Biography
Gary Sacks is Professor of Public Health Policy and Co-Director of the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE) at Deakin University. He is a NMHRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (2022-2026) and Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow (2019-2023). Gary’s research focuses on policies for improving population diets and preventing obesity, including evaluation of government and corporate policies for improving the healthiness and environmental sustainability of the food supply.
Gary has co-authored several international reports on obesity prevention, including the Lancet Commission on Obesity, and several reports for the World Health Organization. Gary also led the first-ever studies to benchmark progress on obesity prevention by Australian governments and food companies.
Gary co-founded INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity / non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support) - a global network (active in 60+ countries) for monitoring food environments. Gary leads the component of INFORMAS focused on monitoring the actions of food companies in relation to obesity prevention and population nutrition.
Gary has a broad range of international public health research and policy experience. This includes research placements at the World Health Organization (Switzerland), the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (Australia), Harvard University (USA), the University of Oxford (UK), and the International Telecommunications Union (Switzerland).
Gary has a PhD in Public Health from Deakin University. He also has tertiary qualifications in economics, information systems and health informatics.
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Research interests
Policies for improving nutrition and addressing obesity
Corporate determinants of health
Sustainable investment
Knowledge areas
Public health policy
Obesity prevention
Food taxes and labelling
Economic modelling
Publications
R Acton, V Rynard, J Adams, J Bhawra, A Cameron, A Contreras-Manzano, R Davis, A Jáuregui, G Sacks, J Thrasher, L Vanderlee, C White, D Hammond
(2023), Vol. 180, Appetite, England, C1
An examination of public support for 35 nutrition interventions across seven countries
S Pettigrew, L Booth, E Dunford, T Scapin, J Webster, J Wu, M Tian, D Praveen, G Sacks
(2023), Vol. 77, pp. 235-245, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Berlin, Germany, C1
B Wood, G Sacks
(2023), Vol. 19, pp. 3-, Globalization and health, England, C1
Oliver Huse, Sally Schultz, Tara Boelsen‐Robinson, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Anna Peeters, Gary Sacks, Miranda Blake
(2023), pp. e13556-, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
O Huse, E Reeve, P Zambrano, C Bell, A Peeters, G Sacks, P Baker, K Backholer
(2023), Vol. 19, pp. 1-16, Globalization and Health, London, Eng., C1
E Yin, A Cameron, S Schultz, C White, L Vanderlee, D Hammond, G Sacks
(2023), Vol. 20, pp. 1-12, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Perceptions towards unhealthy food sponsorship in junior sports in Victoria, Australia
C Zorbas, F Martino, T Heneghan, J Potter, M Chisholm, A Cameron, G Sacks, J Ananthapavan, K Backholer
(2023), Vol. 47, pp. 1-10, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Gaucher-Holm, B Wood, G Sacks, L Vanderlee
(2023), Vol. 19, pp. 1-16, Globalization and Health, London, Eng., C1
B Wood, O Williams, P Baker, G Sacks
(2023), pp. 1-33, Journal of Agrarian Change, London, Eng., C1
D Hammond, R Acton, V Rynard, C White, L Vanderlee, J Bhawra, M Reyes, A Jáuregui, J Adams, C Roberto, G Sacks, J Thrasher
(2023), Vol. 20, pp. 1-13, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, London, Eng., C1
C Burgaz, V Gorasso, W Achten, C Batis, L Castronuovo, A Diouf, G Asiki, B Swinburn, M Unar-Munguía, B Devleesschauwer, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere
(2023), pp. 1-32, Food Security, Berlin, Germany, C1
M Heenan, S Jan, M Ralph, G Sacks, B Swinburn, J Shanthosh
(2023), Vol. 333, pp. 1-10, Social Science and Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Essman, T Burgoine, A Cameron, A Jones, M Potvin Kent, M Polden, E Robinson, G Sacks, R Smith, L Vanderlee, C White, M White, D Hammond, J Adams
(2023), pp. 1-12, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1
M O'Hearn, J Reedy, E Robinson, C Economos, J Wong, G Sacks, D Mozaffarian
(2023), pp. 1-14, BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, London, Eng., C1
B Wood, J Lacy-Nichols, G Sacks
(2023), Vol. 12, pp. 1-17, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Ella Robinson, Jasmine Chan, Meghan O’Hearn, Dariush Mozaffarian, Gary Sacks
(2023), pp. 1-32, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
E Reeve, C Bell, G Sacks, S Mounsey, G Waqa, A Peeters, A Thow
(2023), Obesity Reviews, C1
Recommended nutrition-related practices for online food delivery companies
Lana Vanderlee, Gary Sacks
(2023), pp. 1-13, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Alexandra Jones, Maria Shahid, Georgia Morelli, Kylie Howes, Devorah Riesenberg, Katherine Sievert, Simone Pettigrew, Gary Sacks
(2023), pp. 1-12, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
M Blake, G Sacks, J Marshall, A Brown, A Cameron
(2022), pp. 343-364, Global Handbook of Health Promotion Research, Vol. 1: Mapping Health Promotion Research, B1
B Clarke, J Kwon, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 37, pp. 1-14, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1
E Looi, K Backholer, A Cameron, L Grigsby-Duffy, L Orellana, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 513-527, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
J Kwon, E Reeve, D Mann, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 488-497, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
A Jáuregui, C White, L Vanderlee, M Hall, A Contreras-Manzano, C Nieto, G Sacks, J Thrasher, D Hammond, S Barquera
(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 1094-1104, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, England, C1
Latest Trends in Investing for Improved Nutrition and Obesity Prevention
E Robinson, R Carey, A Foerster, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 11, pp. 39-55, Current Nutrition Reports, United States, C1
F Martino, J Ananthapavan, M Moodie, G Sacks
(2022), pp. 1-6, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, London, Eng., C1
Adrian Cameron, Laura Oostenbach, Sarah Dean, Ella Robinson, Christine White, Lana Vanderlee, David Hammond, Gary Sacks
(2022), The Journal of Nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
Awareness of and Participation in School Food Programs Among Youth From Six Countries
Karen Hock, Simón Barquera, Camila Corvalán, Samantha Goodman, Gary Sacks, Lana Vanderlee, Christine White, Martin White, David Hammond
(2022), pp. 1-38, The Journal of Nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
Rachel Acton, Lana Vanderlee, Adrian Cameron, Samantha Goodman, Alejandra Jáuregui, Gary Sacks, Christine White, Martin White, David Hammond
(2022), pp. 1-38, The Journal of Nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
David Hammond, Lana Vanderlee, Christine White, Rachel Acton, Martin White, Christina Roberto, Adrian Cameron, Gary Sacks, Sharon Kirkpatrick, Joel Dubin, Jean Adams, Alejandra Jauregui, James Thrasher
(2022), Journal of Nutrition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
R Acton, L Vanderlee, J Adams, S Kirkpatrick, L Pedraza, G Sacks, C White, M White, D Hammond
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 1-18, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, London, Eng., C1
S Phulkerd, N Thongcharoenchupong, A Chamratrithirong, U Pattaravanich, G Sacks, P Prasertsom
(2022), Vol. 109, pp. 1-11, Food Policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Nutrition-Related Information on Alcoholic Beverages in Victoria, Australia, 2021
K Barons, D Mann, L Orellana, M Miller, S Pettigrew, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 1-11, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, L Orellana, J Marshall, E Robinson, M Moodie, M Blake, A Brown, R Carter, A Cameron
(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 1-18, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Lana Vanderlee, Clara Gómez-Donoso, Rachel Acton, Samantha Goodman, Sharon Kirkpatrick, Tarra Penney, Christina Roberto, Gary Sacks, Martin White, David Hammond
(2022), Vol. 152, pp. 57S-66S, The Journal of Nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
K Garton, V Kraak, J Fanzo, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere, L Haddad, H Brinsden, A Laar, T Karupaiah, N Omidvar, W Masters, I Kauer, B Swinburn
(2022), pp. 1-5, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
C Nieto, A Jáuregui, A Contreras-Manzano, M Potvin Kent, G Sacks, C White, E Pauze, L Vanderlee, J Thrasher, S Barquera, D Hammond
(2022), Vol. 152, pp. 25S-34S, Journal of Nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
A Contreras-Manzano, C Nieto, A Jáuregui, C Perez Ferrer, L Vanderlee, S Barquera, G Sacks, J Adams, J Thrasher, D Hammond
(2022), Vol. 152, pp. 47S-56S, Journal of Nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
A Cameron, A Brown, L Orellana, J Marshall, E Charlton, W Ngan, J Ananthapavan, J Isaacs, M Blake, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 1-12, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
I Van Dam, E Guillon, E Robinson, O Allais, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere
(2022), Vol. 67, International Journal of Public Health, Switzerland, C1
L Grigsby-Duffy, A Cameron, K Backholer, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Public Health, England, C1
S Mackay, A Renker-Darby, E Robinson, G Shaw, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 1-24, Sustainability, Basel, Switzerland, C1
J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, M Moodie, P Nguyen, R Carter
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. e0274869-e0274869, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
A better understanding of the science and reality of obesity is urgently needed
T Petre, A Bauman, P Sumithran, G Sacks, T Lobstein, C Le Roux, C Mullen, B Oldfield
(2022), Vol. 32, pp. 3232220-, Public Health Research and Practice, Australia, C1
E Robinson, C Parker, R Carey, A Foerster, M Blake, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 18, Globalization and Health, England, C1
O Huse, E Reeve, C Bell, G Sacks, P Baker, B Wood, K Backholer
(2022), Vol. 7, BMJ Global Health, England, C1
E Gearon, D Riesenberg, K Backholer, A Cameron, G Sacks, C Ni Mhurchu, A Peeters
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 193-202, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
S Schultz, A Cameron, L Grigsby-Duffy, E Robinson, J Marshall, L Orellana, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 203-214, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
E Robinson, M Blake, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 857-870, International journal of health policy and management, Iran, C1
H Trevena, B Neal, S Downs, T Davis, G Sacks, M Crino, A Thow
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 896-908, International journal of health policy and management, Iran, C1
L Vanderlee, C White, S Kirkpatrick, V Rynard, A Jáuregui, J Adams, G Sacks, D Hammond
(2021), Vol. 151, pp. 140-151, Journal of Nutrition, United States, C1
L Alston, V Versace, E Brown, M Nichols, J Whelan, K Bolton, G Sacks, C Needham, L Orellana, S Allender
(2021), Vol. 45, pp. 65-70, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
B Clarke, J Kwon, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 16, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
B Wood, O Williams, V Nagarajan, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 17, Globalization and Health, England, C1
E Reeve, A Thow, C Bell, C Soti-Ulberg, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 21, BMC Public Health, England, C1
Benjamin Wood, Phillip Baker, Gary Sacks
(2021), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, Iran, C1
The 'Eat Well @ IGA' healthy supermarket randomised controlled trial: process evaluation
M Blake, G Sacks, C Zorbas, J Marshall, L Orellana, A Brown, M Moodie, C Ni Mhurchu, J Ananthapavan, F Etilé, A Cameron
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
E Reeve, A Thow, S Namohunu, C Bell, A Lal, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 1257-1268, Health Policy and Planning, Oxford, Eng., C1
B Wood, O Williams, P Baker, V Nagarajan, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 17, Globalization and Health, England, C1
Recall of government healthy eating campaigns by consumers in five countries
S Goodman, G Armendariz, A Corkum, L Arellano, A Jáuregui, M Keeble, J Marshall, G Sacks, J Thrasher, L Vanderlee, C White, D Hammond
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 3986-4000, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
Do taxes on unhealthy foods and beverages influence food purchases?
G Sacks, J Kwon, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 179-187, Current Nutrition Reports, United States, C1
I Van Dam, B Wood, G Sacks, O Allais, S Vandevijvere
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
Did imports of sweetened beverages to Pacific Island countries increase between 2000 and 2015?
V Lo, G Sacks, E Gearon, C Bell
(2021), Vol. 7, BMC Nutrition, England, C1
C Gómez-Donoso, G Sacks, L Vanderlee, D Hammond, C White, C Nieto, M Bes-Rastrollo, A Cameron
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, England, C1
Responsible Investing for Food System Sustainability: A Review of Current Practice in Australia
Christine Parker, Ella Robinson, Rachel Carey, Laura Boehm, Gary Sacks
(2021), Vol. 38, pp. 237-262, Environmental and Planning Law Journal, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
D Mann, J Kwon, S Naughton, S Boylan, J Chan, K Charlton, J Dancey, C Dent, A Grech, V Hobbs, S Lamond, S Murray, M Yong, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
B Wood, P Baker, G Scrinis, D McCoy, O Williams, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 17, Globalization and Health, England, C1
E Reeve, A Thow, O Huse, C Bell, A Peeters, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 99, pp. 865-873, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Switzerland, C1
A Cameron, E Reeve, J Marshall, T Scapin, O Huse, D Riesenberg, D Jeyapalan, S Demaio, F Watson, R Kupka, K Correa, M Blake, K Backholer, A Peeters, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 267-281, Current Nutrition Reports, United States, C1
B Wood, D McCoy, P Baker, O Williams, G Sacks
(2021), Critical Public Health, C1
R Bennett, C Zorbas, O Huse, A Peeters, A Cameron, G Sacks, K Backholer
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 1-21, Obesity Reviews, London, Eng., C1
O Huse, J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, A Cameron, C Zorbas, A Peeters, M Moodie, J Martin, K Backholer
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 1011-1020, International Journal of Obesity, London, Eng., C1
C Needham, G Sacks, L Orellana, E Robinson, S Allender, C Strugnell
(2020), Vol. 21, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
B Wood, G Ruskin, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
B Clarke, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 246, Social Science and Medicine, England, C1
Building a systems thinking prevention workforce
M Bensberg, S Allender, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 31, pp. 436-446, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Australia, C1
C Needham, L Orellana, S Allender, G Sacks, M Blake, C Strugnell
(2020), Vol. 17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
E Robinson, P Nguyen, H Jiang, M Livingston, J Ananthapavan, A Lal, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 12, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
A Lal, A Peeters, V Brown, P Nguyen, H Tran, T Nguyen, U Tonmukayakul, G Sacks, H Calache, J Martin, M Moodie, J Ananthapavan
(2020), Vol. 12, Nutrients, C1
The Application of an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention at the Population-Level
G Sacks, J Kwon, J Ananthapavan
(2020), Vol. 9, pp. 150-158, Current obesity reports, United States, C1
S Ng, G Sacks, B Kelly, H Yeatman, E Robinson, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, K Chinna, M Ismail, T Karupaiah
(2020), Vol. 16, Globalization and Health, England, C1
D Talukdar, S Seenivasan, A Cameron, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
G Sacks, E Looi
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-11, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, V Brown, M Moodie, P Nguyen, L Veerman, A Mantilla Herrera, A Lal, A Peeters, R Carter
(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
E Rosewarne, A Hoek, G Sacks, L Wolfenden, J Wu, J Reimers, K Corben, M Moore, C Ni Mhurchu, J Webster
(2020), Vol. 20, BMC Public Health, England, C1
M Mialon, S Vandevijvere, A Carriedo-Lutzenkirchen, L Bero, F Gomes, M Petticrew, M McKee, D Stuckler, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 10, BMJ Open, England, C1
M Keeble, J Adams, G Sacks, L Vanderlee, C White, D Hammond, T Burgoine
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
M Mialon, E Crosbie, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 65, pp. 1027-1036, International journal of public health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
G Sacks, E Robinson, A Cameron, L Vanderlee, S Vandevijvere, B Swinburn
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-23, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
L Vergeer, L Vanderlee, G Sacks, E Robinson, S Mackay, L Young, C Mulligan, M L’Abbé
(2020), Vol. 4, Current Developments in Nutrition, United States, C1
B Wood, G Ruskin, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-11, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
L Grigsby-Duffy, S Schultz, L Orellana, E Robinson, A Cameron, J Marshall, K Backholer, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-18, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
G Sacks, D Riesenberg, M Mialon, S Dean, A Cameron
(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
G Sacks, J Kwon, S Vandevijvere, B Swinburn
(2020), Vol. 42, pp. 345-362, ANNUAL REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH, VOL 42, 2021, United States, C1
E Robinson, C Parker, R Carey, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, C1
S Vandevijvere, S Barquera, G Caceres, C Corvalan, T Karupaiah, M Kroker-Lobos, M L'Abbé, S Ng, S Phulkerd, M Ramirez-Zea, S Rebello, M Reyes, G Sacks, C Sánchez Nóchez, K Sanchez, D Sanders, M Spires, R Swart, V Tangcharoensathien, Z Tay, A Taylor, L Tolentino-Mayo, R Van Dam, L Vanderlee, F Watson, C Whitton, B Swinburn
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 57-66, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission report
B Swinburn, V Kraak, S Allender, V Atkins, P Baker, J Bogard, H Brinsden, A Calvillo, O De Schutter, R Devarajan, M Ezzati, S Friel, S Goenka, R Hammond, G Hastings, C Hawkes, M Herrero, P Hovmand, M Howden, L Jaacks, A Kapetanaki, M Kasman, H Kuhnlein, S Kumanyika, B Larijani, T Lobstein, M Long, V Matsudo, S Mills, G Morgan, A Morshed, P Nece, A Pan, D Patterson, G Sacks, M Shekar, G Simmons, W Smit, A Tootee, S Vandevijvere, W Waterlander, L Wolfenden, W Dietz
(2019), Vol. 393, pp. 791-846, The Lancet, England, C1
N Cetthakrikul, S Phulkerd, N Jaichuen, G Sacks, V Tangcharoensathien
(2019), Vol. 15, Globalization and Health, England, C1
G Sacks, E Robinson, A Cameron
(2019), Vol. 8, pp. 98-111, Current Obesity Reports, United States, C1
Cost-effectiveness of community-based childhood obesity prevention interventions in Australia
J Ananthapavan, P Nguyen, S Bowe, G Sacks, A Mantilla Herrera, B Swinburn, V Brown, R Sweeney, A Lal, C Strugnell, M Moodie
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 1102-1112, International Journal of Obesity, England, C1
V Kraak, S Rincón-Gallardo Patiño, G Sacks
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 90-106, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
A Jones, A Thow, C Ni Mhurchu, G Sacks, B Neal
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 355-365, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
A Kasture, S Vandevijvere, E Robinson, G Sacks, B Swinburn
(2019), Vol. 64, pp. 1147-1157, International Journal of Public Health, Switzerland, C1
K Backholer, G Sacks, A Cameron
(2019), Vol. 8, pp. 250-255, Current nutrition reports, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
G Sacks, L Vanderlee, E Robinson, S Vandevijvere, A Cameron, C Ni Mhurchu, A Lee, S Ng, T Karupaiah, L Vergeer, M L'Abbé, B Swinburn
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 78-89, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
E Esdaile, A Thow, T Gill, G Sacks, R Golley, P Love, L Wen, C Rissel
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 1542-1556, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Devorah Riesenberg, Kathryn Backholer, Christina Zorbas, Gary Sacks, Anna Paix, Josephine Marshall, Miranda Blake, Rebecca Bennett, Anna Peeters, Adrian Cameron
(2019), Vol. 109, pp. 1434-1439, American journal of public health, Washington, D.C., C1
The revolving door between government and the alcohol, food and gambling industries in Australia
N Robertson, G Sacks, P Miller
(2019), Vol. 29, Public Health Research and Practice, Australia, C1
J Kwon, A Cameron, D Hammond, C White, L Vanderlee, J Bhawra, G Sacks
(2019), Vol. 19, BMC Public Health, England, C1
G Fooks, S Williams, G Box, G Sacks
(2019), Vol. 15, Globalization and Health, England, C1
L Oostenbach, E Slits, E Robinson, G Sacks
(2019), Vol. 19, BMC Public Health, England, C1
Investigating menu kilojoule labelling policy adoption from a political science perspective
B Clarke, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2019), Vol. 89, Food Policy, C1
How food companies influence evidence and opinion-straight from the horse's mouth
G Sacks, B Swinburn, A Cameron, G Ruskin
(2018), Vol. 28, pp. 253-256, Critical public health, London, Eng., C1-1
J Ananthapavan, A Peterson, G Sacks
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 605-613, Obesity Reviews, England, C1
E Reeve, A Thow, C Bell, K Engelhardt, E Gamolo-Naliponguit, J Go, G Sacks
(2018), Vol. 14, Globalization and Health, England, C1
V Brown, J Ananthapavan, L Veerman, G Sacks, A Lal, A Peeters, K Backholer, M Moodie
(2018), Vol. 10, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
A Herrera, M Crino, H Erskine, G Sacks, J Ananthapavan, C Ni Mhurchu, Y Lee
(2018), Vol. 10, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
Measuring the healthiness of the packaged food supply in Australia
M Crino, G Sacks, E Dunford, K Trieu, J Webster, S Vandevijvere, B Swinburn, J Wu, B Neal
(2018), Vol. 10, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
G Sacks, E Robinson
(2018), Vol. 7, pp. 211-219, Current obesity reports, United States, C1
Extending the paradigm: a policy framework for healthy and equitable eating (HE²)
M Pescud, S Friel, A Lee, G Sacks, E Meertens, R Carter, M Cobcroft, E Munn, J Greenfield
(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 3477-3481, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
M Springmann, G Sacks, J Ananthapavan, P Scarborough
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 523-529, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
B Clarke, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2018), Vol. 15, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
N Jaichuen, S Phulkerd, N Certthkrikul, G Sacks, V Tangcharoensathien
(2018), Vol. 14, Globalization and Health, England, C1
Assessing Cost-Effectiveness of Obesity Prevention Policies in Australia 2018 (ACE-Obesity Policy)
Jaithri Ananthapavan, Gary Sacks, Vicki Brown, Marj Moodie, Phuong Nguyen, Jan Barendregt, Lennert Veerman, Ana Mantilla Herrera, Anita Lal, Anna Peeters, Rob Carter
(2018), Geelong, Vic., A6
Do the foods advertised in Australian supermarket catalogues reflect national dietary guidelines?
A Cameron, S Sayers, G Sacks, L Thornton
(2017), Vol. 32, pp. 113-121, Health Promotion International, England, C1
S Phulkerd, S Vandevijvere, M Lawrence, V Tangcharoensathien, G Sacks
(2017), Vol. 20, pp. 381-390, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
M Mialon, B Swinburn, S Allender, G Sacks
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 165-171, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
A Lal, A Mantilla-Herrera, L Veerman, K Backholer, G Sacks, M Moodie, M Siahpush, R Carter, A Peeters
(2017), Vol. 14, PLoS Medicine, United States, C1
P Lucas, E Patterson, G Sacks, N Billich, C Evans
(2017), Vol. 9, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
S Phulkerd, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere, A Worsley, M Lawrence
(2017), Vol. 71, pp. 101-110, Food policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Crino, A Herrera, J Ananthapavan, J Wu, B Neal, Y Lee, M Zheng, A Lal, G Sacks
(2017), Vol. 9, pp. 1-17, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
B Neal, M Crino, E Dunford, A Gao, R Greenland, N Li, J Ngai, C Mhurchu, S Pettigrew, G Sacks, J Webster, J Wu
(2017), Vol. 9, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1
S Phulkerd, M Lawrence, S Vandevijvere, G Sacks, A Worsley, V Tangcharoensathien
(2016), Vol. 11, Implementation Science, England, C1
M Mialon, B Swinburn, S Allender, G Sacks
(2016), Vol. 16, BMC Public Health, England, C1
The impact of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on health and health care costs: A modelling study
J Veerman, G Sacks, N Antonopoulos, J Martin
(2016), Vol. 11, PLoS ONE, United States, C1-1
Analysis of the corporate political activity of major food industry actors in Fiji
M Mialon, B Swinburn, J Wate, I Tukana, G Sacks
(2016), Vol. 12, Globalization and Health, England, C1
V Kraak, S Vandevijvere, G Sacks, H Brinsden, C Hawkes, S Barquera, T Lobstein, B Swinburn
(2016), Vol. 94, pp. 540-548, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Switzerland, C1
Designing a Healthy Food Partnership: Lessons from the Australian Food and Health Dialogue
A Jones, R Magnusson, B Swinburn, J Webster, A Wood, G Sacks, B Neal
(2016), Vol. 16, BMC Public Health, England, C1
B Clarke, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2016), Vol. 16, BMC Public Health, England, C1
A Cameron, E Charlton, W Ngan, G Sacks
(2016), Vol. 5, pp. 129-138, Current nutrition reports, New York, N.Y., C1
M Crino, G Sacks, J Wu
(2016), Vol. 5, pp. 323-332, Current nutrition reports, New York, N.Y., C1
G Sacks, M Mialon, S Vandevijvere, H Trevena, W Snowdon, M Crino, B Swinburn
(2015), Vol. 25, pp. 299-319, Critical public health, London, Eng., C1
B Swinburn, V Kraak, H Rutter, S Vandevijvere, T Lobstein, G Sacks, F Gomes, T Marsh, R Magnusson
(2015), Vol. 385, pp. 2534-2545, Lancet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Mialon, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 519-530, Obesity reviews, London, Eng., C1
Cost effectiveness of an elementary school active physical education policy
J Barrett, S Gortmaker, M Long, Z Ward, S Resch, M Moodie, R Carter, G Sacks, B Swinburn, Y Wang, A Cradock
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 148-159, American journal of preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Modeling the cost effectiveness of child care policy changes in the U.S.
D Wright, E Kenney, C Giles, M Long, Z Ward, S Resch, M Moodie, R Carter, Y Wang, G Sacks, B Swinburn, S Gortmaker, A Cradock
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 135-147, American journal of preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
BMI and healthcare cost impact of eliminating tax subsidy for advertising unhealthy food to youth
K Sonneville, M Long, Z Ward, S Resch, Y Wang, J Pomeranz, M Moodie, R Carter, G Sacks, B Swinburn, S Gortmaker
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 124-134, American journal of preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cost effectiveness of a sugar-sweetened beverage excise tax in the U.S.
M Long, S Gortmaker, Z Ward, S Resch, M Moodie, G Sacks, B Swinburn, R Carter, Y Wang
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 112-123, American journal of preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cost effectiveness of childhood obesity interventions: Evidence and methods for CHOICES
S Gortmaker, M Long, S Resch, Z Ward, A Cradock, J Barrett, D Wright, K Sonneville, C Giles, R Carter, M Moodie, G Sacks, B Swinburn, A Hsiao, S Vine, J Barendregt, T Vos, Y Wang
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 102-111, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Crino, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere, B Swinburn, B Neal
(2015), Vol. 4, pp. 1-10, Current obesity reports, New York, N. Y., C1
E Charlton, L Kähkönen, G Sacks, A Cameron
(2015), Vol. 81, pp. 168-173, Preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Economics of obesity - learning from the past to contribute to a better future
J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, M Moodie, R Carter
(2014), Vol. 11, pp. 4007-4025, International journal of environmental research and public health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
A systematic interim assessment of the Australian government's food and health dialogue
T Elliott, H Trevena, G Sacks, E Dunford, J Martin, J Webster, B Swinburn, A Moodie, B Neal
(2014), Vol. 200, pp. 92-95, Medical journal of Australia, Strawberry Hills, NSW, C1
B Crammond, C Van, S Allender, A Peeters, M Lawrence, G Sacks, H Mavoa, B Swinburn, B Loff
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 213-221, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
Cost-effectiveness of fiscal policies to prevent obesity
M Moodie, L Sheppard, G Sacks, C Keating, A Flego
(2013), Vol. 2, pp. 211-224, Current obesity reports, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, C1
Monitoring the health-related labelling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages in retail settings
M Rayner, A Wood, M Lawrence, C Mhurchu, J Albert, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, G Sacks, D Sanders, W Snowdon, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 70-81, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets globally
A Lee, C Mhurchu, G Sacks, B Swinburn, W Snowdon, S Vandevijvere, C Hawkes, M L'Abbe, M Rayner, D Sanders, S Barquera, S Friel, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, J Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 82-95, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
Monitoring and benchmarking population diet quality globally: a step-wise approach
S Vandevijvere, C Monteiro, S Krebs-Smith, A Lee, B Swinburn, B Kelly, B Neal, W Snowdon, G Sacks
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 135-149, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings
M L'Abbe, A Schermel, L Minaker, B Kelly, A Lee, S Vandevijver, P Twohig, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, S Kumanyika, T Lobstein, J Ma, J MacMullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, G Sacks, D Sanders, W Snowdon, B Swinburn, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 96-107, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments
S Friel, L Hattersley, W Snowdon, A Thow, T Lobstein, D Sanders, S Barquera, S Mohan, C Hawkes, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, J Ma, J Macmullan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, G Sacks, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 120-134, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
B Swinburn, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere, S Kumanyika, T Lobstein, B Neal, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, M L'Abbe, A Lee, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, M Rayner, D Sanders, W Snowdon, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 1-12, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
B Swinburn, S Vandervijvere, V Kraak, G Sacks, W Snowdon, C Hawkes, S Barquera, S Friel, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, D Sanders, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 24-37, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
Monitoring the levels of important nutrients in the food supply
B Neal, G Sacks, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, E Dunford, W Snowdon, J Webster, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monterio, M Rayner, D Sanders, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 49-58, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
G Sacks, B Swinburn, V Kraak, S Downs, C Walker, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, D Sanders, W Snowdon, S Vandevijvere
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 38-48, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
H Brinsden, T Lobstein, J Landon, V Kraak, G Sacks, S Kumanyika, B Swinburn, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, M L'Abbe, A Lee, J Ma, J Macmullen, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, D Sanders, W Snowdon, S Vandevijvere, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 13-23, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
Monitoring food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions to children
B Kelly, L King, L Baur, M Rayner, T Lobstein, C Monteiro, J Macmullan, S Mohan, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, J Ma, B Neal, G Sacks, D Sanders, W Snowdon, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 59-69, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
S Allender, E Gleeson, B Crammond, G Sacks, M Lawrence, A Peeters, B Loff, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 27, pp. 261-274, Health promotion international, Oxford, England, C1
Government regulation to promote healthy food environments : a view from inside state governments
J Shill, H Mavoa, S Allender, M Lawrence, G Sacks, A Peeters, B Crammond, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 162-173, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
A Chung, J Shill, B Swinburn, H Mavoa, M Lawrence, B Loff, B Crammond, G Sacks, S Allender, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 1-6, BMC public health, London, England, C1-1
J Shill, H Mavoa, B Crammond, B Loff, A Peeters, M Lawrence, S Allender, G Sacks, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-11, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
G Sacks, J Veerman, M Moodie, B Swinburn
(2011), Vol. 35, pp. 1001-1009, Internation journal of obesity, London, England, C1
P Scarborough, M Burg, C Foster, B Swinburn, G Sacks, M Rayner, P Webster, S Allender
(2011), Vol. 105, pp. 1399-1404, British journal of nutrition, Cambridge, England, C1
R Keast, D Sayompark, G Sacks, B Swinburn, L Riddell
(2011), Vol. 65, pp. 1338-1344, European journal of clinical nutrition, London, England, C1
Impact of 'traffic-light' nutrition information on online food purchases in Australia
G Sacks, K Tikellis, L Millar, B Swinburn
(2011), Vol. 35, pp. 122-126, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Richmond, Vic., C1
G Sacks, M Rayner, L Stockley, P Scarborough, W Snowdon, B Swinburn
(2011), Vol. 65, pp. 298-306, European journal of clincial nutrition, London, U. K., C1
Quantification of the effect of energy imbalance on bodyweight
K Hall, G Sacks, D Chandramohan, C Chow, Y Wang, S Gortmaker, B Swinburn
(2011), Vol. 378, pp. 826-837, The Lancet, London, England, C1-1
The global obesity pandemic : shaped by global drivers and local environments
B Swinburn, G Sacks, K Hall, K McPherson, D Finegood, M Moodie, S Gortmaker
(2011), Vol. 378, pp. 804-814, Lancet, London, U. K., C1-1
Estimating the changes in energy flux that characterize the rise in obesity prevalence
B Swinburn, G Sacks, S Lo, K Westerterp, E Rush, M Rosenbaum, A Luke, D Schoeller, J DeLany, N Butte, E Ravussin
(2009), Vol. 89, pp. 1723-1728, American journal of clinical nutrition, New York, N.Y., C1
G Sacks, B Swinburn, M Lawrence
(2009), Vol. 10, pp. 76-86, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
S Allender, E Gleeson, B Crammond, G Sacks, M Lawrence, A Peeters, B Loff, B Swinburn
(2009), Vol. 6, pp. 1-8, Australia and New Zealand health policy, London, England, C1
Impact of front-of-pack 'traffic-light' nutrition labelling on consumer food purchases in the UK
G Sacks, M Rayner, B Swinburn
(2009), Vol. 24, pp. 344-352, Health promotion international, Oxford, England, C1
K Nnoaham, G Sacks, M Rayner, O Mytton, A Gray
(2009), Vol. 38, pp. 1324-1333, International journal of epidemiology, Oxford, England, C1
Increased food energy supply is more than sufficient to explain the US epidemic of obesity
B Swinburn, G Sacks, E Ravussin
(2009), Vol. 90, pp. 1453-1456, American journal of clinical nutrition, New York, N.Y., C1
Sydney principles for reducing the commercial promotion of foods and beverages to children
B Swinburn, G Sacks, T Lobstein, N Rigby, L Baur, K Brownell, T Gill, J Seidell, S Kumanyika
(2008), Vol. 11, pp. 881-886, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, England, C1
Longitudinal study of Consumer Price Index (CPI) trends in core and non-core foods in Australia
C Burns, G Sacks, L Gold
(2008), Vol. 32, pp. 449-452, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Milton, Qld, C1
G Sacks, B Swinburn, M Lawrence
(2008), Vol. 5, pp. 1-7, Australia and New Zealand health policy, London, U.K., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Food policies for population health: evidence, influence and accountability
Prof Gary Sacks
ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- 2018: $111,268
- 2017: $121,045
- 2016: $114,660
P1.17 Benchmarking obesity prevention policies of Australian governments
Prof Andrew Wilson, Prof Gary Sacks
The Sax Institute
- 2016: $44,300
- 2015: $80,000
A multi-component supermarket intervention to promote healthy eating
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Fabrice Etile, Prof Liliana Orellana
NHMRC - Partnership Project
- 2020: $38,813
- 2019: $165,732
- 2018: $211,711
- 2017: $148,514
Trends in discretionary food and drink sales in Australia, 2014-2017
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks
NHF Vanguard Grant - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2017: $75,000
Reducing salt intake using food policy interventions
Prof Bruce Neal, Prof Caryl Nowson, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Mark Woodward, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Stephen Simpson, Prof Marj Moodie, Dr Jacqui Webster, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Jason Wu, Dr Carley Grimes
NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence
- 2021: $89,442
- 2020: $107,331
- 2019: $107,331
- 2018: $187,829
- 2017: $44,721
A Center of Research Excellence in Food Retail Environments for Health (RE-FRESH)
Prof Anna Peeters, Dr Julie Brimblecombe, Prof Steven Allender, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Amanda Lee, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Bruce Neal
NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence
- 2023: $288,773
- 2022: $339,375
- 2021: $311,936
- 2020: $421,716
- 2019: $333,411
- 2018: $87,972
Policies for obesity prevention: generating the evidence and increasing accountability for action
Prof Gary Sacks
NHF Future Leader Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2023: $29,500
- 2022: $167,500
- 2021: $165,500
- 2020: $163,495
- 2019: $133,985
BP3: Diet and chronic disease prevention: supporting implementation of priority actions in the food and nutrition system (Boosting Prevention Project via the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre)
Prof Amanda Lee, Prof Sharon Friel, Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters
MRFF Boosting Preventive Health Research Program
- 2021: $33,952
- 2020: $135,808
- 2019: $169,758
Supporting food companies to implement policies for improving population nutrition
Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Bruce Neal, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan
NHMRC - Partnership Project
- 2023: $91,602
- 2022: $54,485
- 2021: $29,806
Food and beverage price promotions: An untapped policy target
Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2023: $99,566
- 2022: $164,167
- 2021: $101,559
Enhancing policy implementation for healthy food environments
Prof Gary Sacks
NHMRC - Investigator Grant
- 2023: $269,470
- 2022: $202,199
Promoting CHANGE (Community Health And Nutrition, and Government Engagement): a Randomised Controlled Trial to accelerate healthy food retail in local government settings
Dr Miranda Blake, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Anna Peeters, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Dr Helena Romaniuk, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Luke Wolfenden, Dr Emma McMahon
NHMRC - Partnership Project
- 2023: $137,595
- 2022: $16,911
Healthy Food, Healthy Planet, Healthy People
Prof Simone Pettigrew, Dr Jason Wu, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Bruce Neal, Dr Michalis Hadjikakou, Dr Alexandra Jones, Dr Caroline Miller, Dr Lennert Veerman, Dr Paraskevi Seferidi
NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence
- 2023: $120,000
- 2022: $131,250
- 2021: $43,750
Other Public Sector Funding
Creating supermarket food environments that encourage healthy eating
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks
VicHealth Innovation Research Grant 2015 & Onwards (Cat 2)
- 2017: $20,000
- 2016: $90,000
- 2015: $90,000
A multi-component supermarket intervention to promote healthy eating
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Fabrice Etile, Prof Liliana Orellana
VicHealth - NHMRC Partnership Project Grants
- 2019: $50,000
- 2018: $50,000
- 2017: $50,000
Food environment inequalities and obesity in Victorian Growth Areas, from paddock to shopping centre gate
Dr Claudia Strugnell, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Liliana Orellana, Dr Cindy Needham
VicHealth Innovation Research Grant 2015 & Onwards (Cat 2)
- 2020: $7,254
- 2019: $90,000
- 2018: $90,000
Supporting food companies to implement policies for improving population nutrition
Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Bruce Neal, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan
VicHealth - NHMRC Partnership Project Grants, Department of Health - Commonwealth - Partner contribution
- 2022: $50,000
- 2021: $118,181
- 2020: $118,181
Food swamps, deserts or swampy deserts? Do regional Victorian children have access to healthy food retail? Does this influence weight status, dietary intake and wellbeing
Dr Claudia Strugnell, Dr Cindy Needham, Prof Liliana Orellana, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Miranda Blake, Ms Jane Jacobs, Prof Gary Sacks
VicHealth Partnerships for Impact Research Grant
- 2023: $19,000
- 2022: $30,000
- 2021: $150,000
Healthy and sustainable cities: tool for assessing local government food policy
Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Dr Belinda Reeve, Dr Miranda Blake, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Karen Anderson, Prof Timothy Skinner, Dr Davina Mann
VicHealth Impact Research Grant
- 2023: $10,000
- 2021: $90,000
Developing a research agenda to support improvement in urban food retail environments in LMICs from the Asia Pacific Region.
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks, Ms Josephine Marshall, Mr Oliver Huse, Dr Miranda Blake, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters
VicHealth
- 2021: $15,432
Review of, and update, the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity for Adults, Adolescents and Children in Australia.
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Judi Porter, Prof Ralph Maddison, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Kylie Hesketh, Prof Linda Sweet, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Anna Chapman, Dr Kristy Bolton, Dr Shaun Mason, Dr Vidanka Vasilevski
National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2023: $550,766
- 2022: $1,363,636
Healthy Schools, Healthy Early Childhood Services and Healthy Workplaces Achievement Program review
A/Prof Serene Yoong, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Kristy Bolton, Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Mrs Sally Schultz, Dr Alison Booth
DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria
- 2023: $161,279
Obesity Evidence Hub
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Gary Sacks
Australian Government Department of Health
- 2023: $10,000
The evaluation of Vichealth's Food Hubs on local food systems.
Dr Rebecca Lindberg, Dr Erica Reeve, Ms Kate Wingrove, Dr Kristy Bolton, Dr Penny Love, Prof Colin Bell, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Gary Sacks
VicHealth
- 2023: $37,000
Industry and Other Funding
Trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian children and adolescents
Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Ms Catherine Keating, Prof Gary Sacks
Academy for Educational Development
- 2011: $18,639
Childhood Obesity Interventions - Evaluating the Cost-effectiveness of Strategies
Steven Gortmaker, Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Emeritus Professor Rob Carter, Prof Gary Sacks
The JPB Foundation
- 2015: $12,649
- 2013: $41,729
- 2012: $42,746
Effectiveness of health promotion interventions delivered by local councils for healthy eating, physical activity, alcohol harm prevention and smoking cessation.
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Catherine Bennett, Dr Claudia Strugnell, Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron
The Sax Institute
- 2019: $75,000
Queensland Health and TAPPC rapid review: healthy eating and physical activity.
Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Kathryn Backholer
The Sax Institute
- 2019: $26,000
International food policy study: Evaluating the impact of food labelling, marketing, and fiscal nutrition policies
Dr David Hammond, Dr Jean Adams, Dr Simon Barquera, Ms Jasmin Bhawra, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Joel Dubin, Dr Samantha Goodman, Dr Alejandra Jauregui, A/Prof Sharon Kirkpatrick, Dr Tarra Penney, Dr Monique Potvin Kent, Asst/Prof Christina Roberto, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr James Thrasher, Dr Lana Vanderlee, Prof Martin White
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- 2021: $10,945
- 2020: $16,311
Towards harmonized indicators for measuring progress on creating healthy and sustainable food systems
Dr Stefanie Vandevijvere, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Sally Mackay, Dr Carolina Batis, Dr Mishel Unar-Munguia
International Development Research Centre
- 2022: $32,928
Reshaping urban food retail environments for prevention of childhood overweight in East Asia and Pacific.
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Tailane Scapin, Prof Anna Peeters
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- 2022: $296,169
- 2021: $112,901
Surveying food retailers and online food delivery applications across the region & developing an advocacy and partnerships strategy to reduce the hazards of marketing unhealthy foods to children.
Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Gary Sacks
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Switzerland
- 2023: $73,336
- 2022: $18,038
Applying learning health systems methods in community-based prevention: using novel methods to understand dynamic barriers to implementation of chronic disease prevention programs
A/Prof Serene Yoong, Dr Alice Grady, Dr Rebecca Hodder, Dr Luke Wolfenden, Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Hayley Christian, A/Prof John Wiggers, Dr Christopher Oldmeadow, Miss Melanie Lum, Ms Karen Gillham, Christine Innes-Hughes
The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre - Rapid Response Research Grant Program
- 2023: $25,000
- 2022: $49,735
Economic evaluation of the implementation of a policy to restrict unhealthy food and drink advertising on Western Australia (WA) State - owned assets.
Dr Jaithri Ananthapavan, Ms Mary Rose Angeles, Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Victoria Brown
Cancer Council of Western Australia (Inc)
- 2023: $38,167
- 2022: $16,833
Supporting the implementation of the Local Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) across ten local governments in Victoria
Ms Oriana Ruffini, Prof Gary Sacks
The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre - Seeding Funds
- 2022: $15,000
2022 Prevention Centre Seeding Grant Program: Capability building and knowledge translation grant
Dr Davina Mann, Prof Gary Sacks
The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre - Seeding Funds
- 2022: $3,000
WHO Information Brief on Climate and Health: Red and Processed Meat.
Dr Kate Sievert, Prof Gary Sacks
World Health Organisation - WHO
- 2022: $15,225
Scaling-up reduced-sodium salts to reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke: influencing governments, markets and communities.
Prof Gary Sacks
The George Institute for Global Health
- 2023: $10,000
Supervisions
Benjamin Wood
Thesis entitled: Health implications of market power in the food manufacturing sector
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development
Erica Reeve
Thesis entitled: Strengthening the implementation of globally recommended policies for obesity- and diet-related noncommunicable disease prevention in lower-resource countries
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development
Brydie Clarke
Thesis entitled: Understanding obesity prevention policy decision-making processes: A case study of Healthy Together Victoria using political and systems sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development
Melissa Amina Madeleine Cavallo Mialon
Thesis entitled: Monitoring the corporate political activity of the food industry
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Health and Social Development
Sirinya Phulkerd
Thesis entitled: Analysis of Policy Implementation for Healthier Food Environments in Thailand
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Maryam Delavari
Thesis entitled: The effect of acculturation & changing environment on obesity and its determinants among Iranian migrants in Victoria
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development