July report for Society Culture and Health

3 July 2019

NEW GRANTS/FUNDING RECEIVED

Cooklin A and Leach L. The National Working Families Survey (survey development). Parents at Work. $11,805.

Papers (accepted and published)

Leach, L.S., Bennetts, S.K., Giallo, R., & Cooklin A.R. (accepted 7th June 2019). Recruiting fathers for parenting research using online advertising campaigns: Evidence from an Australian study. Child: Care, Health & Development.

Conference papers and posters

Jimmy Doan, Christine LaBond and Lyndall Strazdins. Age, time and health limits: what hours could matured-aged workers work? Emerging Health Policy Research Conference. 27 June 2019, Sydney, Australia.

Impact and engagement

Anna Olsen was invited by the Department of Health to present on the ACT Pill Testing Evaluation to the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ANACAD). The council advises the Australian Government and the Minister for Health on current and emerging drug and alcohol issues. Pill testing is a controversial harm reduction initiative and the conversation was robust. The evaluation report will be released later this year.

Ruth attended a workshop "So you want to be a Social Entrepreneur? (Introduction to Social Enterprise)" Saturday 8 June, by The Mill House Ventures Limited.

Liana was an invited panel member at an EMCR workshop about managing work and family roles in academia. Science at the Shine Dome. Tuesday 28th of May 2019. Academy of Social Sciences, Canberra.