Tara Boelsen-Robinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6268416 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tara Boelsen-Robinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tara |
| FAMILY NAME | Boelsen-Robinson |
| SIGNATURE | BOELSEN-ROBINSON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1671-3091 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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
A systems framework for implementing healthy food retail in grocery settings
Several differences were found when implementing healthy food retail in grocery compared to health promotion settings. The START-G map offers preliminary guidance for identifying and addressing commercial interests in grocery settings that currently promote less healthy foods and beverages, including by starting to address business outcomes and supplier relationships
Gambling, fast food and alcohol sponsorship in elite sport – perspectives from Australian sporting fans
A number of options were identified for advocates to gain public and political traction to reduce unhealthy commodity sponsorship. There is potential for shifts away from unhealthy sponsorship by both governments and sports associations
A comparative policy analysis of the adoption and implementation of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes (2016–19) in 16 countries
Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are recommended as part of comprehensive policy action to prevent diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), but have been adopted by only one quarter of World Health Organization (WHO) Member States. This paper presents a comparative policy analysis of recent SSB taxes (2016–19) in 16 countries. This study aimed to analyse the characteristics and patterns of factors influencing adoption and implement…
Implementing a healthy food retail policy
Objectives: To investigate (i) changes in stakeholder commitment and (ii) perceptions of the purpose, challenges and benefits of healthy food and beverage provision in community sports settings during the stepwise implementation of a healthy beverage policy. Design: Convergent, parallel, mixed-methods design complemented (i) repeat semi-structured interviews with council stakeholders ( n 17 interviews, n 6 interviewees), with (ii) repeat quantita…
Evaluating the implementation and customer acceptability of a sugar-sweetened beverage reduction initiative in thirty Australian aquatic and recreation centres
Objective: To assess the feasibility of implementation and customer perspectives of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) reduction initiative across YMCA Victoria aquatic and recreation centres. Design: Two data sources were used to assess implementation and customer acceptability. Photo audits were used to assess the type of drinks available for purchase 6 months prior to initiative implementation and 6 months after, in thirty centres. Change in the…
Barriers and facilitators to implementing a healthier food outlet initiative
Objective: Local governments have integral roles in contributing to public health. One recent focus has been on how local governments can impact community nutrition by engaging food service outlets to improve their food offer. The Healthier Catering Commitment (HCC) is an initiative where London local governments support takeaways and restaurants to meet centrally defined nutrition criteria on their food options. Using the case of HCC, the curren…
Mapping factors associated with a successful shift towards healthier food retail in community-based organisations
The long-term effectiveness and acceptability of the retailer-led removal of unhealthy drinks from display in a self-service café
Objective: In 2015, beverages were removed from display at a self-service café within a major health service, resulting in fewer purchases of unhealthy beverages. This initiative was continued following initial evaluation of the results. The current study aimed to determine customer acceptability of the initiative, and whether healthier purchases had continued, at 18 months following implementation. Design: Drinks were categorised as ‘green’ (bes…
The effect of a change to healthy vending in a major Australian health service on sales of healthy and unhealthy food and beverages
Digital marketing of unhealthy foods to Australian children and adolescents
The emergence of new media-including branded websites, social media and mobile applications-has created additional touch points for unhealthy food and beverage companies to target children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to perform an audit of new media for three top selling food and beverage brands in Australia. The top selling brand in three of the most advertised food and beverage categories was identified. Facebook, websites and mo…
Digital marketing of unhealthy foods to Australian children and adolescents
The emergence of new media-including branded websites, social media and mobile applications-has created additional touch points for unhealthy food and beverage companies to target children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to perform an audit of new media for three top selling food and beverage brands in Australia. The top selling brand in three of the most advertised food and beverage categories was identified. Facebook, websites and mo…
The effect of a change to healthy vending in a major Australian health service on sales of healthy and unhealthy food and beverages
The long-term effectiveness and acceptability of the retailer-led removal of unhealthy drinks from display in a self-service café
Objective: In 2015, beverages were removed from display at a self-service café within a major health service, resulting in fewer purchases of unhealthy beverages. This initiative was continued following initial evaluation of the results. The current study aimed to determine customer acceptability of the initiative, and whether healthier purchases had continued, at 18 months following implementation. Design: Drinks were categorised as ‘green’ (bes…
Implementing a healthy food retail policy
Objectives: To investigate (i) changes in stakeholder commitment and (ii) perceptions of the purpose, challenges and benefits of healthy food and beverage provision in community sports settings during the stepwise implementation of a healthy beverage policy. Design: Convergent, parallel, mixed-methods design complemented (i) repeat semi-structured interviews with council stakeholders ( n 17 interviews, n 6 interviewees), with (ii) repeat quantita…
Evaluating the implementation and customer acceptability of a sugar-sweetened beverage reduction initiative in thirty Australian aquatic and recreation centres
Objective: To assess the feasibility of implementation and customer perspectives of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) reduction initiative across YMCA Victoria aquatic and recreation centres. Design: Two data sources were used to assess implementation and customer acceptability. Photo audits were used to assess the type of drinks available for purchase 6 months prior to initiative implementation and 6 months after, in thirty centres. Change in the…
Barriers and facilitators to implementing a healthier food outlet initiative
Objective: Local governments have integral roles in contributing to public health. One recent focus has been on how local governments can impact community nutrition by engaging food service outlets to improve their food offer. The Healthier Catering Commitment (HCC) is an initiative where London local governments support takeaways and restaurants to meet centrally defined nutrition criteria on their food options. Using the case of HCC, the curren…
Mapping factors associated with a successful shift towards healthier food retail in community-based organisations
Gambling, fast food and alcohol sponsorship in elite sport – perspectives from Australian sporting fans
A number of options were identified for advocates to gain public and political traction to reduce unhealthy commodity sponsorship. There is potential for shifts away from unhealthy sponsorship by both governments and sports associations
A comparative policy analysis of the adoption and implementation of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes (2016–19) in 16 countries
Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are recommended as part of comprehensive policy action to prevent diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), but have been adopted by only one quarter of World Health Organization (WHO) Member States. This paper presents a comparative policy analysis of recent SSB taxes (2016–19) in 16 countries. This study aimed to analyse the characteristics and patterns of factors influencing adoption and implement…
A systems framework for implementing healthy food retail in grocery settings
Several differences were found when implementing healthy food retail in grocery compared to health promotion settings. The START-G map offers preliminary guidance for identifying and addressing commercial interests in grocery settings that currently promote less healthy foods and beverages, including by starting to address business outcomes and supplier relationships
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
Business (10 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (6 works) · Marketing (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Advertising (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works)