Cate Burns

Biographic Data

ID6256695
NAMECate Burns
GIVEN NAMESCate
FAMILY NAMEBurns
SIGNATUREBURNS C
AFFILIATIONSDeakin University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS125
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX4

  • Associations between the purchase of healthy and fast foods and restrictions to food access

    Open AccessCate Burns, Rebecca Bentley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2015

    Objective To examine the associations between financial, physical and transport conditions that may restrict food access (which we define as food security indicators) and the purchase of fast foods and nutritious staples such as bread and milk. Design Multilevel logistic and multinomial regression analysis of cross-sectional survey data to assess associations between the three indicators of food insecurity and household food shopping adjusted for…

  • Reliability and validity of the modified child and adolescent physical activity and nutrition survey (Capans-C) questionnaire examining potential correlates of physical activity participation among Ch…

    Open AccessClaudia Strugnell, A M N Renzaho et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    This is the first study to examine the psychometric properties of a potential psychological and social correlates questionnaire among Chinese-Australian youth. The questionnaire was found to provide reliable estimates on a range of psychological and social influences on physical activity and evidence of predictive validity on a limited number of factors. More research is required to improve the reliability and validity of the questionnaire

  • Role of expendable income and price in food choice by low income families

    Open AccessCate Burns, K Cook et al.ARTICLEAppetite2013Cited by: 15References: 49

  • Use of participatory research and photo-voice to support urban Aboriginal healthy eating

    Open AccessK Adams, Cate Burns et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2012Cited by: 10References: 4

    The aim of this research was to work collaboratively with an urban Aboriginal community to understand meanings of food and food insecurity and strengthen responses to this issue. The project took place at the Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative in Geelong, South Eastern Australia in 2009-2010. Photo-voice research methods were used to explore meanings of food and food insecurity. This identified that food selections were influenced by family harmon…

  • Reduced food access due to a lack of money, inability to lift and lack of access to a car for food shopping

    Open AccessCate Burns, Rebecca Bentley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2011

    Objective To describe associations between demographic and individual and area-level socio-economic variables and restricted household food access due to lack of money, inability to lift groceries and lack of access to a car to do food shopping. Design Multilevel study of three measures of restricted food access, i.e. running out of money to buy food, inability to lift groceries and lack of access to a car for food shopping. Multilevel logistic r…

  • The Health Equity Dimensions of Urban Food Systems

    Open AccessJane Dixon, Abiud M Omwega et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2007Cited by: 15References: 7

    There is increasing recognition that the nutrition transition sweeping the world's cities is multifaceted. Urban food and nutrition systems are beginning to share similar features, including an increase in dietary diversity, a convergence toward "Western-style" diets rich in fat and refined carbohydrate and within-country bifurcation of food supplies and dietary conventions. Unequal access to the available dietary diversity, calories, and gastron…

  • Effect of Migration on Food Habits of Somali Women Living as Refugees in Australia

    Cate BurnsARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2004

    This study aimed to assess the dietary changes that occur for migrants moving from a low-income to a high-income country. The sample included 45 females who had migrated to Australia from Somalia within the past 5years (1996–2001). The data for the study was derived from structured interviews conducted by a bilingual interviewer and anthropometry. Usual dietary intake and frequency of consumption of 54 foods were determined both for Australia (cu…

  • Foods prepared outside the home

    Open AccessCate Burns, Michelle Jackson et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2002

    Objective: To determine the proportion of energy from foods prepared outside the home (FPOH) and the relationships with energy and nutrient intakes and body mass index (BMI). Design: A nutrition survey of a representative sample of the Australian population aged 18 years and over ( n = 10 863). Measure used was a 24-hour dietary recall. Underreporters (energy intake/estimated basal metabolic rate (EI/BMR) Results: On average FPOH contributed a si…

  • An ecological study of the relationship between social and environmental determinants of obesity

    Open AccessDaniel D Reidpath, Cate Burns et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2002Cited by: 85References: 3