Dr Lareen Newman

Position/s:	Senior Research Fellow Southgate Institute
Phone:	work+61 8 72218488
Email:	lareen.newman@flinders.edu.au
Location:	Health Sciences Building (2.55)
Postal address:	GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Biography

I obtained my PhD in Geography & Social Inquiry with Profs Graeme Hugo & Barbara Pocock at Adelaide University. I have worked in social health research with Prof Fran Baum's team at Flinders since 2006 on various projects under the $2.4m NHMRC Australian Health Inequities Program and the Southgate Institute for Health Society & Equity. My research takes a social determinants and health equity approach and I am increasingly researching communication inequalities and the impact of the digital divide on access to health services. I have contributed work for the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (WHO), and research since 2008 under the SA Government's Health In All Policies program. In Australia I previously worked for the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Adelaide Central Mission (now UnitingCare Wesley). I am currently co-editing the Journal of Community Informatics' special issue on Health, and am SA Branch Secretary for the Public Health Association of Australia.

Qualifications

PhD in Social Science (Population Geography & Social Inquiry) - University of Adelaide 2006
BA Hons, 1st Class (Geography Major) - University of Adelaide 1994
Diploma in European Languages & Business Studies (Hons - French & German) - UK 1986

Honours, awards and grants

2011 Australian Research Council Discovery Project 'Theorising and understanding how policy processes affect uptake of evidence on social determinants of health and equity in Australian health policy'; F Baum, C MacDougall, L Newman, D McDermott, M Marmot, J Popay
2011 Flinders Vice Chancellor's Early Career Researcher Award
2008-2012 SA Department of Health Health In All Policies Program - projects on Digital Technologies and Health (2008/9); Literacy and Health (2011); Healthy Weight Desktop Analysis (2010-11); Ageing Rural Workforce Participation (2012).
2010-2011 Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation 'Connective Solutions: Using Web 2.0 social networking and 3D virtual environments to facilitate the social participation of children with physical disabilities', P Raghavendra, D Wood, L Newman, T Connell
2010 Government of the Hellenic Republic 'Improving access to community and social support services in an Ageing Migrant Community in South Australia', M Tsianikas et al.
2010 Flinders Faculty and DVC-Research Funds 'Access to health and support services in an Ageing Migrant Community: a pilot study of the Greek-speaking community', M Tsianikas, C Hurley et al.
2009 Flinders Faculty Grant 'Breastfeeding-friendly childcare centres in Adelaide'; S Javanparast et al.
2009 Flinders Faculty Grant 'Improving access to support services for Ageing Greek Speakers in Australia: a literature review', M Tsianikas et al.
2008 Centre for Intergenerational Health 'The use of Internet-based social networking and 3D virtual environments by children and adolescents with physical disabilities', P Raghavendra, D Wood, L Newman et al.
2008 Flinders Faculty Grant 'Digital technologies as 21st century determinants of health and equity', L Newman, F Baum.
2007 World Health Organisation, SA Social Inclusion Unit 'A rapid appraisal case study of South Australia's Social Inclusion Initiative'; L Newman, K Biedrzycki, F Baum.
2007 John Lewis Silver Medal, Royal Geographical Society.

Key responsibilities

Research on social determinants and health inequities, including digital inclusion, and ICTs and health equity.
Postgraduate supervision on related issues.
Southgate Families@Flinders Research Network - Co-founder and Member of Steering Committee
SA Branch Secretary, Public Health Association of Australia
Co-Editor, Health special issue of the international Journal of Community Informatics (www.ci-journal.net)

Teaching

Teaching interests

Dr Newman's only teaching related duties are postgraduate supervision (see Research & Consultancy), and teaching of shortcourses on Equity and Social Determinants of Health

Research and supervision

Research expertise

Communications technologies
Human geography
Public health and health services

Research interests

Social determinants of health and health equity
Digital divide and digital exclusion impact on user access to health services
Cultural and gender impacts on service access; impacts on family wellbeing
Health in All Policies, social determinants in health policy
Qualitative research methods

CURRENT RESEARCH

Impact of Digital Communications on Access to Rural Health Services (with CountryHealth SA Falls Prevention)
The Internet's Potential to Increase Social Participation for Youth with Disability (with P Raghavendra - Flinders, D Wood - UniSA. Details on Novita website
Mt Gambier Telehealth Pilot Study (with M Battersby et al - Flinders; UnitingCare Wesley; CountryHealth SA)
Ageing Australians' Access to Services (with R Walker - SACHRU)
Mother's Perceptions of Human Milkbank Services (with S Javanparast, C Mackenzie - SACHRU)
Australian Health Ministers' Perspectives on the Politics of Social Determinants (with F Baum et al - Southgate)

COMPLETED RESEARCH

Digital Technologies as 21st Century Determinants of Health & Wellbeing (see article in JOCI, book chapter Health In All Policies, article Australian Health Review 2012 - 36(2)).
Healthy Weight Desktop Analysis (with SA Health - see HiAP section of 2012-2016 SA Eat Well Be Active Strategy).
Increasing Children's Literacy through Raising Parental Engagement at Home (Health in All Policies, SA Govt 2011)
Breastfeeding Policy in Childcare Centres (article in Maternal & Child Health 2011, doi 10.1007/s10995-011-088)
The Mitsubishi Redundancies Project (journal article: Job Loss Impacts on Workers' Children )
Health Inequities in Australian Governments' Health Policies (see project information, state summaries, link to journal article in the Health Promotion Journal of Australia (HPJA).
Case Study Report on South Australia's Social Inclusion Initiative (see Report to CSDH Social Exclusion Knowledge Network and article in Health Promotion International)

Supervisory interests

Digital cultures
Maternal health, inequality
Social determinants of health (SDH)

RHD research supervision

Completion

Associate supervisor: Social determinants of maternal health; psychosocial impacs of digital technologies; online gambling (3);

RHD Student Achievements

Georgia Panagiotopoulos
Gary Andrews Student Award, AAG SA - September 2012

Publications

Book chapters

Newman, L.A., Reiger, K. and Campo, M. (2011). Maternity Coalition: Australia's National Maternity Consumer Advocacy Organisation. In Andrea O'Reilly, ed. The 21st Century Motherhood Movement. Bradford, Canada: Demeter Press, pp. 102-113.

Newman, L.A. (2008). Demographic fertility research: a question of disciplinary beliefs and methods. In Basia Spalek, Alia Imtoual, ed. Religion, spirituality and the social sciences. Bristol, UK: Policy Press, pp. 93-106.

Refereed journal articles

Newman, L., Biedrzycki, K. and Baum, F. (2012). Digital technology use among disadvantaged Australians: Implications for equitable consumer participation in digitally-mediated communication and information exchange with health services. Australian Health Review, 36(2), pp.125-129. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH11042.

Javanparast, S., Newman, L.A., Sweet, L. and McIntyre, E. (2012). Analysis of Breastfeeding Policies and Practices in Childcare Centres in Adelaide, South Australia. Maternal and Child Health Journal, September. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-011-0887-5.

Newman, L.A., Biedrzycki, K.R., Patterson, J. and Baum, F.E. (2011). Partnership in knowledge creation: lessons learned from researchers and policymakers co-producing a case study of South Australia's Social Inclusion Initiative. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 7(1), pp.77-96. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426411X553025.

Newman, L.A., Biedrzycki, K.R. and Baum, F.E. (2010). Digital technology access and use among socially and economically disadvantaged groups in South Australia. Journal of Community Informatics, 6(2). [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-6-33.

Baum, F.E., Newman, L.A., Biedrzycki, K.R. and Patterson, J. (2010). Can a regional government's social inclusion initiative contribute to the quest for health equity? Health Promotion International. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daq033.

Goodall, K.T., Ward, P.R. and Newman, L.A. (2010). Use of information and communication technology to provide health information: What do older migrants know and what do they need to know? Quality in Primary Care, 18(1), pp.27-32. [online]. Available from: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/rmp/qpc/2010/00000018/00000001/art00005.

Newman, L.A. (2009). Do socioeconomic differences in family size reflect cultural differences in confidence and social support for parenting? Population Research and Policy Review, 28(5), pp.661-691. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11113-008-9124-3.

Newman, L.A., MacDougall, C.J. and Baum, F.E. (2009). Australian children's accounts of the closure of a car factory: global restructuring and local impacts. Community, Work and Family, 12(2), pp.143-158. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13668800902778934.

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Book chapters

Goldner, W., Newman, L.A., Biedrzycki, K.R. and Baum, F.E. (2010). Digital technology access and use as 21st century determinants of health: impact of social and economic disadvantage. In Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Dr Kevin Buckett, ed. Implementing Health In All Policies. Adelaide: Department of Health, SA, pp. 133-143.

Refereed journal articles

Anaf, J., Baum, F., Newman, L., Ziersch, A. and Jolley, G. (2013). The interplay between structure and agency in shaping the mental health consequences of job loss. BMC Public Health, 13(110). [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-110.

Hurley, C., Panagiotopoulos, G., Tsianikas, M., Newman, L. and Walker, R. (2013). Access and acceptability of community-based services for older Greek migrants in Australia: user and provider perspectives. Health and Social Care in The Community, 21(2), pp.140-149. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12000.

Javanparast, S., Mackenzie, C. and Newman, L. (2013). Mothers' knowledge of and attitudes towards human milk banking in South Australia: a qualitative study. Journal of Human Lactation. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890334413481106.

Javanparast, S., Sweet, L., Newman, L. and McIntyre, E. (2013). A Survey of Childcare Centres about Breastfeeding Support in Adelaide, South Australia. Journal of Human Lactation. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890334413477241.

Raghavendra, P., Grace, E., Newman, L., Wood, D. and Connell, T. (2013). They think I'm really cool and nice: The impact of internet support on the social networks and loneliness of young people with disabilities. Telecommunications Journal of Australia.

Walker, R.B., Newman, L., Tsianikas, M., Panagiotopoulos, G. and Hurley, C. (2013). The perspectives of older Greek-Australians towards changes in the nature of family support: implications for family care policies. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, In Press.

Baum, F., Newman, L. and Biedrzycki, K. (2012). Vicious cycles: digital technologies and the social determinants of health equity. Health Promotion International. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/das062.

Anaf, J., Newman, L., Baum, F., Ziersch, A. and Jolley, G. (2012). Policy environments and job loss: Lived experience of retrenched Australian automotive workers. Critical Social Policy. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0261018312457858.

Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L. and Lawry, J. (2012). Why aren't you on Facebook? Patterns and experiences of using the Internet among young people with physical disabilities. Technology and Disability, 24(2), pp.149-162. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/TAD-2012-0343.

Newman, L., Tsianikas, M., Panagiotopoulos, G., Walker, R.B. and Hurley, C. (2011). The social support and service needs of Australia's ageing Greek migrants: a pilot project. Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 15, pp.287-306.

Jolley, G., Newman, L., Ziersch, A. and Baum, F. (2011). Positive and negative impacts of job loss on family life: the perceptions of Australian car workers. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 46(4), pp.411-433. [online]. Available from: http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=656745947171527;res=IELHSS.

Tsianikas, M., Hurley, C., Newman, L., Skaltsas, M. and Walker, R.B. (2011). The social support and service needs of Australia's ageing Greek migrants: a literature review. Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 15, pp.274-286.

Newman, L.A. (2009). The health care system as a social determinant of health: qualitative insights from South Australian maternity consumers. Australian Health Review, 33(1), pp.62-71.

Newman, L.A. (2008). How parenthood experiences influence desire for more children in Australia: a qualitative study. Journal of Population Research, 25(1), pp.1-27. [online]. Available from: http://www.jpr.org.au/upload/JPR%2025-1Newman.pdf.

Newman, L. and Hugo, G. (2006). Women's fertility, religion and education in a low-fertility population: evidence from South Australia. Journal of Population Research, 23(1), pp.41-66.

Newman, L., Baum, F.E. and Harris, L. (2006). Federal, State and Territory government responses to health inequities and the social determinants of health in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 17(3), pp.217-225.

Refereed conference papers

Osborne, K., Newman, L., Ramanathan, R., Williams, C., Wildgoose, D., Foote, A., et al. (2013). Active Ageing and Employment in Rural SA: A Health in All Policies Project. In Proceedings of the 12th National Rural Health Conference. 12th National Rural Health Confernence.

Journal articles

Newman, L.A. (2011). Telephone survey methods: Implications of the increasing mobile-only population for public health research. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(5), pp.491-492.

Conference publications

Baum, F., Laris, P., Fisher, I., Newman, L. and MacDougall, C. (2012). Australian Health Ministers' perspectives on the politics of social determinants of health and equity. In Population Health Congress. Population Health Congress.

Grace, E., Raghavendra, P., Newman, L.A., Wood, D. and Connell, T. (2012). "I could never do that before": Effectiveness of Internet solutions to facilitate social participation in young people with disabilities. In Youth Talks: Sustainable Mental Health - Sustainable Communities Conference, Whyalla, 9-10 August.

Stewart, M. and Newman, L.A. (2012). Falls prevention health literacy online - who are we missing? In 5th Biennial Australian & New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference, Adelaide, 28-30 October.

Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L.A., Grace, E. and Connell, T. (2012). Can the Internet facilitate the social participation of children with cerebral play or acquired brain injury? In Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine 6th Biennial Scientific Conference, Brisbane, 30 May-1 June.

Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L.A., Connell, T. and Grace, E. (2012). Strategies for supporting Internet use to increase social participation of adolescents with complex communication needs: Preliminary findings. In 15th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative & Alternative Communication, Pittsburgh (USA), 30 July-2 August.

Panagiotopoulos, G., Baum, F., Newman, L., Walker, R.B. and Tsianikas, M. (2012). Exploring the widowhood experience and well-being of older Greek widows and widowers in SA. In SA Gerontology Conference.

Newman, L.A., Javanparast, S. and Mackenzie, C. (2012). Expanding human milkbanking services in Australia: What mothers know and think. In National Population Health Congress, Adelaide, 10-12 September.

Newman, L.A. and Stewart, M. (2012). Developing a process and framework to assess the equity impact of moving health services online. In National Population Health Congress, Adelaide, 10-12 September.

Grace, E., Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L. and Connell, T. (2012). Internet for social incusion of children with diabilities. In Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association 2012 Conference. Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association 2012 Conference.

Grace, E., Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L.A. and Connell, T. (2012). Internet for social inclusion of children with disabilities. In Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association (ARATA) Conference, Sydney, 22-24 August.

Ludford, I., Ramanathan, R., Wildgoose, D., Foote, A., Osborne, K., Newman, L., et al. (2012). Implementing Health in All Policies across the health sector - learning through action. In Population Health Congress 2012 - Population Health in a Changing World. Population Health Congress 2012 - Population Health in a Changing World.

Martinez, L., Bidargaddi, N., Harris, M., Battersby, M., Peterson, L., lynn, sarah, et al. (2012). The Limestone Coast mental health teleweb project: implementing best practice care for people with physical and mental health issues using innovative telehealth and care planning support programs. In South Australian Mental Health Sharing Excellence Conference, Adelaide, 6 June.

Newman, L. (2012). Digital impact assessment: a new way to identify communictions change impacts on community access to services. In Community Informatics Research Conference. Community Informatics Research Conference. [online]. Available from: https://www.conftool.net/prato2012/index.php?page=browseSessions&presentations=show&form_session=21&print=head&metadata=show.

Newman, L. (2012). Equality for Women Online. In Powerful Users or Digital Losers, Re-imaging women online. Powerful Users or Digital Losers, Re-imaging women online.

Newman, L. and Stewart, M. (2012). Developing a process and framework to assess the equity impact of moving health services online. In Population Health Congress 2012 - Population Health in a Changing World. Population Health Congress 2012 - Population Health in a Changing World.

Newman, L., Javanparast, S. and Mackenzie, C. (2012). Expanding human milkbanking services in Australia: What mothers know and think. In Population Health Congress 2012 - Population Health in a Changing World. Population Health Congress 2012 - Population Health in a Changing World.

Newman, L., Tsianikas, M., Walker, R., Hurley, C. and Panagiotopoulos, G. (2012). Flourishing Ageing in a Foreign Land: the Voice of Greek Communities in Australia. In The Science of Wellbeing - More than the absence of illness. The Science of Wellbeing - More than the absence of illness.

Newman, L.A. (2012). Digital impact assessment: a new way to identify communications change impacts on community access to services. In Community Informatics Research Conference, Prato (Italy), 6-9 November.

Hurley, C., Newman, L.A., Walker, R., Tsianikas, M. and Panagiotopoulos, G. (2011). Ageing Greek Migrants in Adelaide and Darwin-The influence of language on service accessibility. In Ageing in the Migrant Diaspora International Conference, Adelaide, 30 June-3 July 2011. Ageing in the Migrant Diaspora International Conference.

Goodall, K., Newman, L.A. and Ward, P. (2011). Becoming informed: How older Greek migrants in Australia find what they need to know. In Ageing in the Migrant Diaspora, Adelaide, 30 June-3 July 2011. Ageing in the Migrant Diaspora.

Newman, L.A. and Freeman, T. (2011). "Are health services" information and communication pathways socially excluding?', 7th Health Services & Policy Research Conference, Adelaide, 5-7 December. In 7th Health Services & Policy Research Conference.

Newman, L. and Freeman, T. (2011). Are Health Services' Information and Communication Pathways Socially Excluding? In 7th Health Services & Policy Research Conference. 7th Health Services & Policy Research Conference.

Javanparast, S., McIntyre, E., Newman, L.A. and Sweet, L. (2011). Breastfeeding friendly childcare centres in Adelaide: Analysis of current policies and practices. In Australian Breastfeeding Association 2011 International Conference, Canberra, 20-21 October.

Javanparast, S., McIntyre, E., Newman, L. and Sweet, L. (2011). Breastfeeding friendly childcare centres in Adelaide: Analysis of current policies and practices. In Australian Breastfeeding Association 2011 International Conference. Australian Breastfeeding Association 2011 International Conference.

Newman, L.A., Ludford, I., Williams, C. and Herriott, M. (2011). "A South Australian Health in All Policies approach to addressing healthy weight". In 41st Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia, Brisbane, 27-29 September. 41st Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia.

Goodall, K., Newman, L.A. and Ward, P.R. (2010). How do older culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) migrants find what they need to know? In SA Gerantology Conference. SA Gerontology Conference.

Wood, D., Raghavendra, P., Newman, L.A., Lawry, J. and Selwood, D. (2010). The Internet's potential to increase social networks for young Australians with disabilities. In PHAA 40th Annual Conference. PHAA 40th Annual Conference.

Tsianikas, M., Skaltsas, M., Newman, L.A., Hurley, C.J., Walker, R.B. and Beales, B.J. (2010). The Greek Australian ageing population in South Australia: The missing link. In International Federation of Ageing 10th Global Conference on Ageing. International Federation of Ageing 10th Global Conference on Ageing.

Tsianikas, M., Newman, L.A., Hurley, C.J., Walker, R.B., Skaltsas, M., Beales, B.J., et al. (2010). Ageing and services in the Greek diaspora: the case of Darwin. In Ageing North. AAG Northern Territory Conference: Ageing North, a conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology (SA & NT Division).

Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L.A., Lawry, J. and Selwood, D. (2010). How are children and adolescents with physical disabilities using the Internet? Implications for social networking. In 5th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine. 5th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine.

Panagiotopoulos, G., Hurley, C.J., Newman, L.A., Tsianikas, M., Walker, R.B. and Skaltsas, M. (2010). Community-based health service and support needs of South Australias ageing Greek migrants. In PHAA 40th Annual Conference. PHAA 40th Annual Conference.

Newman, L.A., Tsianikas, M., Panagiotopoulos, G., Hurley, C.J. and Walker, R.B. (2010). Social and health support needs of the ageing Greek diaspora in Australia: the views of older migrants and service providers. In 10th Biennial International Conference of the Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia & New Zealand, Sydney, 9-12 December. Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia & New Zealand, Sydney, 9-12 December.

Newman, L.A., Tsianikas, M., Hurley, C.J., Walker, R.B. and Skaltsas, M. (2010). The Greek Australian ageing population in South Australia: the Missing Link. In International Federation on Ageing 10th Global Conference, Melbourne, 3-5 May. Climate for Change: Ageing into the Future.

Newman, L.A., Biedrzycki, K.R. and Baum, F.E. (2010). Implications of the digital divide for e-health, m-Health and health promotion. In PHAA 40th Annual Conference. PHAA 40th Annual Conference.

Newman, L.A. (2010). Health in All Policies in SA: The Broadband Case Study. In Beyond Evidence on Health Inequities: What works, why and how. AHIP Research Symposium.

Newman, L.A. (2010). Health and social impacts of gender and power inequities in Australia's maternity services. In Emerging Spaces: New Possibilities in Critical Times. Australian Women's Studies and Gender Association 2010 Conference.

Javanparast, S., McIntyre, E.L., Newman, L.A. and Sweet, L.P. (2010). Breastfeeding Friendly Childcare Centres in Adelaide: Analysis of Current Policies and Practices. In 138th American Public Health Association Meeting & Expo. 138th American Public Health Association Meeting & Expo.

MacDougall, C.J., Newman, L.A. and Baum, F.E. (2009). The global financial crisis and the closure of car factories: what can we learn from Australian children's accounts? In Diversities in early childhood education: 19th EECERA Annual Conference. 19th EECERA Annual Conference. [online]. Available from: http://www.lefuret.org/19th%20EECERA/EECERA2009Programme.pdf.

MacDougall, C.J.M., Newman, L.A. and Baum, F.E. (2009). Health and Social Impacts of Redundancy on Workers' Children and Families. In 19th EECERA Annual Conference. 19th EECERA Annual Conference. [online]. Available from: http://www.lefuret.org/19th%20EECERA/Accueil_19th_eecera.html.

Newman, L.A., Biedrzycki, K.R. and Baum, F.E. (2009). Implications of the digital divide for eHealth: the need to understand technology access and use among low socioeconomic and disadvantaged population groups. In Health in Transition: Researching for the Future. The 4th International conference on community health nursing research.

Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L.A., Lawry, J. and Sellwood, D. (2009). Internet use by children and adolescents with physical disabilities: Implications for social networking. In Novita Children's Services Division of Research and Innovation Research Symposium 2009. Novita Children's Services Division of Research and Innovation Research Symposium 2009.

Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L.A., Lawry, J. and Sellwood, D. (2009). Internet use by children and adolescents with physical disabilities: Implications for social networking. In Statewide Rehabilittion Clinical Network Research Forum. Statewide Rehabilittion Clinical Network Research Forum.

Newman, L.A., Baum, F.E. and Biedrzycki, K.R. (2008). Health in All Policies in SA: The Broadband Case Study. In Public Health Research for the Real World. 2008 State Population Health Conference.

Boyd, M., Harris, P., Newman, L.A., Williams, C. and Smith, J. (2008). A national health equity network: why and how? In A global world - practical action for health and well-being. Population Health Congress 2008.

Donnellan-Fernandez, R.E., Newman, L.A., Tracy, S. and Reiger, K. (2008). Maternity funding and workforce reform: strategies for better design, better value, better health and equity. In Blevin & Associates (Conference Convenors), ed. The casemix evolution: extending the boundaries: Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing Casemix Conference 2008. The casemix evolution: extending the boundaries: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing Casemix Conference 2008.

Jolley, G.M., Newman, L.A., Baum, F.E. and Ziersch, A.M. (2008). Typology of job loss impacts from an Australian automotive plant. In A global world - practical action for health and well-being: population health congress 2008. A global world - practical action for health and well-being: population health congress. [online]. Available from: http://www.flinders.edu.au/southgate/staff/LN.htm.

Newman, L.A., MacDougall, C.J., Jolley, G.M., Baum, F.E. and Ziersch, A.M. (2007). Health and social impacts of redundancy on workers' children and families. In Program & Abstracts 38th Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference. Alice 2007 Reality Check: Inequities & Health - Tackling the Differentials.

Newman, L.A., Baum, F.E. and Harris, E. (2007). What are Australian Governments and Health Departments Doing to Build Health Equity? In Program Australian Health Promotion Association 17th National Conference. Grass Roots to Global Action: Health Promotion in Challenging Environments. pp. 174-174.

Newman, L.A. (2007). Health and social impacts of redundancy on workers' children and families. In 38th Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference. 38th Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference.

Newman, L. (2006). Health effects of job loss from an automotive plant. In Creating Health Societies through Inclusion and Equity: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of the International Society for Equity in Health. Creating Healthy Societies through Inclusion and Equity - 4th International Conference of the ISEH.

Newman, L. and Hugo, G. (2006). Women's religion, education and fertility in contemporary South Australia. In Population, Policy and Australia's Destiny: Proceedings of the 13th Biennial Conference of the Australian Population Association. Population, Policy and Australia's Destiny: 13th Biennial Conference of the Australian Population Association.

Other public research outputs

Newman, L., Biedrzycki, K. and Barton, E. (2012). The impact of traditional and digital communication on user access to rural health services.

Osborne, K. and Newman, L. (2012). Active Ageing and Employment: Summary of the research evidence. Report prepared for Country Health SA Local Health Network and Health in All Policies Unit, SA Health (Report).

Osborne, K. and Newman, L. (2012). Factors associated with everyday cycling.

Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L.A. and Grace, E. (2011). "Effectiveness of Internet solutions to facilitate social participation in young people with Acquired Brain Injury", Novita Acquired Brain Injury Conference, Adelaide, 17 November.

Raghavendra, P., Wood, D., Newman, L.A., Lawry, J. and Sellwood, D. (2010). Why aren't you on Facebook? patterns and experiences of using the internet by adolescents with physical disabilities. Healthy Development Adelaide Thematic Evening.

Tsianikas, M., Skaltsas, M., Newman, L.A. and Hurley, C.J. (2010). Improving access to support services for Ageing Greek Speakers in Australia with particular emphasis on South Australia: A Literature Review (Literature Review).

Newman, L.A. and Biedrzycki, K.R. (2009). Use of Broadband internet on mobile phones - Literature Review.

Newman, L.A., Biedrzycki, K.R. and Baum, F.E. (2009). Digital technology access and use as 21st century determinants of health: the impact of social and economic disadvantage.

Newman, L.A. and Biedrzycki, K.R. (2009). Use of mobile phones as a vehicle to increase internet use to improve health and wellbeing in South Australia.

Newman, L.A. (2007). Research on health inequalities and social determinants of health (Article in newsletter). SADI Statewide: Newsletter of SA Division of General Practice Inc., 3(2), pp.10-12.

Newman, L.A. (2007). What are Australian Governments and Health Departments doing to build health equity? Queensland Health Promotion Quarterly, pp.2-3. [online]. Available from: http://som.flinders.edu.au/FUSA/PublicHealth/AHIP/projects.htm.

Newman, L.A., Biedrzycki, K.R., Patterson, J. and Baum, F.E. (2007). A Rapid Appraisal Case Study of South Australia's Social Inclusion Initiative (Report).

Beer, A.P., Baum, F.E., Thomas, H.A., Lowry, D., Cutler, C., Zhang, G., et al. (2006). An evaluation of the impact of retrenchment at Mitsubishi focussing on affected workers, their families, and communities: implications for human services policies and practices (HSRIP Report). [online]. Available from: http://som.flinders.edu.au/FUSA/PublicHealth/AHIP/PDF/MMAL_Report.pdf.

Newman, L., Baum, F.E. and Harris, E. (2006). Australian Health Inequities Program. Australian Governments and Health Inequities Project, pp.1-10. [online]. Available from: http://som.flinders.edu.au/FUSA/PublicHealth/AHIP/projects_list.htm.

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Professional and community engagement

Branch Secretary, SA Branch of the Public Health Association of Australia
Co-founder and co-convenor of Families@Flinders Research Network
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Community Informatics (www.ci-journal.net)
Member, Scientific Committee, 2012 National Population Health Congress (Adelaide, Sept 2012)
Member, International Communications Association
Member, Australian Communication Consumers Action Network
Guest Co-editor, 2012 Special Issue on Health, Journal of Community Informatics
Former convenor of the Southgate Early Career Researcher Support Group (2006-2011)
Consumer advocate for improved maternity services in Australia and overseas (1996-2010)
Invited member of the Review Committee for the SA Waterbirth Policies (2008) and Review Committee for the SA Homebirth Policy (2009), consumer member of the committee developing and writing the SA Homebirth Policy (2005-7) and consumer representative to the Homebirth Service Implementation & Evaluation Committee at the Women's & Children's Hospital (2009), with several journal articles on these topics, including on "Consumer perspectives on involvement in the SA state policy on planned homebirth" (Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care 2009), "Why planned attended homebirth should be more widely supported in Australia" (Journal of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists), and "Maternity care: A human rights issue?" (Birth Matters: journal of the Maternity Coalition). Dr Newman was formerly a Community Educator with the Australian Breastfeeding Association.

Expertise for media contact

Digital Divide, Digital Inclusion I am currently researching the impact of the digital divide on access to health services in Australia.

Subject/s

Community/Public health
Health/Medicine
Information technology

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