https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51135 Wed 28 Feb 2024 15:41:51 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54749 Wed 13 Mar 2024 07:46:32 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54373 Tue 20 Feb 2024 20:04:09 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48291 Tue 14 Mar 2023 11:26:20 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47760 65 years) attending rural events to inform health promotion interventions for rural populations. This cross-sectional study collected survey data and objective health measures between 2017 and 2020 at two events held in rural New South Wales, Australia. Participants included in the analysis were adults > 65 years of age. Data included demographic and health information, anthropometric measures (height, weight, waist circumference), and dietary and physical activity data. A total of 256 people > 65 years participated. Our sample, which was mostly male (59.0%), contained people aged between 66 and 75 years (72.3%). Participants lived in either a large rural (34.0%) or small rural town (22.3%), with low levels of education (60.9% did not complete high school). Dietary quality was rated as below average. All but 17.2% of the participants reported having a health condition. The risk of a health condition was associated with increasing age, lower education, and higher waist circumference, but not remoteness. Rural events may provide an opportunity to access, engage with, and understand the health of older rural Australians, especially males. They may offer ideal contexts for health and nutrition promotion opportunities in rural areas where access to health professionals is limited.]]> Fri 27 Jan 2023 10:52:54 AEDT ]]>