Health Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences, Bendigo

School of Public Health

Department Health & Environment

Dr Lyn Talbot RN Grad Dip Pub & Com Health, MHlth Sc (La Trobe) Grad. Cert Uni Teach; DrPH Senior Lecturer in Public Health Room 1.21 Health and Environment Building Ph: 5444 7566 Fx: 5444 7977 Email: l.talbot@latrobe.edu.au

Teaching Responsibilities

• Public Health Principles
• Health Promotion
• Health Education
• Program Development and Evaluation
• Environmental Health
• Public Health Nutrition
• Core Health Promotion (short course)
  

Research Interests

• Social capital in rural communities
• Community Public Health eg: health needs assessment, health education, farm injury
• Health promotion in general practice
  

Current Research

Talbot, L. Exploring changes in social capital over time in a rural community.

James, E & Talbot, L. Influence of support for incorporating disease prevention and health promotion into general practice.

Recent Publications

Refereed Publications

James E, Talbot L (2005) Conducting research in general practice: Lessons learnt from experience. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 16(1): 41-46.

James E, Talbot L & Fishley C. (2003) Does external support from divisions increase preventive activities in rural Australian General Practice? Australian Family Physician 32(12), 1044-46.

Talbot, L (2003) Corporate farming and community participation: What can they offer each other?

Refereed proceedings of the 7th National Rural Health Conference- Hobart, March 2003. National Rural Health Alliance inc: CDRom.

James E, Talbot L, Fishley C. (2003) 'Increasing Preventive Activities in General Practice in Regional Australia.' Australian Family Physician, Forthcoming, December 2003.

Talbot, L (2003) 'Corporate farming and community participation - what can they offer each other?' Refereed proceeding of the 7th National Rural Health Conference, March 2-5, Hobart

Dormer, S. Dawes, N. Talbot, L. & Ellis-Sheer (2002) Evaluation of implementation of the multidisciplinary care Guidelines for Women with Breast Disease package.

Talbot LA, Verrinder A, Verrinder GK, Wilson H, Graves K (1997) Collaborative Partnerships in Community-based Health Promotion Research Projects National Rural Public Health Forum Papers p.349, October, Adelaide.

Book

Talbot, L and Verrinder, G. (2005) Promoting Health. The Primary Health Care Approach. Sydney: Elsevier.

Conference Presentations

James E & Talbot L. Methodological challenges in conducting research in the General Practice setting. Conference presentation General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, June 2003.

Talbot, L (2003) Corporate farming and community participation: What can they offer each other?

Refereed proceedings of the 7th National Rural Health Conference- Hobart, March 2003. (stream paper).

Talbot L. (1998) Staying in touch: The use of videoconference education by rural nurses Third International Congress for Nursing Academics. Canberra. February.

Talbot L. (1998) Video Conference technology for in-service education of rural nurses: a comparative cost and effectiveness study. Eighth National Nurse Education Conference, Monash University, Frankston. February.

Reports

Patten, E and Talbot, L (2004) Barriers and motivators experienced by absentee landowners in the management of their land: A review of the literature. La Trobe University, Bendigo and North Central Catchment Management Authority.

Dormer, S. Dawes, N. Talbot, L. & Ellis-Sheer (2002) Evaluation of implementation of the ‘Multidisciplinary care guidelines for women with Breast disease’ Package. Loddon Mallee Breast Services Enhancement Project, for Department of Human Services, Victoria.

Tenders and contracts

(Contract) James, E, Talbot, L & Robertson, D. La Trobe University, Department Of Nursing. - Preparation of Distance Education Teaching Materials, 2003. (Mental health promotion and prevention for the Postgraduate Diploma in Community Mental Health Nursing Program).

(TENDER): Development of the Core Health Promotion Short Course for Department of Human Services (Successful)

(TENDER): Delivery of the Core health Promotion Short Course – Loddon Mallee Region and Hume Region for Department of Human Services (successful 2001, 2003 & 2005).