Carmen Vargas
Biographic Data
| ID | 4239523 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carmen Vargas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carmen |
| FAMILY NAME | Vargas |
| SIGNATURE | VARGAS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6166-8897 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A case study assessing implementation of the Victorian Government’s Healthy Choices Policy Directive in a rural hospital café
Introduction In 2021, the Victorian Government in Australia introduced the Healthy Choices policy directive to improve availability of healthier food and drink options in health services.Theory We applied the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to assess implementation of Healthy Choices in a rural hospital Café (June 2021 – October 2023) and identify enablers and limiters of compliance.Methods We conducted a case study and assesse…
Establishing fundamental co-design principles and strategies for public health research practice
This study focuses on defining standard co-design principles and exploring strategies for their application in public health research. A secondary analysis was conducted, examining 55 studies sourced from a systematic review, employing directed content analysis to clarify co-design principles and their applications. The research followed Mayring’s model for deductive category application, resulting in the development and testing of eight standard…
Co-creating resilient community food systems
This study demonstrates the value of systems thinking and co-creation in designing adaptive, inclusive, and context-sensitive interventions. It supports the community in creating actionable pathways toward a more resilient local food system
Exploring value co-creation in public health
Exploring value co-creation in public health: factors influencing collaborative development of a food retailers’ toolkit from multi-stakeholder perspectives
Expert insights into public health nutrition challenges
Objective: This paper explored international experts’ views on what influences the development and implementation of local government (LG) planning policy to support healthy food retail environments; and 2) whether a rapid group model building (RGMB) approach can successfully be applied to capture valuable insights. Design: Adaptation of methods from community-based system dynamics in the form of RGMB. Setting: In person, facilitated workshop at …
Evaluating the Nourish Network
Objectives: To evaluate the current state of the Nourish Network (NN) – a healthy food retail network, to inform future planning and improvement opportunities. Design: A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews conducted between January and April 2024, open-ended survey questions from six online surveys applied between 2019 and 2022 and a focus group with the NN Advisory Committee (NNAC) in June 2024. Thematic analysis was…
Stockpiling moral panics
People often respond to existential threats by stocking up on items they deem essential for survival. At the onset of COVID-19, Australians were among the fastest and most ardent to bulk buy supplies – especially toilet paper – leading to widespread shortages and tense scenes in supermarkets nationwide. In this article, we examine online and print news media representations of bulk buying behaviours at this time. Results highlight that the media …
Developing Co-Creation Research in Food Retail Environments
Research into the co-creation of healthy food retail is in its early stages. One way to advance co-creation research is to explore and understand how co-creation was applied in developing, implementing, and evaluating a heath-enabling initiative in a supermarket in regional Victoria, Australia. A case study design was used to explore and understand how co-creation was applied in the Eat Well, Feel Good Ballarat project. Six documents and reports …
Co-creation of health-enabling initiatives in food retail
This study provides insights that could help future co-creation in healthy food retail environments. These constructs should be considered in developing and testing a model that helps to systematically co-create healthy food retail initiatives that ensure all parties meet their needs while also delivering research outcomes
The victims, villains and heroes of 'panic buying
Societies often respond to a crisis by attributing blame to some groups while constructing others as victims and heroes. While it has received scant sociological attention, 'panic buying' is a critical indicator of such public sentiment at the onset of a crisis, and thus a crucial site for analysis. This article traces dynamics of blame in news media representations of an extreme period of panic buying during COVID-19 in Australia. Analysis revea…
Co-creation, co-design, co-production for public health – a perspective on definitions and distinctions
Collaboration between community members, researchers, and policy makers drives efforts to solve complex health problems such as obesity, alcohol misuse, and type 2 diabetes. Community participation is essential to ensure the optimal design, implementation and evaluation of resulting initiatives. The terms ‘co-creation’, ‘co-design’ and ‘co-production’ have been used interchangeably to describe the development of initiatives involving multiple sta…
Remix
Lessig highlights the newest cultural war being waged on those who create and consume art. Arguing that we reject a copyright system that criminalizes the value of protecting art, he offers an inspiring vision of the post-war world where opportunities await those who view art as a resource to be shared openly rather than a commodity to be hoarded.
The victims, villains and heroes of 'panic buying
Societies often respond to a crisis by attributing blame to some groups while constructing others as victims and heroes. While it has received scant sociological attention, 'panic buying' is a critical indicator of such public sentiment at the onset of a crisis, and thus a crucial site for analysis. This article traces dynamics of blame in news media representations of an extreme period of panic buying during COVID-19 in Australia. Analysis revea…
Remix
Lessig highlights the newest cultural war being waged on those who create and consume art. Arguing that we reject a copyright system that criminalizes the value of protecting art, he offers an inspiring vision of the post-war world where opportunities await those who view art as a resource to be shared openly rather than a commodity to be hoarded.
Co-creation, co-design, co-production for public health – a perspective on definitions and distinctions
Collaboration between community members, researchers, and policy makers drives efforts to solve complex health problems such as obesity, alcohol misuse, and type 2 diabetes. Community participation is essential to ensure the optimal design, implementation and evaluation of resulting initiatives. The terms ‘co-creation’, ‘co-design’ and ‘co-production’ have been used interchangeably to describe the development of initiatives involving multiple sta…
Developing Co-Creation Research in Food Retail Environments
Research into the co-creation of healthy food retail is in its early stages. One way to advance co-creation research is to explore and understand how co-creation was applied in developing, implementing, and evaluating a heath-enabling initiative in a supermarket in regional Victoria, Australia. A case study design was used to explore and understand how co-creation was applied in the Eat Well, Feel Good Ballarat project. Six documents and reports …
Co-creation of health-enabling initiatives in food retail
This study provides insights that could help future co-creation in healthy food retail environments. These constructs should be considered in developing and testing a model that helps to systematically co-create healthy food retail initiatives that ensure all parties meet their needs while also delivering research outcomes
The victims, villains and heroes of 'panic buying
Societies often respond to a crisis by attributing blame to some groups while constructing others as victims and heroes. While it has received scant sociological attention, 'panic buying' is a critical indicator of such public sentiment at the onset of a crisis, and thus a crucial site for analysis. This article traces dynamics of blame in news media representations of an extreme period of panic buying during COVID-19 in Australia. Analysis revea…
Exploring value co-creation in public health
Exploring value co-creation in public health: factors influencing collaborative development of a food retailers’ toolkit from multi-stakeholder perspectives
Expert insights into public health nutrition challenges
Objective: This paper explored international experts’ views on what influences the development and implementation of local government (LG) planning policy to support healthy food retail environments; and 2) whether a rapid group model building (RGMB) approach can successfully be applied to capture valuable insights. Design: Adaptation of methods from community-based system dynamics in the form of RGMB. Setting: In person, facilitated workshop at …
Evaluating the Nourish Network
Objectives: To evaluate the current state of the Nourish Network (NN) – a healthy food retail network, to inform future planning and improvement opportunities. Design: A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews conducted between January and April 2024, open-ended survey questions from six online surveys applied between 2019 and 2022 and a focus group with the NN Advisory Committee (NNAC) in June 2024. Thematic analysis was…
Stockpiling moral panics
People often respond to existential threats by stocking up on items they deem essential for survival. At the onset of COVID-19, Australians were among the fastest and most ardent to bulk buy supplies – especially toilet paper – leading to widespread shortages and tense scenes in supermarkets nationwide. In this article, we examine online and print news media representations of bulk buying behaviours at this time. Results highlight that the media …
A case study assessing implementation of the Victorian Government’s Healthy Choices Policy Directive in a rural hospital café
Introduction In 2021, the Victorian Government in Australia introduced the Healthy Choices policy directive to improve availability of healthier food and drink options in health services.Theory We applied the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to assess implementation of Healthy Choices in a rural hospital Café (June 2021 – October 2023) and identify enablers and limiters of compliance.Methods We conducted a case study and assesse…
Establishing fundamental co-design principles and strategies for public health research practice
This study focuses on defining standard co-design principles and exploring strategies for their application in public health research. A secondary analysis was conducted, examining 55 studies sourced from a systematic review, employing directed content analysis to clarify co-design principles and their applications. The research followed Mayring’s model for deductive category application, resulting in the development and testing of eight standard…
Co-creating resilient community food systems
This study demonstrates the value of systems thinking and co-creation in designing adaptive, inclusive, and context-sensitive interventions. It supports the community in creating actionable pathways toward a more resilient local food system
Business (6 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (3 works) · Marketing (3 works)