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ProfessorBoyd Swinburn

Honorary Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development

  • Honorary Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development
  • Off-Campus (Home)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Professor Swinburns research is driven by the need to find solutions to the
obesity epidemic, particularly as it affects children and adolescents. One
major thrust of his work has been to establish whole-of-community obesity
prevention projects which are developed with sustainability in mind and are
thoroughly evaluated. He is a Principal Investigator in the following
community projects:
1. Be Active Eat Well in Colac, Victoria (target age group 2-12 years)
2. Romp & Chomp in Geelong, Victoria (target age group 0-5 years)
3. Its Your Move! in East Geelong/Bellarine, Victoria (target age group 12-18
years)
4. Healthy Youth, Healthy Communities in Nasinu, Fiji (target age group 12-18
years)
5. Maalahi Youth in Tongatapu, Tonga(target age group 12-18 years)
6. Living for Life in Mangere, South Auckland (target age group 12-18 years)
7. Fun n Healthy in Moreland, Melbourne (target age group 5-12 years)
Projects 1-3 form the Sentinel Site for Obesity Prevention in the Barwon-SW
region of Victoria. Projects 3-6 form the Pacific OPIC Project (Obesity
Prevention in Communities).
He also has research interests in the socio-cultural determinants of obesity,
the health economics of obesity interventions, policy issues related to
obesity and the definitions of obesity.

Projects
Professor Swinburn contributes to School, Faculty and University activities.
He is a member of Academic Board. He advises on several government and non-
government programs.
Professor Swinburn is on the editorial board of the following journals:
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
Preventive Medicine
Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    A multi-component supermarket intervention to promote healthy eating
    1 May 2017 - 30 Apr 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - APP1133090 - $563,313.14
  • GRANT
    A multi-component supermarket intervention to promote healthy eating
    1 May 2017 - 30 Apr 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth - NHMRC Partnership Project Grants - $200,000.00
  • GRANT
    Whole of System Trial for Obesity Prevention in Childhood Obesity (WHO STOPS Childhood Obesity)
    1 Aug 2016 - 31 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - APP1114118 - $1,489,902.39
  • GRANT
    Whole of System Trial for Obesity Prevention in Childhood Obesity (WHO STOPS Childhood Obesity)
    1 Aug 2016 - 31 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    Western Alliance - $250,000.00
  • GRANT
    STICK-E Healthy Eating - Systems Thinking In Community Knowledge Exchange
    1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth Innovation Research Grant 2015 & Onwards (Cat 2) - 38207 - $200,000.00
  • GRANT
    Systems Science to Guide Whole-of-Community Childhood Obesity Prevention
    18 Feb 2014 - 31 May 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    NIH Grant - Research - National Institutes of Health - 1R01HL115485-01A1 - $405,745.73
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Jamie's Ministry of Food delivery in Victoria
    1 Nov 2013 - 31 Oct 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    Centre of Excellence in Intervention and Prevention Science Limited - $180,000.00
  • GRANT
    Centre of Research Excellence on Policy Research on Obesity and Food Systems
    1 Nov 2012 - 30 Oct 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence - GNT1041020 - $2,254,751.95
  • GRANT
    Childhood Obesity Interventions - Evaluating the Cost-effectiveness of Strategies
    1 Mar 2012 - 31 Dec 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    The JPB Foundation - 260670-5061818 - $97,125.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    CO-OPS (Mark 11) Prevention Network
    13 Dec 2011 - 30 Jun 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    DHA Grant - Research - Department of Health and Ageing - $2,979,983.28
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Developing a resource for evidence based healthy living programs
    9 Nov 2011 - 31 Mar 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    Centre of Excellence in Intervention and Prevention Science Limited - $80,000.00
  • GRANT
    Analysis of soft drink purchase data
    30 Jun 2011 - 28 Mar 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth Grant - Research - $7,500.00
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    NHMRC Equipment Grant 2011- PH SRC
    27 Jun 2011 - 31 Aug 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Boyd Swinburn
    NHMRC - Equipment Grant (pre 2017) - GNT1038597 - $10,000.00
  • GRANT
    Trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian children and adolescents
    15 May 2011 - 15 Sep 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • Moodie M,
    • Swinburn B,
    • Keating C,
    • Sacks G
    Academy for Educational Development - 4245-01-G-01 - $18,639.33
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Proposal for preparing the meeting report of the Regional consultation on strategies to control obesity.
    1 Apr 2011 - 29 Apr 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • Boyd Swinburn
    World Health Organisation - WHO - $3,240.80
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    (Phase 2) - Provision and Evaluation of the It's Your Move Program in the ACT. (Phase 1) - systems-based interventions to promote healthy weight in ACT secondary schools - program planning
    22 Mar 2011 - 22 May 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    Aust Capital Territory Department of Health ACT Government Health Information - $215,988.18
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Evaluation of the Ministry of Food Program
    1 Mar 2011 - 31 Jul 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    Good Foundation - $250,000.00
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    NHMRC Equipment Grant 2010
    1 Jan 2011 - 31 Aug 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Equipment Grant (pre 2017) - GNT9000051 - $17,339.30
  • GRANT
    The healthcare costs of severe obesity and the utility-based quality of life of overweight & obese adults
    1 Jul 2010 - 19 Sep 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    Allergan Health - $89,699.99
  • GRANT
    African youth and obesity: The role of the intergenerational acculturation gap
    1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Renzaho A,
    • Swinburn B,
    • Lo S,
    • Mellor D,
    • Green J
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP1094661 - $188,785.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Healthy eating and obesity prevention for preschoolers: A randomised controlled trial.
    1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Skouteris H,
    • Cabe MM,
    • Swinburn B
    ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 1 - LP100100049 - $209,033.04
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Healthy eating and obesity prevention for preschoolers: A randomised controlled trial.
    1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Skouteris H,
    • Cabe MM,
    • Swinburn B
    Mind Exercise Nutrition Do It Australia - $60,000.00
  • GRANT
    Monitoring and evaluating policy and environmental interventions to halt and reverse the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States
    2 Aug 2009 - 31 Mar 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - $198,999.78
  • TENDER
    The Food Alliance (formerly the Food Policy Coalition)
    1 Jun 2009 - 31 Jul 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth Tender - 2009-0219,14517 - $727,000.00
  • GRANT
    The Pacific TROPIC Project: Translation Research for Obesity Prevention in Communities
    15 Apr 2009 - 30 Apr 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Swinburn B,
    • Roberts G,
    • Cabe MM,
    • Vivili P,
    • Moodie M
    AusAID Grant - Australian Development Research Awards - Australian Agency for International Development - 49523 - $731,712.00