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Deakin Distinguished Professor Salmon is a globally recognised expert in the field of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, with more than 30 years research experience. With a disciplinary background in behavioural epidemiology, her primary research focuses on developing and testing the effectiveness of interventions to reduce children’s sedentary behaviours and promote physical activity.
Professor Salmon developed TransformUs – a world-first program to promote children’s physical activity and reduce prolonged sitting in school classrooms. TransformUs is currently reaching over 950 schools across Australia.
In this talk, Professor Salmon will provide an overview of TransformUS, from its early development to wide scale implementation and outline the broader challenges of scaling evidence-based initiatives & making them sustained within the wider system.
Find out more about Professor Jo Salmon and her research.
Belfast Campus
2-24 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1AP
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