Melissa Stoneham

Biographic Data

ID4411261
NAMEMelissa Stoneham
GIVEN NAMESMelissa
FAMILY NAMEStoneham
SIGNATURESTONEHAM M
AFFILIATIONSCurtin University
ORCID0000-0001-8745-2664
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS20
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Understanding barriers to systems change among regional Western Australian food security initiative leaders

    Open AccessIsabelle Chiera, Melissa Stoneham et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    Food security (FS) is a complex, ‘wicked’ issue involving regular and reliable physical, social, and economic access to food. People living in geographically isolated areas are disproportionately affected by FS challenges and addressing these issues demands a systems-based approach. The Food Community project has implemented an adapted Systemic Innovation Lab (SIL) approach to support FS initiatives operating across rural, regional, and remote We…

  • Facilitating food security systems change in regional Australia through a strengths-based, co-design process

    Open AccessIsabelle Chiera, Jess Doe et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    Food security is a multifaceted, ‘wicked’ issue that refers to the sufficient physical, social, and economic access to food at all times. Given its complexity, food security action requires a systems-based, collaborative, and adaptive approach. This paper outlines the application of a strengths-based, co-design process to support food security systems change among government and community-led initiatives operating in rural, regional, and remote a…

  • Good Arts, Good Mental Health®: The effectiveness of an Australian health promotion media campaign in promoting community mental wellbeing via the arts

    Open AccessChristina Davies, Christina R Davies et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction This study describes and evaluates Good Arts, Good Mental Health ® (GAGMH), a groundbreaking, population-level, arts-mental health promotion media campaign. The objectives of the campaign (Wave 1) were to increase brand awareness, comprehension, and agreement with the tagline Good Arts, Good Mental Health ® and empower the general population to form an intention to engage in the Arts for their mental wellbeing. Methods The campaign r…

  • More prioritisation on food security’ – exploring what initiative leaders envision for a food secure regional Australia

    Open AccessIsabelle Chiera, Jess Doe et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2025Cited by: 1References: 2

    Food security is a particular challenge in rural, regional and remote locations due to complexities associated with food availability, access, utilisation, stability, agency and sustainability dimensions. Existing approaches, such as emergency food relief, have been found to inadequately address these challenges, suggesting that a comprehensive portfolio of solutions could be more effective. Understanding what food security initiative leaders ope…

  • Food security systems change: A case study from rural, regional, and remote Australia

    Open AccessStephanie Godrich, Isabelle Chiera et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2025References: 8

  • Environmental Health Responses to Covid 19 in Western Australia: Lessons for the Future

    Open AccessJacques Oosthuizen, Melissa Stoneham et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic tested the health system of Western Australia (WA) and the relatively new overarching legislative framework that guided the state-wide public health response to the pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate the experiences and roles of environmental health officers (EHOs) in WA during the management of COVID-19 and to identify any policy changes that are needed to facilitate the rapid deployment of EHOs during a future public h…

  • The Portrayal of Indigenous Health in Selected Australian Media

    Open AccessMelissa J Stoneham, Melissa Stoneham et al.ARTICLEInternational Indigenous Policy…2014Cited by: 19References: 4

    It is acknowledged that health outcomes for Australian Indigenous peoples are lower than those of non-Indigenous Australians. Research suggests negative media in relation to Indigenous Australians perpetuates racist stereotypes among the wider population and impacts on the health of Indigenous Australians. This study examined the media portrayal of Indigenous Australian public health issues in selected media over a twelve month period and found t…