HBF’s Wellness survey of the WA adult population has been completed for 2012, conducted by Painted Dog Research. It spawned a number of interesting and topical articles in The West Australian, including:
Cigarettes running out of puff
Warning to parents on flu vaccine
Pregnancy alcohol message ignored
A big thank you to all those people who participated in this research!
UPDATE 27 Sep 2012: Removed a bit of text that didn’t belong.
There have been a few articles out recently linked to work we’ve done on behalf of clients.
Bankwest’s Happiness survey had several articles written about it, including these:
State among world’s most positive
Being happy is a serious business
Tradies, regional workers all smiles
The Heart Foundation’s LiveLighter campaign has also attracted more attention, this time with a wrap-around front cover on The Weekend West. It was very attention grabbing!
HBF has also been conducting research on the proportion of people who get travel insurance, especially to “safe” locations such as Bali where holidayers let their hair down and are more likely to engage in some unsafe practises.
A number of Painted Dogs took part in the recent HBF Run for a Reason, which saw 20 100 people gather on a slightly frosty Sunday morning to take part in either a 4km or 14km course.
A special congratulations has to go to Justin, who managed to finish 50th out of over 7000 on the 4km run.
Anna, Chris M., Chris B, Matt, Garreth and Huw also took part in the event, but didn’t feel the need to over-achieve like Justin.
HBF‘s annual iGeneration study, conducted by Painted Dog Research, has been the basis for number of articles that appeared in The West Australian last week. The study provides a snapshot of WA’s 18 – 30 year old population, what they currently find important and their attitudes towards a range of current issues.
Some of the articles that have appeared are:
Painted Dog people were some of the 10 450 who ran in the 2010 HBF Run For A Reason on Sunday May 23. Most went for the 4.5km walk, but congrats to Justin who did the 14.5km run in just over an hour!