Substance use in high school students in New South Wales, Australia, in relation to language spoken at home

The twin issues of education and employment are inextricably bound together for all Australian school students. In a recent issue, Mr. Hall discussed how Aboriginal students at Port Augusta High School are dealing with the problem; and he suggested that schools should engage in a program of pre-employment trainging.In this article, Mr. Lewis discusses the employment opportunities for and aspirations of Aboriginal school leavers in New South Wales. Most importantly, he tells us how his Department can assist these students to find the positions which they want.

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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Nutritional Quality of New South Wales High School Student Food and Drink Purchases Made via an Online Canteen Ordering System

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13124327 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 4327

Author(s):

Tara Clinton-McHarg ◽

Tessa Delaney ◽

Hannah Lamont ◽

Christophe Lecathelinais ◽

Sze Lin Yoong ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

High School Student ◽

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Saturated Fat ◽

Nutrient Composition ◽

South Wales ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Sodium Percent

Unhealthy dietary patterns in adolescence are associated with an increased risk of future chronic disease. This study aimed to assess online canteen lunch purchases made by high school students to identify: (1) the nutrient composition of purchases (energy, saturated fat, sugar, sodium, percent energy from saturated fat and total sugar); (2) the proportion of items classified as healthier (‘Everyday’) and less healthy (‘Occasional’ or ‘Should not be sold’) according to the New South Wales Healthy Canteen Strategy; (3) the frequency of purchases by product type (e.g., salty snacks), their classification and nutrient composition; and (4) associations between student characteristics and the nutrient composition and classification of purchases. The average order contained 2075 kJ of energy, 6.4 g of saturated fat, 18.4 g of sugar and 795 mg of sodium. Less healthy (‘Occasional’ and ‘Should not be sold’) items combined accounted for 56% of purchases. The most frequently purchased products were burgers and crumbed/coated foods. Students in higher grades purchased a significantly higher mean percent of ‘Everyday’ items, compared to students in grades 7 or 8. The majority of high school student purchases were less healthy (‘Occasional’ or ‘Should not be sold’) items, warranting further investigation of factors influencing online canteen purchasing behaviour in this setting.

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Recent substance use and high levels of psychological distress among secondary school students in New South Wales

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin ◽

10.1071/nb07056 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 125 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Tom F. Norris ◽

Margo L. Eyeson-Annan

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

School Students ◽

South Wales

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Nursing as a career choice: Perceptions of students speaking Arabic, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Turkish or Vietnamese at home

Australian Health Review ◽

10.1071/ah990107 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 107 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Kwok Cho Tang ◽

Christine Duffield ◽

Xc Chen ◽

Sam Choucair ◽

Reta Creegan ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

New South ◽

Cost Effective ◽

School Students ◽

Language Groups ◽

South Wales ◽

Cost Effective Method ◽

Perceptions Of Students ◽

Area Health ◽

At Home

Australia is a multicultural society and nowhere is this more evident than in Sydney where 25 percent of the population speaks a language other than English. In one of the largest area health services in New South Wales, the five most frequently spoken languages at home are Arabic, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Turkish or Vietnamese, with these language groups comprising 12percent of Sydney's population. Yet nurses speaking one of these five languages comprise less than 1 percent of the nursing workforce. A cost-effective method of addressing the shortage of nurses speaking languages other than English is to recruit students who already speak another language into the profession.This study examined high school students' perceptions of nursing in order to determine appropriate methods of recruiting students speaking one of these languages.Implications for the design of recruitment campaigns are also discussed.

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The cost of vaginal birth at home, in a birth centre or in a hospital setting in New South Wales: A micro-costing study

Women and Birth ◽

10.1016/j.wombi.2019.06.003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 286-293

Author(s):

Vanessa L. Scarf ◽

Serena Yu ◽

Rosalie Viney ◽

Laura Lavis ◽

Hannah Dahlen ◽

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Keyword(s):

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Hospital Setting ◽

Vaginal Birth ◽

Birth Centre ◽

South Wales ◽

Costing Study ◽

The Cost ◽

At Home

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A Career Education Program for Gifted High School Students

Australian Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/103841620101000203 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 6-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Graham Boyd ◽

Brian Hemmings ◽

Eddie Braggett

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Education Program ◽

Best Practice ◽

Career Education ◽

Formative Evaluation ◽

Learning Opportunities ◽

School Students ◽

Community Learning ◽

South Wales

This article reports the development of a career education program for gifted high school students in a New South Wales selective, coeducational high school. The program replaced a previous approach that was demand-responsive, generic in approach, and not aligned with student needs. A needs analysis of the school and a formative evaluation were undertaken to ensure successful redevelopment of the program. These evaluations resulted in the following changes to the school's program: earlier and more flexible career awareness opportunities; increased scope for clarification of values; inclusion of psychological, psychocreative, and social elements; integration of career education and student welfare; lifelong learning emphases; aspiration enhancement for particular students; strategy employment for females; and an expansion in community learning opportunities. A program influenced by these elements was then highlighted as a best-practice exemplar.

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