Christina M. Pollard
Curtin University
117 Papers
357 Citations
Christina M. Pollard is an academic researcher from Curtin University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 95 publications. Previous affiliations of Christina M. Pollard include University of Western Australia & Government of Western Australia.
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Papers
The extent and nature of supermarket own brand foods in Australia: study protocol for describing the contribution of selected products to the healthfulness of food environments
Claire Elizabeth Pulker,Georgina Trapp,Frances Foulkes-Taylor,Jane A. Scott,Christina M. Pollard +4 more
TL;DR: The aim of this protocol is to describe the methods developed to examine the availability, nutritional quality, price, placement and promotion of supermarket own brand foods within Australian supermarkets.
Eating out is associated with self-reported food poisoning: a Western Australia population perspective, 1998 to 2009.
TL;DR: Because food poisoning is reported more often by younger people, food safety education should begin during childhood, and support the inclusion of food safety advice in dietary recommendations.
Healthy and Sustainable Diet Index: Development, Application and Evaluation Using Image-Based Food Records
Amelia J. Harray,Carol J. Boushey,Christina M. Pollard,Satvinder S. Dhaliwal,Syed Aqif Mukhtar,Edward J. Delp,Deborah A. Kerr +6 more
TL;DR: HSDI provides a new reference standard to assess adherence to a healthy and sustainable diet and uses 12 components within five categories related to environmental sustainability: animal-based foods, seasonal fruits and vegetables, ultra-processed energy-dense nutrient-poor foods, packaged foods and food waste.
Development of Australia's front‐of‐pack interpretative nutrition labelling Health Star Rating system: lessons for public health advocates
TL;DR: Advocacy lessons are drawn from actions undertaken by public health groups to assist the development of Australia and New Zealand's Health Star Rating (HSR) front‐of‐pack nutrition labelling system.
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A year on, Australia's health star food-rating system is showing cracks
TL;DR: The government has started the second phase of its awareness campaign for Australia's year-old health star food-rating system, aimed at educating grocery buyers about how to shop for healthy food and encouraging the food industry to adopt the voluntary system.