A physical activity and fundamental movement skill intervention for children attending primary schools in low-income communities: The SCORES cluster RCT
- 👤 Speaker: Associate Professor David Lubans, University of Newcastle, AUS 🔗 Website
- 📅 Date & Time: Friday 05 December 2014, 15:00 - 16:00
- 📍 Venue: IMS Level 4 seminar rooms 1-2, Institute of Metabolic Sciences, Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre
Abstract
Associate Professor David Lubans is the theme leader for school-based research in the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition. His research is focused on understanding the determinants of physical activity and the development and evaluation of interventions in school and community settings. David is currently leading a number of research projects designed to evaluate the impact of physical activity interventions on behaviour, fitness, movement skills and social and emotional well-being in young people. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and as a chief investigator he has secured over $2 million in competitive research funding. He is the Principal Investigator two Australian Research Council Discovery Projects focused on the promotion of physical activity and healthy eating among adolescents living in low-income communities.
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Associate Professor David Lubans, University of Newcastle, AUS 
Friday 05 December 2014, 15:00-16:00