Health Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences, Bendigo

School of Public Health

Department Health & Environment

Ms Karen Anderson B Pub Hlth (Hons) Currently PhD Candidate (LTUPRS Scholarship) Lecturer Room 1.21 Health Sciences Building Ph: 5444 7552 Fx: 5444 7977 Email: k.anderson@latrobe.edu.au

Teaching Responsiblities:

• Public Health in Australia
• Public Health Principles
• Communication Skills
• Public Health Research
• Health Promotion
• Health Education
• Introduction to Public Health
• Social Health
• Rural Health
  

Research Interests:

• Health Promotion in Nursing (PhD Topic)
• Participation of State Secondary School Equity Groups in Higher Education
• Mental Health Promotion
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Rural Health
• Health Promotion Workforce Development

Publications

Verrinder, G and Anderson, K. Focus Groups – Participatory Workshop. Faculty of Health Science Staff Development Series. September, 2007

Anderson, K. NVivo 7: Importing documents, creating codes and coding. Faculty of Health Sciences Staff Development Series. November 2007

Chard, S; Kerrigan, S; Anderson, K and Kent, M (2007) A qualitative investigation into improving access to university for state secondary school students equity groups – Report prepared by Equity and Access Unit, La Trobe University

James, EL; Fraser, C & Anderson, K; Judd, F. (2007) Use of research by the Australian health promotion workforce. Health Education Research 22(4), pp.576-87

Fraser, C; James, E; Anderson, K; Lloyd, D and Judd, F (2006) Intervention programs for children of parents with a mental illness: a critical review. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 8(1), p.6-16

Ward, B; Anderson, K and Sheldon, M (2005) Patterns of home and community care service delivery to culturally and linguistically diverse residents of rural Victoria. Australian Journal of Rural Health 13, pp.348-52.

Ward, B; Ellis, J and Anderson, K (2005) Barriers to the provision of home and community care services to culturally and linguistically diverse populations in rural Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health 11(2), pp.147-55.

Ward, B; Anderson, K; Sheldon, M and Ellis, J (2003) The Home and Community Care Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People in the Loddon Mallee Region. Bendigo, La Trobe University.

Conference Presentations:

Anderson, K. I didn’t realise until I was on placement there is such a thing as health promotion: The teaching and practice of health promotion in nursing. Faculty of Health Sciences Seminar Series November 2006

Fraser, C; James, E; Anderson, K and Lloyd, D. Intervention Programs for Children of Parents with a Mental Illness: A Critical Review. School of Health and Environment Seminar Series. August, 2004.

Fraser, C; James, E; Anderson, K and Lloyd, D. Intervention Programs for Children of Parents with a Mental Illness: A Critical Review. Third Biennial World Conference; The Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders: From Research to Effective Practice. September, 15-17, 2004, Auckland, New Zealand.