Tahna Pettman

Biographic Data

ID5574338
NAMETahna Pettman
GIVEN NAMESTahna
FAMILY NAMEPettman
SIGNATUREPETTMAN T
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Melbourne
ORCID0000-0003-1654-0805
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • A typology of food assistance models

    Open AccessDiana Eyers-White, Tahna Pettman et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2026References: 10

    This study empirically examined food assistance models in high-income countries, categorised them into seven main types and developed a typology informed by Resource Dependence Theory. Drawing on fifty qualitative interviews with food assistance providers across multiple countries, the study compared models, focusing on recipient dignity, agency, and the model’s capacity to address chronic food insecurity. While many models remained centred on sh…

  • A Food Relief Charter for South Australia—Towards a Shared Vision for Pathways Out of Food Insecurity

    Open AccessTahna Pettman, Carmel Williams et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Chronic food insecurity persists in high-income countries, leading to an entrenched need for food relief. In Australia, food relief services primarily focus on providing food to meet immediate need. To date, there has been few examples of a vision in the sector towards client outcomes and pathways out of food insecurity. In 2016, the South Australian Government commissioned research and community sector engagement to identify potential policy act…

  • A cross-country study of mis-implementation in public health practice

    Open AccessKarishma Furtado, Elizabeth L Budd et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Decisions about continuing or ending a program were often seen as a function of program popularity and funding availability as opposed to effectiveness. Policies and practices pertaining to programmatic decision-making should be improved in light of these findings. Future studies are needed to understand and minimize the individual, organizational, and political-level drivers of mis-implementation

  • Evaluation outcomes of a knowledge translation platform

    Tahna Pettman, Rebecca Armstrong et al.ARTICLEEvidence & Policy2018

  • Evaluation outcomes of a knowledge translation platform

    Tahna Pettman, Rebecca Armstrong et al.ARTICLEEvidence & Policy2018Cited by: 1References: 2

    Obesity prevention is an urgent public health priority that requires action at multiple levels. Collaboration between academics, policy and practice is necessary to ensure best-practice implementation. A national knowledge translation and exchange (KT) platform, the Collaboration of Community-based Obesity Prevention Sites (CO-OPS), was delivered and evaluated over three years (2013–15). A mixed-methods evaluation used communications and website …

  • A snapshot of the scope of obesity prevention practice in Australia

    Open AccessTahna Pettman, Kristy A Bolton et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2016

    Community-based initiatives (CBIs) that build capacity and promote healthy environments hold promise for preventing obesity and non-communicable disease, however their characteristics remain poorly understood and lessons are learned in isolation. This limits understanding of likely effectiveness of CBIs; the potential for actively supporting practice; and the translation of community-based knowledge into policy. Building on an initial survey (201…

  • Evaluation of a knowledge translation and exchange platform to advance non-communicable disease prevention

    Tahna Pettman, Rebecca Armstrong et al.ARTICLEEvidence & Policy2015Cited by: 1

    Coordinated systems are required to ensure evidence-informed practice and evaluation of community-based interventions (CBIs). Knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) strategies show promise, but these require evaluation. This paper describes implementation and evaluation of COOPS, a national KTE platform to support best practice in obesity prevention CBIs. A logic model guides KTE activities including knowledge brokering, networking, tailored co…

  • Individual preferences for diet and exercise programmes

    Open AccessKate Owen, Tahna Pettman et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2010

    Objective To investigate the influence of a trial lifestyle intervention on participants’ preferences for a range of exercise and diet programmes and whether these differ between successful and unsuccessful participants. Design Hypothetical scenarios that describe attributes of diet and exercise programmes were developed using an experimental design. Participants completed an online questionnaire at baseline, 16 weeks and 12 months where they cho…