NICM HRI Webinar: 'Physical activity and mental health in contexts of mass displacement: lessons from the Rohingya refugee crises'

Event Name
NICM HRI Webinar: 'Physical activity and mental health in contexts of mass displacement: lessons from the Rohingya refugee crises'
Date
10 September 2020
Time
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Location
Online

Address (Room): Zoom webinar

Description

NICM Health Research Institute presents Associate Professor Simon Rosenbaum, Scienta Fellow, NHMRC Research Fellow at the School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney; National Director at Exercise and Sports Science Australia; and Vice President at the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. In humanitarian crises sport and exercise have been shown to offer much needed relief, hope, as well as health benefits. Join us as Associate Professor Rosenbaum discusses the under-utilised potential of physical activity as an important component of a mental health strategy specifically within refugee communities. This informative presentation will be followed by Q&A session. Registration is required to receive the Zoom webinar link. WHEN: Thursday 10 September 2020 TIME: 12.00pm - 1.00pm VENUE: Zoom webinar COST: Free and open to all REGISTER NOW via the web page below.

Speakers: Associate Professor Simon Rosenbaum, UNSW Sydney

Web page: https://bit.ly/34rok6X

Contact
Name: Jennifer Rodda

j.rodda@westernsydney.edu.au

Phone: 0417 296 203

School / Department: NICM Health Research Institute