Alice Grady
Biographic Data
| ID | 5458596 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alice Grady |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alice |
| FAMILY NAME | Grady |
| SIGNATURE | GRADY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hunter Medical Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3379-5340 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Economic evaluation of an implementation intervention to increase outdoor free play in early childhood education
Get Outside Get Active (GOGA) is a multi-component implementation strategy (six strategies) to increase the provision of outdoor free play opportunities in early childhood education and care (ECEC). A randomized controlled trial with 84 ECECs within New South Wales, Australia found an increase of 61 min of outdoor free play opportunities per day, per service in the intervention compared with usual care at 6-months follow-up (P = .041). This study…
Evaluating the Sustaining Play, Sustaining Health programme in Australian early childhood education and care services
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are a recommended setting to deliver interventions improving children’s physical activity (PA). Indoor–outdoor free play, where children move freely between indoor–outdoor environments, can increase child PA. However, these programmes in ECECs are often not sustained. This study aims to assess the acceptability, feasibility, impact, adoption and cost of the Sustaining Play, Sustaining Health (SPS…
Barriers and facilitators to dissemination of non-communicable diseases research
A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial to Increase the Sustainment of an Indoor–Outdoor-Free-Play Program in Early Childhood Education and Care Services
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings are important environments to support children's physical activity (PA). In 2021, COVID-19 regulations recommended the provision of indoor-outdoor free-play programs in ECEC settings to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, resulting in an increased uptake of this practice. As the context has since changed, research suggests that ECEC services could cease the implementation of these practices. The…
Assessing the scalability of healthy eating interventions within the early childhood education and care setting
Objective: Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a recommended setting for the delivery of health eating interventions ‘at scale’ (i.e. to large numbers of childcare services) to improve child public health nutrition. Appraisal of the ‘scalability’ (suitability for delivery at scale) of interventions is recommended to guide public health decision-making. This study describes the extent to which factors required to assess scalability are re…
A randomised controlled trial of an implementation strategy delivered at scale to increase outdoor free play opportunities in early childhood education and care (Ecec) services
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12621000987864 ). Prospectively registered 27th July 2021, ANZCTR - Registration
An Overview of Research Opportunities to Increase the Impact of Nutrition Intervention Research in Early Childhood and Education Care Settings According to the RE-AIM Framework
Objective: To highlight opportunities for future nutrition intervention research within early childhood and education care (ECEC) settings, with a focus on generating evidence that has applicability to real-world policy and practice. Methods: An overview of opportunities to progress the field was developed by the authors using a collaborative writing approach and informed by recent research in the field. The group developed a list of recommendati…
A systematic review of interventions to improve the dietary intake, physical activity and weight status of children attending family day care services
Objective: To (i) identify and synthesise findings from interventions to improve the dietary intake, physical activity and weight status of children aged 0–6 years attending family day care services; and (ii) assess the impact of interventions on family day care environments, intervention cost and adverse outcomes. Design: Medline in Process, PsycINFO, ERIC, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL and Scopus databases were searched in March 2019. Studies were in…
Adaptation, acceptability and feasibility of a Short Food Survey to assess the dietary intake of children during attendance at childcare
Objective: To (i) describe the adaptation of the Short Food Survey (SFS) for assessing the dietary intake of children (2–5 years) during attendance at Early Childhood Education and Care (SFS-ECEC); (ii) determine the acceptability and feasibility of the SFS-ECEC; and (iii) compare the SFS-ECEC to direct observations for assessing dietary intake of children in care. Design: The adapted forty-seven-item SFS-ECEC was completed by childcare educators…
Availability of food and beverage items on school canteen menus and association with items purchased by children of primary-school age
Objective To (i) describe the proportion of foods and beverages available on school canteen menus classified as having high (‘green’), moderate (‘amber’) or low (‘red’) nutritional value; (ii) describe the proportion of these items purchased by students; and (iii) examine the association between food and beverage availability on school canteen menus and food and beverage purchasing by students. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted as part…
A systematic review of behavioural weight-loss interventions involving primary-care physicians in overweight and obese primary-care patients (1999–2011)
Objective The present review aimed to examine the effectiveness of behavioural weight-loss interventions involving primary-care physicians in producing weight loss in overweight and obese primary-care patients. Design A systematic review was conducted by searching online databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, PsycINFO and SCOPUS) from January 1999 to December 2011. All abstracts were screened and coded for eligibility. The Cochrane Effective Pract…
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A systematic review of behavioural weight-loss interventions involving primary-care physicians in overweight and obese primary-care patients (1999–2011)
Objective The present review aimed to examine the effectiveness of behavioural weight-loss interventions involving primary-care physicians in producing weight loss in overweight and obese primary-care patients. Design A systematic review was conducted by searching online databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, PsycINFO and SCOPUS) from January 1999 to December 2011. All abstracts were screened and coded for eligibility. The Cochrane Effective Pract…
Availability of food and beverage items on school canteen menus and association with items purchased by children of primary-school age
Objective To (i) describe the proportion of foods and beverages available on school canteen menus classified as having high (‘green’), moderate (‘amber’) or low (‘red’) nutritional value; (ii) describe the proportion of these items purchased by students; and (iii) examine the association between food and beverage availability on school canteen menus and food and beverage purchasing by students. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted as part…
A systematic review of interventions to improve the dietary intake, physical activity and weight status of children attending family day care services
Objective: To (i) identify and synthesise findings from interventions to improve the dietary intake, physical activity and weight status of children aged 0–6 years attending family day care services; and (ii) assess the impact of interventions on family day care environments, intervention cost and adverse outcomes. Design: Medline in Process, PsycINFO, ERIC, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL and Scopus databases were searched in March 2019. Studies were in…
Adaptation, acceptability and feasibility of a Short Food Survey to assess the dietary intake of children during attendance at childcare
Objective: To (i) describe the adaptation of the Short Food Survey (SFS) for assessing the dietary intake of children (2–5 years) during attendance at Early Childhood Education and Care (SFS-ECEC); (ii) determine the acceptability and feasibility of the SFS-ECEC; and (iii) compare the SFS-ECEC to direct observations for assessing dietary intake of children in care. Design: The adapted forty-seven-item SFS-ECEC was completed by childcare educators…
An Overview of Research Opportunities to Increase the Impact of Nutrition Intervention Research in Early Childhood and Education Care Settings According to the RE-AIM Framework
Objective: To highlight opportunities for future nutrition intervention research within early childhood and education care (ECEC) settings, with a focus on generating evidence that has applicability to real-world policy and practice. Methods: An overview of opportunities to progress the field was developed by the authors using a collaborative writing approach and informed by recent research in the field. The group developed a list of recommendati…
A randomised controlled trial of an implementation strategy delivered at scale to increase outdoor free play opportunities in early childhood education and care (Ecec) services
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12621000987864 ). Prospectively registered 27th July 2021, ANZCTR - Registration
A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial to Increase the Sustainment of an Indoor–Outdoor-Free-Play Program in Early Childhood Education and Care Services
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings are important environments to support children's physical activity (PA). In 2021, COVID-19 regulations recommended the provision of indoor-outdoor free-play programs in ECEC settings to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, resulting in an increased uptake of this practice. As the context has since changed, research suggests that ECEC services could cease the implementation of these practices. The…
Assessing the scalability of healthy eating interventions within the early childhood education and care setting
Objective: Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a recommended setting for the delivery of health eating interventions ‘at scale’ (i.e. to large numbers of childcare services) to improve child public health nutrition. Appraisal of the ‘scalability’ (suitability for delivery at scale) of interventions is recommended to guide public health decision-making. This study describes the extent to which factors required to assess scalability are re…
Barriers and facilitators to dissemination of non-communicable diseases research
Evaluating the Sustaining Play, Sustaining Health programme in Australian early childhood education and care services
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are a recommended setting to deliver interventions improving children’s physical activity (PA). Indoor–outdoor free play, where children move freely between indoor–outdoor environments, can increase child PA. However, these programmes in ECECs are often not sustained. This study aims to assess the acceptability, feasibility, impact, adoption and cost of the Sustaining Play, Sustaining Health (SPS…
Economic evaluation of an implementation intervention to increase outdoor free play in early childhood education
Get Outside Get Active (GOGA) is a multi-component implementation strategy (six strategies) to increase the provision of outdoor free play opportunities in early childhood education and care (ECEC). A randomized controlled trial with 84 ECECs within New South Wales, Australia found an increase of 61 min of outdoor free play opportunities per day, per service in the intervention compared with usual care at 6-months follow-up (P = .041). This study…
Early childhood education (6 works) · Early childhood (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Randomized controlled trial (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Infant Development and Preterm Care (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)