Heidi Turon

Dr. Heidi Turon is a Senior Research Assistant at the University of Newcastle, affiliated with the School of Medicine and Public Health and the National Centre of Implementation Science. Her work bridges chronic disease prevention, implementation science, and public health.

• Core Research Areas:
  • Knowledge translation in healthcare
  • Adolescent vaping prevention
  • Patient-centered cancer care
  • Early childhood health promotion
  • Non-communicable disease prevention
• Methodological Expertise: Systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, patient-reported outcome measures

Her recent publications focus on scaling obesity prevention programs, text-message interventions for vaping, and dissemination strategies for public health research. Notable collaborations include work with the Hunter New England Local Health District and contributions to the Cochrane review on adolescent vaping prevention.

Dr. Turon's research has directly informed the development of the System for Patient Assessment of Cancer Experiences (SPACE) and evidence-based tools for psychosocial care quality monitoring. She emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to overcoming barriers in healthcare policy implementation and research translation.