Issue 5, Winter 2011
pulse
News, Careers and more in Health
Dentistry technology
takes virtual turn
Virtual technology imported from Europe is being used to train students
at Griffith University’s School of Dentistry and Oral Health.
The School is the first in Australia to trial the
Moog Simodont Trainer, a highly realistic dental
training simulator that combines virtual reality
with cutting-edge haptic technology.
“The feel of treating the simulated patient is
very realistic and is adjusted as the various
instruments (drills and hand instruments)
are changed.”
Students training at the Centre for Medicine
and Oral Health on the Gold Coast have the
opportunity to work in a virtual world of threedimensional images, drills and mirrors that feel
like the real thing.
Professor Massey said the opportunity for
students to stop, go back and review the
different steps of their virtual treatment was
a fundamental advantage of the system.
Dentistry students traditionally practise on plastic
teeth and phantom heads in simulation labs.
“The end result of any task is important, but the
ability for staff and students to review each step
of the treatment is also very important.”
“With this technology the students are confronted
with many different and very realistic patient
situations in pre-clinical training,” Professor Ward
Massey, Head of the School of Dentistry and
Oral Health, says.
“This technology will support a change in the
development of the relationship between
undergraduate student and patient which
we are confident will support better clinical
outcomes in training and in practice.”
LOOKS REAL, FEELS REAL: Cutting-edge
technology offers a real-life experience for
the dentistry student.
In this issue of Pulse find out why compassion is a key
ingredient in a medical science laboratory, meet the
nursing students who did their practical placements in
prison and be inspired by the human services student
who started university life in her 70s.
The trainer is based on the same technology
used in flight simulators.
 New Master of Speech Pathology program to start at Gold Coast in 2012 (page 4)
 School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science to introduce new Graduate Diploma
of Exercise Science (page 5)
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Never too late to live
and learn a lot more
Daphne Brydon spent most of January helping to
bring order and relief to the lives of the summer’s
flood victims.
In February the Australian Red Cross volunteer headed
north to offer help and comfort in the destructive wake
of Cyclone Yasi.
In March she was back at the Logan campus of Griffith
University to start her Master of Human Services degree,
10 weeks after graduating with a Bachelor of Human Services.
At 78, Daphne is loving student life.
“I found the University a very supportive environment,”
she says.
“Here, everyone was brainstorming in groups and I thought
this was wonderful.”
“You’re not on your own. I loved that environment of inclusion.”
Daphne’s new lease in life also prompted her to sign up as
a volunteer with the Australian Red Cross, a move which
combined dynamically with her Griffith University education
when Mother Nature took aim at Queensland.
She arrived in Tully four days after Cyclone Yasi struck.
“My Red Cross work ties in with my university study.
Human Services is really about helping people and with
the Red Cross you do what the people need you to do
when you get there.”
Inspired by her mother who lived to 98, Daphne sees age
as no barrier to further university and life pursuits.
“I think there’s a perception that when you reach a certain
age in life you have to behave in a certain way, but I don’t
go along with that.”
Daphne was halfway through Year 11 when her parents
moved to Australia from India in 1948 and she never went
back to finish school.
“But I realise now that every child should have the
opportunity to go to university. It makes you a better
person. You’re not so easily conned into believing rubbish.”
“I think it’s been the greatest privilege of my life to come here.”
LOVING IT: University life has put pep
in the step of Daphne Brydon.
Going public with a passion
for the environment
Who should be taking responsibility for the
environment? That’s the question Griffith University
student Leigh Wilks is putting to high school students.
The fourth year honours student at the School of
Public Health in Logan is investigating perceptions
of sustainability and the environment among
people aged 13-24.
Her honours year research project has been
boosted by the award of the annual Eberhard
Wenzel Scholarship for International Public Health
which she shared with another student.
Through a series of questionnaires and interviews
Leigh is investigating how young people
behave when it comes down to protecting the
environment.
The late Dr Wenzel was an academic at Griffith’s
School of Public Health and worked in public
health with a range of international health
agencies for over 20 years.
She will compare these findings to what young
people say they are doing to look after the
environment.
“Sustainability is the ultimate goal. It’s achievable,
it’s what we work towards,” Leigh says.
“Recent research tells us that as individuals, young
people resist the idea of taking responsibility for
the environment, but place prime responsibility
on the government.”
“Yet when it comes to environmental behaviour,
they are the group least likely to communicate
their expectations to government.”
Leigh graduated with a degree in Behavioural
Science in 2009 and after a year in the Brisbane
workforce she returned to Griffith University to
fulfill her passion to bring about environmental
sustainability.
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ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND: Public Health student Leigh Wilks has
returned to Griffith University to pursue her passion.
“How we relate to nature is not about saving the
earth, it’s about saving ourselves.”
“My focus is on how young people embody
future possibilities. Young people are the future
producers, consumers and agents of change.”
Leigh has planned an incisive survey of five
groups of students across Logan and Beaudesert
high schools.
For her research, she is using the renowned
Virtual Library created by Dr Eberhard Wenzel.
Dr Wenzel shared his tremendous knowledge of
public health through the library that has been
preserved since his death.
Offering full complement
in pharmacy training
Graduates of Griffith University’s Bachelor of
Pharmaceutical Science program step confidently
into the workplace equipped with the skills to
make a positive impact.
Their training and qualification opens doors to employment in management, sales, marketing,
manufacturing, research and development and clinical trials.
Another emerging and exciting area of interest and employment is complementary and
alternative medicine.
The School of Pharmacy acted promptly and decisively as complementary medicines have
come to the fore, tailoring its program to train students in evidence-based complementary
medicine.
“Griffith University students are taught to apply quality use of medicine principles to
complementary medicines,” Dr Evelin Tiralongo, senior lecturer and researcher, says.
“We identify the active ingredients and carry out clinical trials to break down the divide that
suggests there is no science to support the use of these medications.”
A School of Pharmacy initiative recently brought together pharmaceutical industry leaders
and the Queensland Government’s Department of Employment, Economic Development
and Innovation at the University’s Gold Coast campus to strengthen links.
The growing call for scientific evidence to consolidate the position of complementary
medicine products in the marketplace was one of many issues discussed during the forum.
“Complementary medicine has a place in the world of medicine. Clearly it helps, so looking
into how it helps has to be beneficial to us all,” Jon Cooper, a first-year Bachelor of
Pharmaceutical Science student, says.
“I think it’s interesting to extend the focus of study from manufactured drugs to natural areas.”
Griffith University’s is the only pharmacy school to integrate complementary medicine
education to this extent across its entire program.
LOOKING INTO IT: Tia Moore and Jon Cooper are among Pharmaceutical Science students
at Griffith University investigating evidence-based complementary medicine.
Dr Tiralongo was also an integral figure in making Griffith University the first Australian
Pharmacy School to set up a herbal dispensary in a teaching laboratory in 2010.
Government statistics show the number of jobs in Queensland in the pharmaceutical industry
is forecast to rise to 7,500 in 2015 from 3,500 in 2010, and to reach 16,000 by 2025.
Jobs in complementary medicine account for about 11 per cent of industry employment
at present.
Life in the lab needs
the human touch
An interest in mathematics and
chemistry is important for any
medical laboratory science student,
says Griffith University senior lecturer
Dr Indu Singh, but so too is the
capacity to be open-minded and
compassionate.
This program will seek accreditation from the Australian
“A medical scientist helps to save lives,” says Dr Singh,
the convener of the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science
program at Griffith University’s School of Medical Science.
“It will be a very industry-based program and the new hospital
“They help doctors form a diagnosis and they monitor
treatment of patients.”
Dr Singh predicts a flourish of employment opportunities for
“It is important to confirm what the doctor is thinking by
monitoring the therapeutic treatment.”
Medical scientists can work not only in National Association
“But with any sample it is important to understand that the
sample belongs to a patient somewhere.”
and clinical research laboratories but also in pharmaceutical
The new four-year Medical Laboratory Science program
at Griffith University opens the door to the world of
medical diagnostics, covering clinical biochemistry,
clinical microbiology, haematology and histopathology.
Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS).
Students will benefit significantly from the new Gold Coast
University Hospital, due to open beside Griffith University’s
Gold Coast campus at the end of 2012.
Along with the opportunity to do final year placements and
projects in the modern surrounds of the hospital’s laboratory
facilities, students will also have extended access to samples
taken from patients.
will also enhance the availability of experts who can talk to
students about jobs and the industry.”
medical laboratory scientists in the future.
of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited medical pathology
HUMAN TOUCH: Dr Indu Singh (right), photographed
with student Morgyn Marsh, never loses sight of the
humane attitude required by medical laboratory scientists.
and biotechnology laboratories and in health care.
Career opportunities continue to emerge in many fields
including university teaching, defence forces and clinical
trial quality management.
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Openings emerge for future
speech pathologists
Confirming its commitment to the delivery of
modern, relevant programs Griffith Health will
introduce a Master of Speech Pathology program
at the University’s Gold Coast campus from 2012.
The full-time graduate entry program is
expected to have an intake of 40 students
when it opens. Melissa Lawrie, Director of
Speech Pathology for the Gold Coast Health
Service District, helped to develop the
innovative program.
“The PBL (problem-based learning) nature
of the program makes it an interesting
and invigorating program,” she says.
The program will use best-practice
educational methods to train graduates
who are competent, reflective and
innovative practitioners in the field
of speech pathology.
“Another strength will be the clinical
placements which happen right from
the start.”
NEW LESSON: Griffith University’s new Master of Speech Pathology
program will train future professionals in all aspects of speech pathology.
“This is important because it means students
will be able to apply what they are learning
immediately in a clinical situation.”
Griffith Health has collaborated with
a wide range of service providers in
southeast Queensland and northern
New South Wales to gather support
for student placement opportunities.
“I’m also very excited about the
research element of the program.”
“There is not a lot of evidence in the
field of speech pathology at present
and the new facilities will give us the
opportunity to set up new service
models that will improve patient care.”
Accreditation will be sought for the
program from Speech Pathology Australia.
Undergraduate pathways to the Master
of Speech Pathology vary, with potential
opportunities through degrees in
health science, linguistics, biomedical
science, psychology, public health,
education, social work and nursing.
Mind over matter in
approach to career
Griffith University student Jacinta
Colley is uncertain about which
direction her career will take, but
with a degree in psychology under
her belt she has no fears about
finding a fulfilling career.
Ask the third-year Bachelor of
Psychology student where she will be
five years after her graduation and she
is pleasantly stumped.
“I’ve no idea,” she says after a moment’s
thought. “There are so many options.”
Choice and flexibility are some of
the joys of training at the School of
Psychology for the 21-year-old.
“It’s such a huge field. There are so
many possible directions I can take.
“Doing psychology wasn’t like closing
doors and limiting options.”
placements and specialising in the
various fields that psychology offers.
Her interest in psychology was first
stoked at high school in Logan when
Freud’s Theory of Personality was
discussed in class.
“I’ve loved the practical experience and
field work involved.
“I would love to understand people,”
she explains.
Her mind has been opened up to
community psychology, sports
psychology and organisational
psychology during the first two and a
half years at Griffith University.
The final six months of her degree will
be spent at the Mount Gravatt campus
before she turns her attentions to an
honours year and the prospect of work
“We’ve done interviews and tests with
people and conducted surveys.”
“The great thing about the
undergraduate program is you get to
study so many different aspects of
psychology.”
“Counselling psychology, for example,
gives you interpersonal skills you can
use in everyday life.”
“When you get your degree, you don’t
have to be a psychologist. There is so
much you can do with what you learn.”
A passion for the field
of psychology and for
the effective, strategic
and relevant application
of psychology drives
Professor Paul Martin,
Head of Griffith
University’s School
of Psychology.
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As editor-in-chief of the IAAP Handbook
of Applied Psychology he has compiled
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gamut of applications of psychology
against a modern, challenging landscape.
Griffith University is the only institution
represented in the Handbook by three
chapter authors. Along with Professor
Martin, Associate Professor Ian Glendon
and Dr Joe Reser outline their healthfocused applications of psychology.
Professor Martin says that Griffith
University is an international leader in
applied psychology and has excellent
teaching and learning programs to equip
students to apply their knowledge of
humans in diverse settings.
Issues like the environment and
sustainability are now at the epicentre of
applied psychology and are the focus of
new research and emerging debate.
Professor Martin is to be presented with a
Citation for Excellence from the American
Psychological Association, an award for his
contribution to the Handbook.
Reaping real rewards
from rural spell
Being part of a small and isolated team has its advantages when
studying to be a doctor, says Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of
Surgery student, Ben Gerhardy.
Despite not having this experience, Ben felt his time in the bush
was worthwhile.
The 26-year-old from the Gold Coast spent his final year doing
three rural placements, ending with a very rewarding spell at
Goondiwindi Hospital, 350 km southwest of Brisbane.
Goondiwindi sits on the Queensland and New South Wales
border serving a population of 6000.
“The rural experience is really worth it when you get to feel part
of a team and you’re treated like a peer doctor rather than a
student, which often doesn’t happen in metropolitan hospitals.”
“As a medical student it’s very easy to get lost in a city hospital,”
Ben says.
“You get the feeling that your input is valued and that your
services are needed.”
“A rural environment like Goondiwindi can give you a greater
learning experience because there are fewer students competing
for the same attention from the supervising doctor.”
Ben’s undergraduate degree in forensic science also prepared him
for life on a hospital ward, as he discovered in Goondiwindi.
“I feel as though I got a wider and a more immersive learning
experience which will better prepare me for both my practical
exams and my day-to-day duties as a medical intern next year.”
Ben compared notes with Griffith University School of Medicine
classmates on placements in metropolitan hospitals, noting their
access to medical specialists like anaesthetists and intensive care
physicians not readily available at a rural hospital.
“The patient mix varied from epileptic patients not responding
to treatment and requiring emergency intubation and Careflight
evacuation to farm vehicle roll-overs to acute cardiac disease
including heart attacks.
“It’s been great for me as a medical student to be confronted
with some challenging situations and difficult cases.”
COUNTRY LIFE: Medical student Ben Gerhardy felt involved
and part of the clinical team while training at Goondiwindi Hospital.
Pooling resources to
answer community call
A group of Griffith
University physiotherapy
students seized the
opportunity to build on their
university training when a
Gold Coast physiotherapy
centre came calling.
Five students – Casey Woodward, Tsung
Mak, Miles Gray, Matthew Conlon and
Zara McDonald – eagerly took up the
challenge to design an effective and
innovative program that operated on a
roster basis.
The 30-minute sessions put the students
at centre stage in the hydrotherapy pool
where they constantly interacted and
communicated with their clients while
maintaining and building the clients’
physical activity levels.
“This was the perfect opportunity to
expand my physiotherapy knowledge
base,” Miles Gray says.
“There were both physical and
psychological benefits,” Casey
Woodward says.
A community-focused initiative to
support the Endeavour Foundation and
Shepherd Community Services needed
the expertise and skills of the School of
Physiotherapy and Exercise Science.
“It was a welcome chance to have
increased contact with a potential client
group that has specific needs.”
“The program incorporated cardiovascular
exercise and the clients always got out of
the pool having had a lot of fun.”
“I found it very rewarding. It was about
creating a fun environment for physical
activity and by the end of the program I
could definitely see positive changes.”
“The feel-good benefits were there to see.”
Enterprising fourth and fifth-year
students were invited to develop and
run a six-week hydrotherapy exercise
program for people with disabilities
such as autism and Down Syndrome.
“It’s been a really good opportunity for us
to use our own initiative.”
“It was great to see that donating a
small amount of our time could make a
difference to their lives.”
COMMUNITY SERVING: Matthew Conlon (left) and Miles Gray were among a group
of physiotherapy students who designed an innovative hydrotherapy exercise program.
Griffith University’s School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science introduces a Graduate Diploma of Exercise Science^ program from semester 1, 2012.
The one-year postgraduate program, based at the Gold Coast campus, will lead to a registrable qualification as an exercise physiologist*. The strong scientific base of the
existing undergraduate Bachelor of Exercise Science will be complemented by additional, specialist training in this field.
The career-orientated program aims to meet the considerable and growing interest in the role of exercise science to promote health and healthy lifestyles.
^ Subject to final University approval.
* Accreditation is being sought with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
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Seal of approval for
Midwifery initiative
The significant and far-reaching benefits of
Griffith University’s Bachelor of Midwifery
program were brought to the attention of
Governor-General Quentin Bryce at the
launch of the Griffith University Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Island Council of Elders.
One fifth of the students who started the
Bachelor of Midwifery program in 2011 are
from Indigenous backgrounds and Griffith
University’s GUMURRII Indigenous Support
Officer Cheryl Cannon seized the opportunity
to spread the good word when she presented
a photograph of the group to the GovernorGeneral.
“I can see it going further especially when word
gets around that we are specifically encouraging
Indigenous women to come to study midwifery
here,” Cheryl Cannon says.
“These students want to be at the forefront of
Indigenous midwifery.
“Most of them are mothers already and they
realise how important it is to have someone from
their own community to provide maternity care.”
PICTURE THIS: Griffith University’s GUMURRII Indigenous Support Officer Cheryl Cannon (second right) introduced GovernorGeneral Quentin Bryce to the innovative Bachelor of Midwifery program. They were photographed with Jenny Gamble (right),
Professor of Midwifery and Aunty Rosmund Graham, Griffith University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Council of Elders.
Griffith University’s Professor of Midwifery
Jenny Gamble said the University was engaging
with a key global strategy to reduce maternal
and newborn mortality and morbidity.
“This can be achieved by providing birthing
women with quality midwifery care,” she said.
Indigenous communities throughout northern
Queensland will gain from the key initiative
involving Griffith University and Townsville
District Health Service.
Its positive effects are already making headlines
with the Townsville District Health Service
winning an award during Queensland Health’s
Equity and Diversity Awards 2011 following
the employment of 11 Indigenous student
midwives, ranging from young women to
grandparents, as part of Griffith University’s
program.
The Equity and Diversity Awards recognise
staff and teams who provide exceptional health
service by bridging generations and enriching
diversity in the workplace.
Cheryl Cannon says the combined support of
GUMURRII, Queensland Health and Griffith
University has helped to make the collaboration
an immense success.
Prison placement
inspires curious
nursing students
The question of how to get the most
from their practical placements
prompted Griffith University nursing
students Cassandra Green (26) and
Jenaya Curcio (24) to inquire about
the possibility of some experience in
unfamiliar surrounds.
Cassandra and Jenaya helped with processing prisoners
After consulting with Sharon Latimer, School of Nursing
and Midwifery clinical coordinator, they found themselves
inside the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre for their mental
health placement.
“If you are willing and accepting of other people and you go
For a fortnight the Gold Coast-based students rose at
3.30am each morning to be at the maximum security male
prison in Wacol, west of Brisbane, by 5.30am for their daily
security check.
They worked in the medical centre at the heart of the
prison where the health and wellbeing of staff and over
800 prisoners was paramount.
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They immediately became part of the prison health team
of doctors, nurses, dietitians, psychiatrists, dentists,
radiologists and the guards who were an integral part of the
health team.
arriving at the centre, filling out health questionnaires and
checking health histories.
“It was an amazing experience,” Jenaya says.
“It doesn’t just expose you to people who have done wrong,
it exposes you to people who have problems and you begin
to understand how these problems may have brought them
to where they are now.”
in there with an open mind, this kind of experience can set
you up for life as a nurse.”
Cassandra and Jenaya were made aware of the security
measures in place at the centre from day one and at no time
feared for their safety.
“There is a very respectful hierarchy in the prison,”
Cassandra says. “I feel so much more confident about
dealing with any patient from any walk of life, having been
there.”
“The prison’s health team was doing everything they could
to get the prisoners out of the prison system and back out
contributing to society.”
INSIDE OUT: Cassandra Green (left) and Jenaya Curcio
were rewarded with an insight into how a health team
operates in a corrective centre.
A Week in the Life of ...
Dinusha Thalagala
Second year dentistry student
Sydney native Dinusha
Thalagala is making the Gold
Coast a home away from
home as she pursues her
dream of becoming a dentist
at Griffith University.
In May, with strong support from the School of
Dentistry and Oral Health at Griffith University,
she raised more than $1000 when she met the
challenge of living on just $2 a day for five days.
Along with lectures, tutorials, assignments and exams,
22-year-old Dinusha also makes time for other
important activities.
On Thursday afternoons she volunteers for two hours
on the paediatric ward of the Gold Coast Hospital at
Southport.
Each Tuesday night, Dinusha is in Brisbane’s Fortitude
Valley to take part in a two-hour meeting of the
Oaktree Foundation, a nationwide campaign involving
young people in the fight to end poverty.
“I love the patient contact and this will help me heaps
when it comes to building a rapport with my patients
when I’m working as a dentist.”
On Wednesdays, and with a spring in her step,
Dinusha joins a mixed group of females, from high
school students to mums, who play touch football
with the Go Girls team, at the Gold Coast Touch
Association at Owen Park.
On Friday afternoons, she is back at the Gold Coast
Hospital, this time for a three-hour stint working with
the hospital’s internal courier service.
By Friday night she is playing the flute and piccolo with
the Gold Coast Youth Orchestra.
“I believe university is all about experience,” she says.
“Good time management is important but if you’re
interested and dedicated, you’ll make the time.
“I love immersing myself in activities that interest
me and allow me to give back to the community,”
she says.
Dinusha says the versatility offered to Griffith
University students makes it possible to engage in
rewarding extra-curricular activities.
HECTIC SCHEDULE: Dental science student Dinusha
Thalagala loves to add to the business of student life
by socialising and volunteering in her spare time.
A leading centre of health
education to rival the best
It is the shape of healthy things to come for the Gold Coast.
The Griffith Health Centre, an ambitious, far-seeing
development, is set to change the face of health
education in Queensland and Australia.
The $150 million Griffith Health Centre represents
Griffith University’s largest and most significant
investment in one building since it became
Queensland’s second university 40 years ago.
The state-of-the-art structure will bring students,
lecturers and researchers from a range of Griffith
Health schools together under one roof when the
Centre opens in 2013.
Future health professionals in dentistry, exercise
physiology, medicine, nutrition and dietetics,
psychology, social work and speech pathology will
be trained there by some of the world’s leading
health experts.
The Gold Coast campus will also be home to
students of biomedical science, health services
management, nursing, midwifery, pharmacy,
physiotherapy and public health.
The Griffith Health Centre is part of an exciting
Health and Knowledge Precinct which also
incorporates the new $1.76 billion Gold Coast
University Hospital, due to open at the end of 2012.
Griffith University and the Gold Coast Health
Service District will work together to deliver health
services and programs which are responsive to the
needs of the Gold Coast community, enhancing
student education, clinical training and medical
research in the process.
On completion, the Centre will bring together on
one campus all of Griffith University’s Gold Coast
health programs, confirming the University’s
determination to make health education a truly
interdisciplinary experience for students.
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Sowing the seeds of a healthier future
Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus hosted 140 Year 10 students from the Gold Coast, Beaudesert, Warwick and
Lismore for Go Health Go Griffith 2011 in June.
The initiative is a carefully-structured
feeder program aimed at whetting
youthful appetites for rewarding careers
in the health industry in the future.
face to face with the exciting realities of
exercise science, pharmacy, dentistry,
medical science and public health in varied
clinical surrounds.
“This is about exposing students to
health and its possibilities within a
positive, exciting clinical framework,”
Griffith University’s health development
coordinator Dr Suzzanne Owen says.
The program is the result of a partnership
involving Griffith University, the
Gold Coast Health Service District
and Education Queensland, aimed at
promoting health-related studies in
designated schools. It is also supported by
Gold Coast City Council.
“It’s very hands on. This is basically the
start of the career track for future doctors,
nurses and health professionals in the Gold
Coast region.”
FIRST HAND ACCOUNT: High school students get
an early taste of a life in health through Griffith
University’s Go Health Go Griffith project.
The two-day program tickled the
ambitions of teenagers who were brought
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as she spreads the good word about
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aware of the future employment
prospects on their doorstep.
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health at university after taking part in
the program and they go away and do
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