About the seminar
Physical activity participation can improve the physical health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This 2019 AFI seed grant project titled "Community co-design to develop and test measures to examine the health and wellbeing impact of Deadly Running Australia" and led by Dr Rona Macniven, enabled collaborative research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander running program participants and stakeholders that focussed on methods for evaluation.
About the presenter
Dr Rona Macniven is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Population Health at UNSW and an Associate Investigator of the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute. Her research focuses on physical activity, sport and equity, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples..