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Background: Community pharmacists' active participation in research is essential to build a robust, translatable evidence base. Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) have been established to support collaborative research and knowledge translation in community pharmacies. However, PBRNs' effectiveness in supporting research engagement and knowledge translation remains unexplored. A new PBRN will be implemented in southeast Queensland, Australia. This realist evaluation seeks to expl...

Could health-related interventions reduce overweight and obesity and increase employment? This blog discusses the ASPIRE study, registered at the ISRCTN registry, which aims to help people who are unemployed or living with overweight or obesity to grow fresh produce, learn new skills, and improve their diet, physical activity and wellbeing. © andreaobzerova / stock.adobe.com Being obese or overweight and unemployed may result in a vicious cycle where individuals are unable to find and/or keep ...