USC School of Health and Sport Sciences

Shadow minister applauds new centre
WORLD Mental Health Day is marked each year on October 10, and this year Queensland has dedicated the week to raising
awareness of mental health in the wider community.
The theme this year is “value mental health,” and Shadow Health Minister Mark McArdle has applauded the Sunshine Coast University for doing just that by announcing that the Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience – Thompson Institute will open in January 2017
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Cooking for health
UNIVERSITY of the Sunshine Coast Nutrition students will soon help Chancellor State College families slice, dice and sizzle their way to healthier eating habits.
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Two University of the Sunshine Coast Nutrition students will soon help Chancellor State College families slice, dice and sizzle their way to healthier eating habits.

Tyrone Huckstepp and Rebecca Johansson are running a hands-on, healthy eating workshop and cooking class for College parents on Thursday 15 October.
http://www.usc.edu.au/explore/usc-news-exchange/news-archive/2015/october/students-to-lead-community-nutrition-workshop

Sport fanatics on the Fraser Coast have the opportunity to turn their passion into a career with the University of the Sunshine Coast introducing a Bachelor of Sports Studies from 2016.
http://www.usc.edu.au/explore/usc-news-exchange/news-archive/2015/october/usc-to-offer-new-sporty-degree-at-fraser-coast

USC to offer new sporty degree at Fraser Coast Sport fanatics on the Fraser Coast have the opportunity to turn their passion into a career with the University of the Sunshine Coast introducing a Bachelor of Sports Studies from 2016.

Healthy workshop
TWO nutrition students from the University of the Sunshine
Coast will soon help Chancellor State College
families slice, dice and sizzle their way to healthier eating
habits. Tyrone Huckstepp and Rebecca Johansson will run a
hands-on, healthy eating workshop and cooking class
for college parents on October 15. The three-hour evening
class is part of the students’ practical placement at the
school. The workshop will give parents ideas and strategies
on healthy eating, cooking skills and including more fruit
and vegetables in their families’ diet.
08/10/2015 Sunshine Coast Daily, Maroochydore QLD

Cardiovascular health research at USC- opportunities to get involved!

The VasoActive research group at USC carries out a wide range of studies in the area of cardiovascular health. http://www.usc.edu.au/explore/usc-news-exchange/news-archive/2015/september/research-team-marches-to-a-global-beat

We are currently recruiting participants with peripheral vascular disease (blocked leg arteries) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We also have places in our studies for healthy older adults (aged 60 years or older) who do not have a cardiovascular condition. If you would like to learn more about our research or register to participate, please follow this link and enter your details: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W2KHW3M

Research team marches to a global beat A research team at the University of the Sunshine Coast that is investigating new therapies for vascular disease is starting to resemble the United Nations.

Published on 9 September 2015

Two new Bachelor of Health Science majors at the University of the Sunshine Coast will open up a range of exciting career pathways for graduates in the health sector.

From 2016, USC will offer a Bachelor of Health Science (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health) and a Bachelor of Health Science (Prosthetics and Orthotics).

Lecturer in Public Health Dr Jane Taylor said students of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health major would gain the skills and knowledge to make a real difference in the lives of Indigenous people at an individual and population level.

“It’s the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health undergraduate program in Queensland,” Dr Taylor said.

“The program will give graduates a deeper knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and the unique challenges faced in the area.

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USC launches new Health Science majors Two new Bachelor of Health Science majors at the University of the Sunshine Coast will open up a range of exciting career pathways for graduates in the health sector.

Published on 17 September 2015

Sport fanatics now have the opportunity to turn their passion into a career with the University of the Sunshine Coast’s introducing a Bachelor of Sports Studies from 2016.

This study program will equip students with Sport and Exercise Science knowledge as well as offering a range of complementary electives, including Marketing, Journalism or Business Management.

USC Senior Lecturer in Sports Biomechanics Dr Mark Sayers said the new degree was perfect for those keen to forge a career in the sports industry but who did not want or need to undertake advanced-level science studies.

“It’s very much a hands-on degree for someone passionate about sport,” said Dr Sayers, who has worked as a biomechanist and special skills coach for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team.

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Choose your adventure in sporty degree Sport fanatics now have the opportunity to turn their passion into a career with the University of the Sunshine Coast’s introducing a Bachelor of Sports Studies from 2016.

USC offers new Bachelor of Sports Studies in 2016
The study offerings at the University of the Sunshine Coast just keep on growing. From next year, sports fanatics will have the opportunity to turn their passion into a career with the
introduction of the Bachelor of Sports Studies. This study
program will equip students with Sport and Exercise Science
knowledge as well as offering a range of complementary electives.
19 Sep 2015, Sunshine Coast Daily, Maroochydore QLD

The OT team of students and practice educator, Ann Kennedy-Behr have arrived safely in Vanuatu for a 5 week placement. After they got over a few technical issues, they have gotten straight into work meeting the local paediatrician and head of disability services and a few of the locals.

USC students mobilise to promote health

University of the Sunshine Coast health students have hit the road to encourage better bone health.

The USC Mobile Health Clinic was out and about in the Sunshine Coast and Gympie communities for Healthy Bones Action Week, with students working alongside health professionals to provide testing and advice on preventing osteoporosis and osteopenia.

http://www.usc.edu.au/explore/usc-news-exchange/news-archive/2015/august/usc-students-mobilise-to-promote-health

USC students mobilise to promote health University of the Sunshine Coast health students have hit the road to encourage better bone health.

USC exercise and cardiovascular research – opportunity for older adults

A team at the USC is carrying out vital research into "forgotten" cardiovascular conditions.

Assoc Prof Chris Askew, who leads the university's VasoActive research group, said the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the Sunshine Coast region was 22% - slightly higher than the national average.

The research group has launched a major study of patients suffering small abdominal aortic aneurysm - known as AAA - in an attempt to find out if exercise can help relieve it.

University of Sunshine Coast Associate Professor Chris Askew puts a participant through his paces as past of research into cardiovascular disease.

Dr Askew said AAA was the enlargement of the abdominal aorta and was most common in people over 60 years of age, particularly men.

"Many patients diagnosed with AAA have a fear that they are living with a ticking time bomb, so it's important that we investigate new treatment options," he said.

"There is a risk that an aneurysm can rupture and the outcomes of that can be devastating.

"The only recognised treatment of the condition is surgery, but operating early doesn't improve outcomes long term."

Post-doctoral Research Fellow Dr Tom Bailey will head the study, focusing on cardiovascular function and the circulating blood markers of AAA patients following acute exercise.

The teams hopes to recruit up to 25 AAA patients. All members of the study will be required to perform two 30-minute cycling sessions, followed by 90 minutes of recovery under lab supervision.

The study is part of a multi-centre trial with Prof Jon Golledge at James Cook University in Townsville, in collaboration with vascular surgery and cardiology staff at Nambour Hospital, as well as Sunshine Coast private surgeons.