Melanie Heenan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1354507 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie Heenan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Heenan |
| SIGNATURE | HEENAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Human Rights Commission |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6070-4320 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Shifting change off the paper and into the reality
Background: A regional 24/7 free telephonic nursing triage service including centralised bookings into general practice and community pharmacy “North Coast Health Connect” (~20,800 calls since service inception) is assessed from the perspective of service users, drawing on quantitative and qualitative data. Approach: As part of a comprehensive embedded evaluation and quality improvement activity, people who called North Coast Health Connect are s…
Influencing and implementing mandatory alcohol pregnancy warning labels in Australia and New Zealand
Alcohol labelling laws and policy are contentious and highly politicized. Very few countries have been able to implement health warnings on alcohol labels due to complex legal and governance systems and coordinated industry lobbying. In 2020, Australia and New Zealand implemented a mandatory and evidence-based legal standard for pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products. This article discusses some of the challenges faced in achieving policy c…
Priority setting for non-communicable disease prevention - Co-producing a regulatory agenda informing novel codes of practice in Australia
“No Alcohol, No Risk. #Fasd”– Twitter Activity on Alcohol and Pregnancy among Australian Organizations
Objective: Research has suggested that information communicated by public health and industry-funded organizations differ, as organizations linked to industry have tended to downplay risks with alcohol more broadly and pregnancy specifically. There is limited knowledge of how alcohol use in pregnancy and associated risks are communicated on social media in Australia. This study set out to describe communication of health risks associated with alc…
Regulating Alcohol
South Africa has used intermittent alcohol prohibitions and restrictions as a strategy to relieve hospitals of alcohol-related trauma cases and spare services for COVID-19 caseloads. Alcohol regulation is highly contested and involves a diverse range of actors who influence policies to align with their interests. This study sought to examine the strategies used by these actors to shape the COVID-19 related alcohol regulation in South Africa as pr…
Reported Rapes in Victoria
There have been significant changes in Victoria over the past two decades to the procedures and practices guiding the police response to sexual assault. However, adequate responses to rape are still hindered by the gate-keeping role played by police, particularly in adopting attitudes and responses to victims that discourage many from proceeding. This article draws on the findings of a study of 850 police records of rape investigations over the p…
SexCrimes and theCriminalJusticeSystem
(1997). Sex Crimes and the Criminal Justice System. Australian Feminist Law Journal: Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 90-95
SexCrimes and theCriminalJusticeSystem
(1997). Sex Crimes and the Criminal Justice System. Australian Feminist Law Journal: Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 90-95
SexCrimes and theCriminalJusticeSystem
(1997). Sex Crimes and the Criminal Justice System. Australian Feminist Law Journal: Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 90-95
Reported Rapes in Victoria
There have been significant changes in Victoria over the past two decades to the procedures and practices guiding the police response to sexual assault. However, adequate responses to rape are still hindered by the gate-keeping role played by police, particularly in adopting attitudes and responses to victims that discourage many from proceeding. This article draws on the findings of a study of 850 police records of rape investigations over the p…
Regulating Alcohol
South Africa has used intermittent alcohol prohibitions and restrictions as a strategy to relieve hospitals of alcohol-related trauma cases and spare services for COVID-19 caseloads. Alcohol regulation is highly contested and involves a diverse range of actors who influence policies to align with their interests. This study sought to examine the strategies used by these actors to shape the COVID-19 related alcohol regulation in South Africa as pr…
“No Alcohol, No Risk. #Fasd”– Twitter Activity on Alcohol and Pregnancy among Australian Organizations
Objective: Research has suggested that information communicated by public health and industry-funded organizations differ, as organizations linked to industry have tended to downplay risks with alcohol more broadly and pregnancy specifically. There is limited knowledge of how alcohol use in pregnancy and associated risks are communicated on social media in Australia. This study set out to describe communication of health risks associated with alc…
Influencing and implementing mandatory alcohol pregnancy warning labels in Australia and New Zealand
Alcohol labelling laws and policy are contentious and highly politicized. Very few countries have been able to implement health warnings on alcohol labels due to complex legal and governance systems and coordinated industry lobbying. In 2020, Australia and New Zealand implemented a mandatory and evidence-based legal standard for pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products. This article discusses some of the challenges faced in achieving policy c…
Priority setting for non-communicable disease prevention - Co-producing a regulatory agenda informing novel codes of practice in Australia
Shifting change off the paper and into the reality
Background: A regional 24/7 free telephonic nursing triage service including centralised bookings into general practice and community pharmacy “North Coast Health Connect” (~20,800 calls since service inception) is assessed from the perspective of service users, drawing on quantitative and qualitative data. Approach: As part of a comprehensive embedded evaluation and quality improvement activity, people who called North Coast Health Connect are s…
Business (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works) · Suicide prevention (3 works)