UQ at Springfield

02/06/2026

How do your daily habits affect your heart health? 🤔

Professor Lauren Ball, our centre director, is here to set the record straight!

Got any questions? Let us know 👇️

01/06/2026

What's on in Springfield this month: Wellbeing edition! ⚽️🎨🏃🎱☀️👟

Whether it's art, running, Zumba, walking football, pool with mates, or walking in the park, wellbeing looks different for everyone in the community!

Did we miss anything?

31/05/2026

Today is ***coDay, which is all about the harms of to***co use and advocating for stronger action to reduce smoking and va**ng.

Alifa’s project is through the UQ NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the To***co Endgame, which aims to find practical, community-informed ways to reduce smoking and move towards a to***co-free future.

We want to hear from you! Email Alifa at [email protected] if you’re interested in having your say in her research later down the line.

Or, comment or DM us your thoughts on how Springfield could be changed to reduce smoking and va**ng.

27/05/2026

We’re all in on reconciliation, today and every day.

We are a community research centre focused on improving health and wellbeing in Springfield and surrounds. Improving health disparity is key to our work here.

We cannot ignore the significant gap in health outcomes experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 🖤💛❤️

To responsibly work with First Nations communities and learn from them, we need more than intention. We need the skills to engage in meaningful, honest conversations 🤝

One approach is a model called ‘Courageous Conversations about Race’, a framework, developed by Glenn E. Singleton, widely used across Queensland in health settings.

It teaches you The Four Agreements:

1. Stay Engaged: Remaining morally, emotionally, and intellectually involved in the dialogue.
2. Speak Your Truth: Being honest about your thoughts, feelings, and lived experiences.
3. Experience Discomfort: Acknowledging that conversations about race can be confronting.
4. Accept Non-Closure: Understanding that these deep issues cannot be solved in a single discussion.

You can also use a four-point compass to understand how you process and engage with racial issues:

1. Emotional: What am I feeling?
2. Intellectual: What am I thinking or learning?
3. Moral: What are my beliefs regarding right and wrong?
4. Social: What actions will I take based on this dialogue?

We hope this gives you a new and practical way to think about how you engage with conversations about race.

If there’s more we can do to support First Nations communities in Springfield and surrounds, we want to hear from you 🫵

Comment below or message us.

27/05/2026

Tonight's the night 👀🏈 Who do you reckon's getting the win: ❤️ or 💙 ?

26/05/2026

Don’t wait for symptoms ❤️

Even if you feel healthy, risk factors like high blood pressure or cholesterol often have no symptoms. That’s why regular checks are so important.

A heart health check is a free check‑up with your GP designed to estimate your risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next five years.

During your visit, your GP will check things like your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels to build a picture of your heart health. You’ll also have a conversation about your medical history, your family history, and your everyday lifestyle habits.

All of this information is put together to calculate your overall risk, helping your GP understand how at risk you are of having a heart attack or stroke in the next five years.

You're eligible for a FREE heart health check if you:
- are 45 years and over
- are 35 years for people living with diabetes
- are 30 years for First Nations peoples
- don't already have heart disease

Book your heart health check with your GP and take the first step towards protecting your heart today.

Heart Foundation

25/05/2026

A Sunday well spent 🐶 Thank you Charis Mullen MP for putting on another free community event in Springfield - we got to chat with so many of you!

Veterans, Active Choices is a free program connects you with community sports and exercise options with support from a fellow veteran.

Reach out to Nick at [email protected] if interested!

22/05/2026

Workouts getting boring? Here's some fun ways to get active around Springfield! 👟💃☀️ 🥊

is here! Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your fitness to the next level, make sure you're following evidence-based guidelines and getting the right guidance from accredited exercise professionals when needed!

Springfield In Step with Nature Walk Goodna Community Notice Board Westside Community Care Network WCC Community Boxing Sporting Wheelies Springfield Mo-Men Everybody Runs Club

21/05/2026

Springfield, this is HUGE news! 🏥

On Wednesday, we got to visit the new Mater Hospital Springfield.

As a local team of health researchers working with the Springfield community every day, seeing this level of care and investment here is incredible!

It’s so exciting to see this next phase taking shape, and to consider the opportunities it creates to continue learning from and working alongside the community ❤️

20/05/2026

Physiotherapists & health professionals in the Greater Springfield region, this is your chance to support some really meaningful work.

Research has found veterans here in Springfield are at increased risk of chronic health conditions such as anxiety, depression and cardiovascular disease.

Active Choices is a free program that is designed to address this, that gets veterans more physically active and socially connected with support from fellow veterans.

If you want to improve the wellbeing of your veteran clients, see more about the program and how to get involved go to the link below.

Associate Professor Nick Gilson provides a snapshot of a new program designed to support physically active and connected lifestyles for veterans in Queensland. Australian Defence Force veterans are significantly less physically active than the general population, placing them at increased risk of ch...