Striving for healthy kids who can move well and be active: opportunities and challenges

  • Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Location: Napier 102 lecture theatre, 1st floor, Napier Building, North Terrace campus
  • Cost: Free
  • More information:
  • Contact: Anne Jurisevic
  • Email: anne.jurisevic@adelaide.edu.au
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Childhood obesity is a threat to child health, now and in the long-term. Children are not doing enough activity and nearly 22% are developmentally behind in their physical health. Dr Tsiros will explore some key learnings from her research on the challenges and opportunities to get children moving well and more.

Our speaker
Dr Margarita Tsiros, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy (Paediatrics), University of South Australia.

Margarita leads the Child Health Challenge in the IIMPACT in Health research concentration. She is also the current Chair of the SA chapter of Paediatric Group of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. Informed by her clinical career, Margarita鈥檚 research strives to optimise