Shawn Somerset
Biographic Data
| ID | 5490705 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shawn Somerset |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shawn |
| FAMILY NAME | Somerset |
| SIGNATURE | SOMERSET S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Catholic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4922-3593 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Evaluation of a virtual, simulated international public health peer-to-peer exchange learning experience
Introduction: Public Health's (PH) global rise is accompanied by an increasing focus on training the new generation of PH graduates in interdisciplinary skills for multisectoral and cross-cultural engagement to develop an understanding of commonalities in health system issues and challenges in multi-cultural settings. Online teaching modalities provide an opportunity to enhance global health skill development through virtual engagement and peer e…
Identifying effective interventions to promote consumption of protein-rich foods from lower ecological footprint sources
Addressing overconsumption of protein-rich foods from high ecological footprint sources can have positive impacts on health such as reduction of non-communicable disease risk and protecting the natural environment. With the increased attention towards development of ecologically sustainable diets, this systematic review aimed to critically review literature on effectiveness of those interventions aiming to promote protein-rich foods from lower ec…
Saving Lives
Depression Mediates Association Between Perceived Ethnic Discrimination and Elevated Blood Glucose Levels Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Australia
Improving the quality of care for people who had a stroke in a low‐/middle‐income country
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Efforts to improve the adoption of evidence-based interventions for optimal patient outcomes in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) are persistently hampered by a plethora of barriers. Yet, little is known about strategies to address such barriers to improve quality stroke care. This study seeks to explore health professionals' views on strategies to improve quality stroke care for people who had a stroke in a LMIC. MET…
Acculturation and Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Predict Elevated Blood Glucose Level in Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in Australia
Using a Household Food Inventory to Assess the Availability of Traditional Vegetables among Resettled African Refugees
A cross-sectional sequential explanatory mixed methods study was conducted among household food preparers to examine the association between home availability and consumption of traditional vegetables among resettled African refugees living in Queensland, Australia. Home availability of traditional African vegetables was associated with age, having a vegetable garden, employment status, and having a supermarket in the local neighborhood. Food pre…
Food system sustainability and vulnerability
Objective To document food acquisition experiences during Iraqi military occupation in Kuwait. Design Retrospective cross-sectional study. Setting Urban areas in Kuwait during occupation. Subjects Those living in Kuwait during the period of occupation, and aged between 15 to 50 years at the time of occupation, recruited by snowball sampling. A total of 390 completed questionnaires (response rate 78 %, 202 female and 188 male) were returned. Resul…
Sustenance and sustainability
Objective School garden programmes have become popular action-oriented learning environments in many countries, often driven by converging priorities of environmental sustainability and healthful diets. Many of these programmes have assessed the impact on dietary intake, specifically fruit and vegetable intake, and related dietary behaviours, such as knowledge, preference, motivation, intention and self-efficacy to eat and prepare fruit and veget…
Associations between Parenting Styles and Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Intake
This study investigated associations between children's fruit and vegetable intake and their parents' parenting style (i.e., authoritative: high warmth-high control; authoritarian: low warmth-high control; permissive: high warmth-low control; and disengaged: low warmth-low control). Data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children K cohort, comprising approximately 5,000 children, were used for analyses in wave 1 (4-5 years), wave 2 (6-7 y…
Refugees Connecting with a New Country through Community Food Gardening
Refugees are a particularly vulnerable population who undergo nutrition transition as a result of forced migration. This paper explores how involvement in a community food garden supports African humanitarian migrant connectedness with their new country. A cross-sectional study of a purposive sample of African refugees participating in a campus-based community food garden was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with twelve Afric…
Food acquisition habits in a group of African refugees recently settled in Australia
Impact of a school-based food garden on attitudes and identification skills regarding vegetables and fruit
Objective To determine changes in ability to identify specific vegetables and fruits, and attitudes towards vegetables and fruit, associated with the introduction of a school-based food garden. Design A 12-month intervention trial using a historical control (control n 132, intervention n 120), class-based, self-administered questionnaires requiring one-word answers and 3-point Likert scale responses. Setting A state primary school (grades 4 to 7)…
Variations in prevalence and conduct of school food gardens in tropical and subtropical regions of north-eastern Australia
Objectives To determine the prevalence and usage of food gardens in primary schools in three distinct climatic regions of north-eastern Australia. Design Cross-sectional surveys combining quantitative and qualitative data collection. Two separate telephone questionnaires were developed and implemented, according to the presence or absence of a food garden within the school. Main outcome measures were answers to scaled response and open-ended ques…
Age-related variations in flavonoid intake and sources in the Australian population
Tea was the major dietary flavonoid source in Australia. Flavonoid consumption profiles and flavonoid sources varied according to age. More consistent methodologies, survey tools validated for specific flavonoid intakes and enhanced local flavonoid content data for foods would facilitate better international comparisons of flavonoid intake
Age-related variations in flavonoid intake and sources in the Australian population
Objective To estimate flavonoid intake in the Australian population. Design Flavonoid consumption was estimated from 24-hour recall data and apparent consumption data using US Department of Agriculture flavonoid composition data. Subjects The National Nutrition Survey 1995 assessed dietary intake (24-hour recall) in a representative sample ( n = 13 858) of the Australian population aged 2 years and over. Results Analysis of the 24-hour recall dat…
Refined sugar intake in Australian children
Objective: To estimate the intake of refined sugar in Australian children and adolescents, aged 2–18 years. Design: Foods contributing to total sugar intake were identified using data from the National Nutrition Survey 1995 (NNS95), the most recent national dietary survey of the Australian population. The top 100 foods represented means of 85% (range 79–91%) and 82% (range 78–85%) of total sugar intake for boys and girls, respectively. Using publ…
Refined sugar intake in Australian children
Objective: To estimate the intake of refined sugar in Australian children and adolescents, aged 2–18 years. Design: Foods contributing to total sugar intake were identified using data from the National Nutrition Survey 1995 (NNS95), the most recent national dietary survey of the Australian population. The top 100 foods represented means of 85% (range 79–91%) and 82% (range 78–85%) of total sugar intake for boys and girls, respectively. Using publ…
Age-related variations in flavonoid intake and sources in the Australian population
Tea was the major dietary flavonoid source in Australia. Flavonoid consumption profiles and flavonoid sources varied according to age. More consistent methodologies, survey tools validated for specific flavonoid intakes and enhanced local flavonoid content data for foods would facilitate better international comparisons of flavonoid intake
Age-related variations in flavonoid intake and sources in the Australian population
Objective To estimate flavonoid intake in the Australian population. Design Flavonoid consumption was estimated from 24-hour recall data and apparent consumption data using US Department of Agriculture flavonoid composition data. Subjects The National Nutrition Survey 1995 assessed dietary intake (24-hour recall) in a representative sample ( n = 13 858) of the Australian population aged 2 years and over. Results Analysis of the 24-hour recall dat…
Impact of a school-based food garden on attitudes and identification skills regarding vegetables and fruit
Objective To determine changes in ability to identify specific vegetables and fruits, and attitudes towards vegetables and fruit, associated with the introduction of a school-based food garden. Design A 12-month intervention trial using a historical control (control n 132, intervention n 120), class-based, self-administered questionnaires requiring one-word answers and 3-point Likert scale responses. Setting A state primary school (grades 4 to 7)…
Variations in prevalence and conduct of school food gardens in tropical and subtropical regions of north-eastern Australia
Objectives To determine the prevalence and usage of food gardens in primary schools in three distinct climatic regions of north-eastern Australia. Design Cross-sectional surveys combining quantitative and qualitative data collection. Two separate telephone questionnaires were developed and implemented, according to the presence or absence of a food garden within the school. Main outcome measures were answers to scaled response and open-ended ques…
Food acquisition habits in a group of African refugees recently settled in Australia
Refugees Connecting with a New Country through Community Food Gardening
Refugees are a particularly vulnerable population who undergo nutrition transition as a result of forced migration. This paper explores how involvement in a community food garden supports African humanitarian migrant connectedness with their new country. A cross-sectional study of a purposive sample of African refugees participating in a campus-based community food garden was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with twelve Afric…
Food system sustainability and vulnerability
Objective To document food acquisition experiences during Iraqi military occupation in Kuwait. Design Retrospective cross-sectional study. Setting Urban areas in Kuwait during occupation. Subjects Those living in Kuwait during the period of occupation, and aged between 15 to 50 years at the time of occupation, recruited by snowball sampling. A total of 390 completed questionnaires (response rate 78 %, 202 female and 188 male) were returned. Resul…
Sustenance and sustainability
Objective School garden programmes have become popular action-oriented learning environments in many countries, often driven by converging priorities of environmental sustainability and healthful diets. Many of these programmes have assessed the impact on dietary intake, specifically fruit and vegetable intake, and related dietary behaviours, such as knowledge, preference, motivation, intention and self-efficacy to eat and prepare fruit and veget…
Associations between Parenting Styles and Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Intake
This study investigated associations between children's fruit and vegetable intake and their parents' parenting style (i.e., authoritative: high warmth-high control; authoritarian: low warmth-high control; permissive: high warmth-low control; and disengaged: low warmth-low control). Data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children K cohort, comprising approximately 5,000 children, were used for analyses in wave 1 (4-5 years), wave 2 (6-7 y…
Using a Household Food Inventory to Assess the Availability of Traditional Vegetables among Resettled African Refugees
A cross-sectional sequential explanatory mixed methods study was conducted among household food preparers to examine the association between home availability and consumption of traditional vegetables among resettled African refugees living in Queensland, Australia. Home availability of traditional African vegetables was associated with age, having a vegetable garden, employment status, and having a supermarket in the local neighborhood. Food pre…
Acculturation and Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Predict Elevated Blood Glucose Level in Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in Australia
Improving the quality of care for people who had a stroke in a low‐/middle‐income country
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Efforts to improve the adoption of evidence-based interventions for optimal patient outcomes in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) are persistently hampered by a plethora of barriers. Yet, little is known about strategies to address such barriers to improve quality stroke care. This study seeks to explore health professionals' views on strategies to improve quality stroke care for people who had a stroke in a LMIC. MET…
Depression Mediates Association Between Perceived Ethnic Discrimination and Elevated Blood Glucose Levels Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Australia
Identifying effective interventions to promote consumption of protein-rich foods from lower ecological footprint sources
Addressing overconsumption of protein-rich foods from high ecological footprint sources can have positive impacts on health such as reduction of non-communicable disease risk and protecting the natural environment. With the increased attention towards development of ecologically sustainable diets, this systematic review aimed to critically review literature on effectiveness of those interventions aiming to promote protein-rich foods from lower ec…
Saving Lives
Evaluation of a virtual, simulated international public health peer-to-peer exchange learning experience
Introduction: Public Health's (PH) global rise is accompanied by an increasing focus on training the new generation of PH graduates in interdisciplinary skills for multisectoral and cross-cultural engagement to develop an understanding of commonalities in health system issues and challenges in multi-cultural settings. Online teaching modalities provide an opportunity to enhance global health skill development through virtual engagement and peer e…
Medicine (15 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Biology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Population (7 works) · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Demography (5 works)