Associate ProfessorLouise Thornton

The Triple E Project

E-Health or digital approaches, such as websites and mobile apps, have significant potential to help adolescents make behaviour changes that will reduce their risk of developing health issues like cardiovascular disease later in life.

This research, led by Dr Thornton and funded by the MRFF, aims to address a critical knowledge gap by increasing the understanding of how digital approaches can better engage adolescents with their health. This knowledge will be used to help engage adolescents across Australia with a free app for cardiovascular disease prevention called ‘Health4Life.’

The Health4Life Initiative -https://health4life.org.au/

Dr Thornton is a chief investigator on the Health4Life initiative within which she leads a portfolio of work to develop, evaluate and implement 2 mobile based tools to reduce chronic disease risk among Australian adolescents (see the Health4Life app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netfront.health4life&hl=en_AU&gl=US)