Our Projects
Projects Timeline
DECEMBER 2024Impact Obesity Digital Health Project - Prospero Health App
The first version of the app is available in app stores now!
Read more about Prospero Health App and it’s plans for 2025 and beyond!
OCTOBER 2024Barriers and enablers to effective weight management for people living with overweight and obesity: A rapid scoping review
The rapid review of the literature to assess barriers and enablers to effective weight management undertaken with Deakin University Institute for Health Transformation was published in Obesity Reviews on October 4th 2024
Key finding: Developing consistent policies and guidelines, improving the education of health care providers and increasing funding to provide low cost comprehensive care. This has helped to set the strategy for Impact Obesity and drive it’s activities.
OCTOBER 2024GP Survey Results presented at ANZOS
Results of our GP survey, undertaken in collaboration with NACOS and the University of Sydney were presented at the ANZOS conference in Sydney by Dr Terri-Lynne South, the RACGP-Obesity SIG chair and advisor to IO.
This was the largest GP survey undertaken in Australia looking at obesity care barriers and enablers in the primary health care setting.
May 2024Impact Obesity Digital Health Project - Development Phase
We have started the build phase of our mobile app in collaboration with a Melbourne based digital consultancy.
We are taking a stepped approach; where we are building smaller usable versions of the app and testing this in multiple rounds with a Reference Group, comprised of lived experience and clinical representatives.
DECEMBER 2023Partnering with University of Melbourne - Literature Review
Funded the MCBC (Melbourne University Centre for Behaviour Change) review of the literature on behaviour change in obesity digital health tools.
Focused on understanding the barriers and facilitators of behaviour change in this population, as well as an updated search of research evaluating behaviour change techniques in health apps.
SEPTEMBER 2023Impact Obesity Digital Health Project - Design Phase
We have started to transform our discovery phase insights into prioritised, patient-centric and visually appealing digital features. We will be validating these designs with lived experience people and clinical experts.
JULY 2023Funding Hospital Research
We have funded a cost analysis and qualitative research to assess the impact of acute hospital environments on care for people with obesity.
This work will produce information that will help to inform policy around new hospital builds. Deakin University - Funded Projects
June 2023Impact Obesity Digital Health Project - Discovery Phase
Initial research phase commenced: to inform a digital health tool to deliver lifestyle therapy to best support medical and surgical weight loss.
JUNE 2023Advocacy Training Grant
Grant given to assist advocacy training for key leaders of the Weight Issues Network (WIN).
This training will enhance and empower the lived experience voice in campaigning for better understanding of obesity issues and care and responding to media enquiries.
JUNE 2023Weight Stigma Training Grant
Grant gifted to The Obesity Collective for a Weight Stigma Training module for Health Care Professionals.
Funding provided to The Obesity Collective to increase focus group testing, production of an effective digital module and accreditation, and dissemination costs to improve uptake by target Health Care Professionals.
JUNE 2023Donation for Staffing Increase
Donation to increase administration and operation staff hours for Weight Issues Network (WIN).
Annual donation for 3 years. This additional staffing will increase WIN's capacity to deliver the valuable work of this peak obesity lived experience organisation.
DECEMBER 2022Funding of Literature Review
Scoping review of the literature on barriers and enablers in accessing obesity treatment in Australia.
Conducted by the Institute of Health Transformation, Deakin University, this work has informed the direction of projects planned by Impact Obesity and, when published, will inform the area more broadly.
MAY 2021Impact Obesity is formed
Andrea Jasper, Impact Obesity’s CEO, frustrated with the lack of support for people trying to access obesity treatment, founds Impact Obesity.
We ensure our projects align to Our Vision priorities
Support
We are developing digital health tools to support people accessing obesity treatment such as bariatric surgery and medical weight loss.
We aim to augment people's current medical care where gaps currently exist, to improve outcomes. We work closely with people undergoing obesity treatment and their health care teams in designing these tools.
Voice
We partner with established organisations to amplify the voices of those with limited access to treatment, including rural, disabled, low socio-economic, and indigenous communities.
We support fellow NGOs and empower advocacy for improved treatment access. Together, we're making a lasting impact!
Advocacy
We support peak advocacy bodies who align with Impact Obesity’s goals and values.
We independently advocate for improved access to lifestyle treatment in obesity treatment, through submissions and consultations with relevant organisations, committees and governing bodies.