News - Menzies

SHELab: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care’s Improving Health Outcomes for Priority Populations of Women and Girls – Health Promotion Activities Grant Opportunity

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September 13, 2024 - 08:00am
NT News | $300k raised to assist in bridging gap

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November 07, 2020 - 08:00am

SMALL acts of charity and an AFL legend from the Territory have played a crucial role in raising $300,000 for five new traineeships at a cutting-edge research centre in Darwin.
This 'Time Machine' is showing what the future holds - for your face

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November 02, 2020 - 16:00pm

NITV - Ever wondered how you'll look at 60? What if you're a smoker? This new app will show you the difference.
NT News | App gives peek into future self

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October 27, 2020 - 08:30am

The Menzies School of Health Research has launched a new app using facial remodelling technology to illustrate the long-term impact of unhealthy lifestyle choices for young people.
Look into a time machine to see where your health choices will lead

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October 23, 2020 - 08:30am

IBM and Menzies School of Health Research today launched a 'HealthLAB Time Machine' app hosted on IBM Cloud.
CityMag | A dual language educational health video connecting two worlds

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October 12, 2020 - 08:54am

University of Adelaide student Zoe Fitzpatrick is creating an informational video in Indigenous language Garrwa and English to promote the use of both Aboriginal and Western medicinal practices.
HealthLAB pops up in town to encourage youth to be healthy

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September 18, 2020 - 04:00am

The Menzies School of Health Research’s free, fun and informative HealthLAB sessions began on Wednesday evening at YouthLinx where they joined forces with the John Moriarty Football program.
Shining A Much-Needed Light On Aboriginal Health Education

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July 09, 2020 - 15:17pm

Zoe Fitzpatrick is talented member of Menzies HealthLab, she helps to deliver health education programs to remote communities.
Reimagining health education in remote communities

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May 18, 2020 - 13:48pm

Pop-up labs have been transformed to encourage healthy lifestyles and teach communities about how to stay healthy during lock-down and beyond. HealthLAB, a Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) initiative, is a pop-up lab where you can have an...
ABC News: Impact of services to remote Indigenous communities

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April 26, 2020 - 13:00pm

A/Prof Heidi Smith-Vaughan, leads a mobile educational training service team in Darwin called Healthlab. She says while coronavirus has restricted travel, social media has opened up access to communities.
NT News | Watch your heart beating

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August 14, 2019 - 02:00am

Report on National Science Week HealthLAB visit to Milingimbi
Media Release | HealthLAB on display during National Science Week

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August 12, 2019 - 16:18pm

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) HealthLAB will be in Milingimbi as part of National Science Week.
Discover your new world at Charles Darwin University

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August 08, 2019 - 15:30pm

CDU Open Day |Elite athletes from Territory Thunder will visit the Menzies School of Health Research’s mobile HealthLAB
Sport a boost to Menzies Indigenous health research

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April 01, 2019 - 08:00am

Charles Darwin University E-news | Issue 2 Monday, 01 April 2019
$6.57 MILLION TO KICK GOALS FOR YOUTH AND DIABETES HEALTH

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March 15, 2019 - 08:00am

$6.57 million in extensive and exciting programs to tackle chronically high levels of Type 2 diabetes, and boost health and wellbeing through sport among Top End and Central Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.
HealthLAB newsletter | July 2018

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July 26, 2018 - 12:27pm

Find out what's new with the Menzies HealthLAB team and about upcoming events.
HealthLAB in Australian Geographic

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July 04, 2018 - 16:25pm

Australian Geographic July - August 2018 promotes HealthLAB National Science Week event at NT Parliament House.
Barunga cuts sugar for festival

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May 30, 2018 - 02:00am

Festival goers will also get the chance to find out more about the importance of good health and nutrition at the Menzies School of Health Research mobile HealthLAB during the Festival.
Heart Foundation partnership with HealthLAB - NT News

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March 14, 2018 - 02:00am

Heart Foundation partnership with HealthLAB - NT News report
HealthLAB expands educational offering through Heart Foundation partnership

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March 13, 2018 - 14:36pm

People living in remote NT communities will benefit from an expanded health education offering through a partnership between Menzies and the Heart Foundation.
West Arnhem Wire | HealthLAB in Jabiru

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August 15, 2017 - 09:30am

The Jabiru community is reminded that the Menzies HealthLAB will be at the Bowali Visitor Centre on Wednesday, August 16 as part of National Science Week 2017.
NT News - Menzies HealthLAB at Parliament House

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August 15, 2017 - 06:00am

HealthLAB in Parliament House for Science Week pollies health checks, NT Thunder captain Shannon Rioli calls on the general public to come along.
Mobile health lab aims to reduce chronic disease during National Science Week

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August 09, 2017 - 12:15pm

An interactive mobile health laboratory will tour the Top End between 11 and 18 August as part of National Science Week.
Menzies HealthLAB to visit Bowali Visitor Centre

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July 01, 2017 - 07:00am

The Menzies HealthLAB will be at the Bowali Visitor Centre on Wednesday, August 16 as part of National Science Week 2017. Using the latest technology to measure participants’ health and inform them about the impacts of smoking, alcohol misuse and diet, which can increase the risk of diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Ladies Long Lunch | HealthLAB fundraiser

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May 26, 2017 - 12:00pm

Darwin Convention Centre - The 2017 Darwin Ladies Long Lunch will continue the strong health message promoted by the Menzies School of Health, while raising valuable funds to continue this work in our community.
Check-up gives health insight - HealthLAB

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March 21, 2017 - 10:35am

Darwin Sun | The Menzies School of Health and Research runs HealthLAB, a free initiative that visits public spaces and schools around the NT
Menzies HealthLAB National Science Week Grant

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February 09, 2017 - 09:00am

In August 2017, HealthLAB is planning to travel from the Tiwi Islands in the Arafura Sea across to west Arnhem Land.
Promoting health and wellbeing in remote communities

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September 02, 2016 - 11:30am

Northern Territory’s transmission and distribution company is helping educate locals about positive lifestyle choices to reduce their risk of developing a chronic disease.
Mobile health lab to visit remote communities

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August 15, 2016 - 16:00pm

An interactive mobile health laboratory will visit four Northern Territory communities this week as part of National Science Week.
Mobile health lab aims to reduce chronic disease during National Science Week

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August 09, 2016 - 13:00pm

An interactive mobile health laboratory will visit four Northern Territory (NT) communities between 15 and 20 August as part of National Science Week, to spark people’s interest in science and health, and demonstrate how lifestyle choices can impact people’s future health.
HealthLAB meets Halkitis

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August 31, 2015 - 13:00pm

Halkitis Bros. invited the Menzies School of Health Research, HealthLAB to visit our concrete plant in June 2015. Personnel from four divisions participated in face-to-face interactions with clinical co-ordinators and trained staff.
Health Lab promotes healthy living in the NT

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August 18, 2015 - 10:44am

The Health Lab teaches Aboriginal children how to look after their health also look at ways to prevent chronic disease in Aboriginal communities through out the Northern Territory. Dietitian Claire Georga from the Menzies School of Health Researchers works with the kids to promote healthy living allowing them to test their heath to give them a better understanding of what is good for the body and what isn’t.
Lab teaches remote kids healthy living

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August 13, 2015 - 10:39am

IN a busy classroom on the Tiwi Islands, teacher's aide Stan blows into a breathalyser measuring carbon dioxide from smoke in the body, almost sending himself off the classroom scale. His students dissolve into laughter.WHEN asked, he sheepishly admits to smoking. "You play footy? You'll run faster if you quit," says a researcher from the Heart Foundation.

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