ncbi Diabetes mellitus and serum carotenoids: findings of a population-based study in Queensland, Australia
    Terry Coyne
    School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Am J Clin Nutr 82:685-93. 2005
    ..The role of these antioxidants in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus remains unclear...
  8. ncbi Blood pressure and hypertension for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
    Zaimin Wang
    The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, St Vincent s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 13:438-43. 2006
    ..This present study aims to describe the blood pressure levels and to explore the clinical risk factors for hypertension among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples...